Method and apparatus for displaying entertainment system data upon selection of a video data display

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a sequence of instructions, the sequence of instructions including instructions which, when executed by a processor of an entertainment system, causes the processor to perform:

• displaying a first video of a first entertainment selection within a first window;
• displaying data about the first video first entertainment selection within the first window;
• retrieving information about the first entertainment selection from a program guide and displaying the retrieved information within the first window;
• and
• simultaneous with the display of the first video, displaying a second video of a second entertainment selection within a second window, wherein the second entertainment selection is associated with an entertainment software application file stored locally at the entertainment system.

A channel scan unit of an entertainment system, comprising:

• a channel scan control unit that stores a list of entertainment selection sources in an electronic programming guide;
• a database interface, coupled to the channel scan control unit, that receives the list of entertainment selection sources from the channel scan control unit and obtains entertainment system data that corresponds to entertainment selections that are broadcasted on the listed entertainment selection sources from the electronic programming guide;
• a tuner interface coupled to the channel scan control unit that receives the list of entertainment selection sources from the channel scan control unit and obtains video data from the listed entertainment selection sources;
• and
• a display interface coupled to the database interface and the tuner interface that receives the entertainment system data and the video data and generates a graphical user interface that simultaneously displays both:
• (i) video data and entertainment system data associated with information received from a remote entertainment source via a communication network and (ii) video data associated with an entertainment software application file stored locally at the entertainment system.

A method associated with an entertainment system graphical user interface, comprising:

• displaying a first video of a first entertainment selection within a first window of the graphical user interface, wherein the first entertainment selection is associated with information received from a remote entertainment source via a communication network;
• displaying data about the first entertainment selection within the first window;
• and
• simultaneous with the display of the first video, displaying a second video of a second entertainment selection within a second window of the graphical user interface, wherein the second entertainment selection is associated with an entertainment software application file stored locally at the entertainment system, and further wherein at least one of the first and second videos comprise moving pictures.