| US 7,546,621 B2 | ||
| Interactive television program guide display | ||
| Michael L LaJoie, Sherman Oaks, Calif. (US); Joseph G Buehl, Van Nuys, Calif. (US); Waig H Krakirian, Glendale, Calif. (US); Stephen M Johnson, Burbank, Calif. (US); and Ralph W Brown, Boulder, Colo. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P., New York, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 29, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/882,099. | ||
| Application 10/882099 is a continuation of application No. 09/185179, filed on Nov. 03, 1998, granted, now 6,772,433. | ||
| Application 09/185179 is a continuation of application No. 08/802833, filed on Feb. 19, 1997, granted, now 5,850,218. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0015804 A1, Jan. 20, 2005 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 3/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 725—39 [725/52; 345/676] | 17 Claims |
| 1. A system device for displaying an interactive program guide, the program guide for displaying information regarding a plurality
of television programs on an interactive program guide display, said interactive program guide comprising:
a grid of cells having at least three rows and three columns of said cells displayed by said system device, said cells displaying
information regarding said television programs, said cells moveable on said program guide display via activation of one of
a plurality of user directional actuators; and
a cell highlighter operative to highlight at a designated cell position on said display any one of four said cells respectively
adjoining on four sides said designated cell position by using one of said user directional actuators to immediately move
an adjoining cell into said designated cell position, said highlighter operative to change appearance as another said cell
moves into said designated cell position.
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