-- PROGRAM GUIDE SYSTEM WITH VIDEO-ON-DEMAND BROWSING

摘要

There is provided such an interactive television program guide system in which the viewer can instruct the television to simultaneously display the selected television program and the program guide display. The viewer can use the program guide display to browse the video-on-demand (VOD) while continuing to watch the previously selected program in the background. The viewer can browse the video-on-demand program of the program guide display using various keys on the remote control unit. The viewer can order the program guide to order a predetermined video-on-demand program and set a desired broadcast time for the program.