interactive method for approach to the reception of video signals and vorschauinformation on events

摘要

A method and system for scheduling an event related to a preview is disclosed. A transmitted signal comprising a video component and a data component is received by a demultiplexer (210) and decoded by a data decoder (214) such that the video component may be displayed on a display (220) and the data component may be interpreted. The data component includes a preview of the event including a date and time of the event. The preview may be displayed on the display by a preview presentation encoder (224), and an event based upon the preview may be scheduled. If desired, one or more previews may be stored in a preview cache (238) for viewing at a later time. A scheduler services routine allows the event to be scheduled for a future time such that the user may be reminded of the event or the event may be recorded and viewed at a convenient time. A bookmark of the event, such as a hypertext link, may be stored in a cache (242) accessible by an electronic program guide such that a user may access the event via the bookmark at a future time.