MEANS TO PROVIDE A SETTOP BOX USER WITH THE OPTION OF REMOVING UNSUBSCRIBED PROGRAMS/SERVICES FROM AN ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE WHEN VIEWING GUIDE INFORMATION

摘要

The present invention is a system and method for displaying a program guide.This system comprises a tuner for receiving information from a CATV providerrelating to programs/services, which includes a program guide. Coupled to thetuneris a system processor which filters the information and outputs a programguidefiltered according to the programs/services which the system processor isauthorizedto receive.