SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DEFAULT CHANNEL LINEUP AND DISPLAY WITH CUSTOMIZATION OF ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE GRIDS

摘要

A system and method for displaying an EPG grid according to a default channel lineup, and customizing the default display according to user preferences. The default channel lineup is transmitted to a television apparatus in two different packets: an enabling priority packet and an extended display priority packet. The enabling priority packet includes a list of default channels to be enabled on the guide. The extended display priority packet includes a list of channel groups indicative of an order of display of the channels available to the television apparatus. The default channels also get a detailed program description. A channel editor screen allows a viewer to modify the default display of the guide by enabling or disabling channels, changing the order of the channel display, or modifying the channels that receive a detailed program description.