Improved electronic television program schedule guide system and method

Abstract From the Canadian patent

An electronic program, schedule system which includes a receiver for receiving, broadcast, satellite or cablecast television programs for a, plurality of television channels and a tuner for tuning a, television receiver to a selected one of the plurality of channels. A data processor receives and stores in a memory television, program schedule information for a plurality of television, programs to appear on the plurality of television channels. A user control apparatus such as a remote controller, is, utilized by a viewer to choose user control commands and, transit signals in response to the data processor which, receives the signals in response to user control commands. A, television …