An interactive electronic program guide is disclosed for use with a
television delivery system. The guide is generated by a set top terminal
that receives a television signal from an operations center and extracts
from the signal individual programs for display on a television screen
associated with the terminal. The guide is used to select programs and
interactive features for display on the screen. The guide includes a
plurality of interconnected menus having display information. The guide
also includes a cursor controlled by the user input device for sequencing
through the menus and selecting a menu item. The menus include an
introductory menu displayed when the guide is started, a main menu that
allows access to program submenus and interactive submenus, and during
program menus. The during program menus include both overlay menus that
are displayed during a program and hidden menus that are not displayed.
The interactive features of the guide include a logo displayed during a
program indicating that interactive features are available for the
program. Upon user selection, a menu of the interactive features is
displayed during the program as an overlay window. Interactive features
include, for example, additional information related to the program,
quizzes, facts, etc. Upon selection of an interactive feature, the
feature is displayed in a menu during the program.