	US 12,445,671 B2
	Television user interface
Robert Coenen, London (GB); Anthony Davies, London (GB); Pawel Nowakowski, Middlesex (GB); Andrew Olson, Surrey (GB); Greg Fleming, London (GB); Lewis Peel, Middlesex (GB); Stuart Keeley, London (GB); and Julien Heanley, Manchester (GB)
Assigned to Sky CP Limited, Isleworth (GB)
Filed by Sky CP Limited, Middlesex (GB)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/020,045.
Application 17/020,045 is a continuation of application No. 16/240,035, filed on Jan. 4, 2019.
Application 16/240,035 is a continuation of application No. 15/309,878, granted, now 10,298,993, issued on May 21, 2019, previously published as PCT/GB2015/051384, filed on May 11, 2015.
Claims priority of application No. 1408258 (GB), filed on May 9, 2014; and application No. 1418421 (GB), filed on Oct. 17, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2020/0413122 A1, Dec. 31, 2020
Int. Cl. H04N 21/422 (2011.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01)

CPC H04N 21/42224 (2013.01) [G06F 3/048 (2013.01); H04N 21/4314 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/4821 (2013.01)]

23 Claims

1. A method of providing an interactive user interface for a television display, the method comprising displaying a plurality of programme items in a first display area,

wherein a selectable one of the programme items is highlighted, and simultaneously displaying additional information relating to the highlighted said programme item in a second display area, receiving a command to cause scrolling of the display of programme items, and in response thereto, automatically removing said display of additional information from the second display area, automatically expanding the display of programme items to include the second display area while scrolling the display of programme items, and automatically redisplaying said display of additional information after the scrolling of the display of programme items is stopped,

wherein the second display area is located above the first display area.