Program guide system with video-on-demand browsing
AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorMichael D. Ellis
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Abstract
An interactive television program guide system is provided in which a viewer may direct a television to simultaneously display a selected television program and a program guide display. A viewer may use the program guide display to browse available video-on-demand (VOD) while continuing to view a previously selected program in the background. The viewer may browse through video-on-demand programs on the program guide display using a variety of keys on a remote control unit. The viewer may direct the program guide to order a given video-on-demand program/and set a desired broadcast time for that program.
Claims21
1-97. (canceled)
A method comprising:
- outputting a video of a scheduled media asset for display in a full screen display;
- receiving a first navigational command from a user input device;
- retrieving first information relating to a first unscheduled media asset including a first media asset title;
- generating for display in a partial screen media guidance application display over the video of the scheduled media asset, the first media asset title for the first unscheduled media asset;
- receiving a second navigational command from the user input device;
- retrieving second information relating to a second unscheduled media asset including a second media asset title and a second source identification code identifying a type of the second unscheduled media asset;
- generating for display in place of the first media asset title, the second media asset title for the second unscheduled media asset available from the source, when the second navigational command is received;
- receiving a user input from the user input device;
- and
- generating for display, the second unscheduled media asset, based on the type of the second unscheduled media asset when the user input is received.
A system comprising:
- an input device;
- and
- control circuitry configured to:
- output a video of a scheduled media asset for display in a full screen display;
- receive, via the input device, a first navigational command;
- retrieve first information relating to a first unscheduled media asset including a first media asset title;
- generate for display in a partial screen media guidance application display over the video of the scheduled media asset, the first media asset title for the first unscheduled media asset;
- receive, via the input device, a second navigational command;
- retrieve second information relating to a second unscheduled media asset including a second media asset title and a second source identification code identifying a type of the second unscheduled media asset;
- generate for display in place of the first media asset title, the second media asset title for the second unscheduled media asset available from the source, when the second navigational command is received;
- receive, via the input device, a user input;
- and
- generate for display, the second unscheduled media asset, when the user input is received.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.