Interactive program guide with graphic program listings
AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorM. Scott Reichardt
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Abstract
Electronic program guides in which program listings may be graphically presented and in which sponsors and celebrities of those programs may be identified are provided. The electronic programs guides may be passive television program guides, interactive television program guides, and/or on-line television program guides. Television show text information, logos and/or trademarks, celebrity images, affiliation indicators, and advertisements may be present in the program listings to enhance the electronic program guides.
Claims20
A method for executing a function related to a media asset in a media guidance application, the method comprising:
- receiving, using processing circuitry, data associated with a plurality of media assets;
- processing, using the processing circuitry, the data to generate a plurality of media asset listings, wherein one of the plurality of media asset listings comprises a celebrity image and a title overlaid on top of the celebrity image;
- generating for display the plurality of media asset listings;
- receiving a user selection of the celebrity image and the overlaid title associated with the one of the plurality of media asset listings;
- and
- executing a function related to the one of the plurality of media asset listings in response to the received user selection.
A system for executing a function related to a media asset in a media guidance application, the system comprising:
- processing circuitry configured to:
- receive data associated with a plurality of media assets;
- process the data to generate a plurality of media asset listings, wherein one of the plurality of media asset listings comprises a celebrity image and a title overlaid on top of the celebrity image;
- and
- generate for display the plurality of media asset listings;
- receive a user selection of the celebrity image and the overlaid title associated with the one of the plurality of media asset listings;
- and
- execute a function related to the one of the plurality of media asset listings in response to the received user selection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.