Rovi Guides, Inc.

United Video Properties, Inc.

Bryan Mitchell Drummond

Toby DeWeese

Michael D Ellis

Edward Bruce Knudson

Kenneth F Carpenter, Jr

Johnny B Corvin

Jeffrey B Rush

Paul T Stathacopoulos

Camron Shimy

Robert H McCoy

Daniel I Lumley

An interactive television application with mosaic browsing is provided. Selectable cells that may be associated with entities are used to display information corresponding to the entities. Information may include brand marks such as logos or any other suitable entity identifier. A cell may be in focus or it may not be in focus. When a cell is in focus the information displayed in the cell may be different than the information displayed when the cell is not in focus. Users may navigate among cells. The cells may be grouped into regions based on, for example, their association with similar entities.

Interactive television application with navigable cells and regions

Systems and methods for providing an interactive display having indicators of video-on-demand programs are described. The systems and methods select indicators for inclusion in the interactive display according to a promotional selection algorithm.

Promotional philosophy for a video-on-demand-related interactive display within an interactive television application

Systems and methods for indicating media asset access conflicts using a time bar in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention are provided. A media guide display that includes at least some media asset listings and a time bar is generated. A first portion of the time bar representing a first time interval during which media assets, for which a respective media guidance function has been assigned, are scheduled for transmission is identified. A second portion, within the first portion of the time bar, which represents a second time interval during which the scheduled transmission times of the media assets overlap is identified. A first indicator is generated, for display in the first portion, to represent the first time interval. A second indicator is generated, for display in the second portion, to represent the second time interval during which the scheduled transmission times of the media assets overlap.

Systems and methods for indicating media asset access conflicts using a time bar

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Bryan Mitchell Drummond