Patent ID: 8613020
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for using an interactive program guide to generate program listings information and selectable advertisement for display on a display on which video for a given television channel is displayed, the method comprising: generating for display over the video for the given television channel an overlay comprising a program listings region and another region, wherein the program listings information is generated for display only in the program listings region, the selectable advertisement is generated for display only in the other region, and the overlay partially obscures the video for the given television channel such that a portion of the video for the given television channel is viewable simultaneously with the program listings region and the other region; receiving a command to view a new program listing in the program listings region, wherein the command is invoked by a directional key on a remote control; navigating a highlight region, in response to the command, wherein the command is invoked by the directional key on the remote control, from the program listings information in the program listings region to the selectable advertisement in the other region when the selectable advertisement is not currently highlighted; generating for display the new program listing in the program listings region, in response to the command, wherein the command is invoked by the directional key on the remote control, when the selectable advertisement in the other region is currently highlighted; and receiving a user selection when the selectable advertisement in the other region is highlighted; and in response to the user selection, generating for display additional information related to the selectable advertisement.