Patent ID: 8898694
Filing Date: 2014-11-25
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for identifying media asset access conflicts with a user equipment device, the method comprising: generating a media guide display that includes at least some of a plurality of media asset listings and a time bar, wherein at least a portion of the time bar represents a time interval different from a time interval of the at least some of the plurality of media asset listings; identifying, using processing circuitry, a first portion of the time bar that represents a first time interval during which media assets, for which a respective media guidance function has been assigned, are scheduled for transmission; identifying, using the processing circuitry, a second portion, within the first portion of the time bar, that represents a second time interval during which the scheduled transmission times of the media assets, for which the respective media guidance function has been assigned, overlap; and generating for simultaneous display within the media guide display: