Methods and systems for verifying media guidance data

1. A method of verifying media guidance data appearing in interactive guides by facilitating extraction and transmission of excerpts of media assets that are associated with media guidance data such that content of the excerpts may be compared to content known to be associated with the media guidance data, the method comprising:

transmitting, from a server, a media asset for display on a user device;

transmitting, from the server, a program listing for display on the user device;

receiving an indication from a user that the program listing generated for display on the user device does not correspond to the media asset generated for display on the user device;

in response to receiving the indication, determining, at the server, whether a portion of data extracted from the media asset generated for display on the user device corresponds to media content corresponding to the program listing generated for display on the user device by cross-referencing the portion with a database of portions of the media content to determine whether the portion matches one of the portions; and

in response to determining that the portion of data extracted from the media asset does correspond to the media content corresponding to the program listing, displaying, on the user device, verified media guidance data, wherein the verified media guidance data is presented in a different color than unverified media guidance data.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the portion corresponds to a scene, chapter, or frame of the media asset.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising querying the user to determine whether to verify the media guidance data.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user device extracts the portion from the media asset generated for display on the user device and transmits the portion to the server.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising requesting an additional portion of data extracted from the media asset generated for display on the user device in response to determining that the portion does not correspond to the media content.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting a verification message in response to determining that the portion does correspond to the media content.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication is transmitted in response to a user selecting an icon generated for display on the server.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the indication is transmitted in response to a user selecting an icon generated for display on a third device.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the portion includes audio and video data for the media asset.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the program listing indicates a title, schedule, or description of the media asset.

11. A server for verifying media guidance data appearing in interactive guides by facilitating extraction and transmission of excerpts of media assets that are associated with media guidance data such that content of the excerpts may be compared to content known to be associated with the media guidance data, the server comprising:

storage circuitry configured to store a media asset for transmission to a user device; and

control circuitry configured to:

transmit the media asset for display on a user device;

transmit a program listing for display on the user device;

receive an indication from a user that the program listing generated for display on the user device does not correspond to the media asset generated for display on the user device;

in response to receiving the indication, determine, at the server, whether a portion of data extracted from the media asset generated for display on the user device corresponds to media content corresponding to the program listing generated for display on the user device by cross-referencing the portion with a database of portions of the media content to determine whether the portion matches one of the portions; and

in response to determining that the portion of data extracted from the media asset does correspond to the media content corresponding to the program listing, transmit verified media guidance data for display on the user device, wherein the verified media guidance data is presented in a different color than unverified media guidance data.

12. The server of claim 11 , wherein the portion corresponds to a scene, chapter, or frame of the media asset.

13. The server of claim 11 , further comprising querying the user to determine whether to verify the media guidance data.

14. The server of claim 11 , wherein the user device extracts the portion from the media asset generated for display on the user device and transmits the portion to the server.

15. The server of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to request an additional portion of data extracted from the media asset generated for display on the user device in response to determining that the portion does not correspond to the media content.

16. The server of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to transmit a verification message in response to determining that the portion does correspond to the media content.

17. The server of claim 11 , wherein the indication is transmitted in response to a user selecting an icon generated for display on the server.

18. The server of claim 11 , wherein the indication is transmitted in response to a user selecting an icon generated for display on a third device.

19. The server of claim 11 , wherein the portion includes audio and video data for the media asset.

20. The server of claim 11 , wherein the program listing indicates a title, schedule, or description of the media asset.

21. A method of verifying media guidance data, the method comprising:

transmitting, from a server, a media asset for display on a user device;

transmitting, from the server, a program listing for display on the user device;

receiving an indication from a user that the program listing generated for display on the user device does not correspond to the media asset generated for display on the user device;

in response to receiving the indication:

extracting data from the media asset;

cross-referencing, at the server, the extracted data with a database of media content to determine whether the extracted data matches media content corresponding to the program listing generated for display on the user device; and

in response to determining that the extracted data from the media asset does match the media content corresponding to the program listing, display, on the user device, verified media guidance data, wherein the verified media guidance data is presented in a different color than unverified media guidance data.

22. A server for verifying media guidance data, the server comprising:

storage circuitry configured to store a media asset for transmission to a user device; and

control circuitry configured to:

transmit the media asset for display on the user device;

transmit a program listing for display on the user device;

receive an indication from a user that the program listing generated for display on the user device does not correspond to the media asset generated for display on the user device;

in response to receiving the indication:

extract data from the media asset;

cross-reference the extracted data with a database of media content to determine whether the extracted data matches media content corresponding to the program listing generated for display on the user device; and

in response to determining that the extracted data from the media asset does match the media content corresponding to the program listing, transmit verified media guidance data for display on the user device, wherein the verified media guidance data is presented in a different color than unverified media guidance data.