公开(公告)号：US20210185374A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-17

申请号：US16715993

申请日：2019-12-16

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Siddhartha Pande ,  Madhusudhan Srinivasan ,  Deviprasad Punja

IPC: H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/266 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N21/2385 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04N21/643

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for optimizing bandwidth for broadcast transmission. The disclosed techniques herein provide for receiving first and second content for transmission to subscriber devices on a first and second channels. The system then determines whether the first and second content contain a common segment. If so, the system updates metadata schema (e.g., homogeneous channel descriptor, homogeneous switch descriptor) to indicate there is a common segment. The system may generate a transport stream during multiplexing of the first and second channels based on the updated metadata schema. The transport stream, for a time duration based on the at least one common segment, includes a first audio feed of the first content and a first video feed of the first content to be provided on the second channel. The system then transmits the transport stream to the one or more subscriber devices.

公开(公告)号：US20210141485A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-13

申请号：US17104446

申请日：2020-11-25

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Madhusudhan Srinivasan

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0488

Abstract: The system manages a keyboard displayed on a touchscreen to address non-responsive regions of the touchscreen. The system monitors usage behavior of the displayed keyboard on the touchscreen. The system determines the non-responsive region of the touchscreen based on the usage behavior. For example, the non-responsive region may result from damage caused by dropping. The system modifies the displayed keyboard to avoid the non-responsive region of the touchscreen. For example, the system may change the location, size, orientation, and/or layout of the keyboard, or keyboard characters thereof, to avoid the non-responsive region.

公开(公告)号：US20210132914A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-06

申请号：US16670990

申请日：2019-10-31

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Kuppappa Dandappa Harijan ,  Alok Kumar ,  Madhusudhan Srinivasan

IPC: G06F8/33 ,  G06F16/738 ,  G06F40/205 ,  G06F40/58

Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically carrying out instructions for modifying application programs, when those instructions are found from electronic searches. A user may wish to modify operation of an application program in some way. He or she can thus conduct an electronic search for the solution. Search results in the form of text- (e.g., web pages) or audio/video- (e.g., DIY videos) based files are automatically translated into computer executable code. This executable code is then transmitted to the user's device, where it is automatically executed by the device to modify the application program in the desired manner.

公开(公告)号：US20210127150A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-29

申请号：US16768236

申请日：2017-12-06

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Ramesh Alagarsamy ,  Madhusudhan Srinivasan

IPC: H04N21/24 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/2662

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a media guidance application (e.g., implemented on a user device) that dynamically adapts network performance parameters for applications based on their respective usage likelihoods.

公开(公告)号：US10977009B1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-13

申请号：US16670990

申请日：2019-10-31

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Kuppappa Dandappa Harijan ,  Alok Kumar ,  Madhusudhan Srinivasan

IPC: G06F8/33 ,  G06F40/58 ,  G06F40/205 ,  G06F16/738

Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically carrying out instructions for modifying application programs, when those instructions are found from electronic searches. A user may wish to modify operation of an application program in some way. He or she can thus conduct an electronic search for the solution. Search results in the form of text- (e.g., web pages) or audio/video- (e.g., DIY videos) based files are automatically translated into computer executable code. This executable code is then transmitted to the user's device, where it is automatically executed by the device to modify the application program in the desired manner.

公开(公告)号：US20210011608A1

公开(公告)日：2021-01-14

申请号：US16506440

申请日：2019-07-09

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Madhusudhan Srinivasan ,  Aditya Rautray ,  Deviprasad Punja

IPC: G06F3/0481 ,  G06F16/44 ,  G06F16/487

Abstract: Methods and systems are described for identifying and marking content items that have or have not been shared to social media or content hosting services. The methods and systems use a marking engine to access a content item in a content library and identify the content hosts or social media sites to which the content item was previously transmitted. A marking engine may create a user interface, generate a thumbnail of each content item, and generate a graphical indicator for each identified content host. A marking engine may generate for display thumbnail representations of each content item with graphical indicators of each of the identified content hosts. A marking engine may sort thumbnails by metadata associated with the corresponding content items, such as creation time and date, location, share status, and other classifications and filters, to indicate which content items are ready to be shared to a content host.

公开(公告)号：US10862841B1

公开(公告)日：2020-12-08

申请号：US16678246

申请日：2019-11-08

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： DurgaPrasad Pulicharla ,  Madhusudhan Srinivasan

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/58 ,  G10L15/22 ,  G06F16/909 ,  G06F16/9032 ,  G06F16/908

Abstract: A method of detecting establishment of a voice communication between a first voice communication equipment and a second voice communication equipment and automating requests for content. The method includes analyzing the voice communication to detect a request for content, analyzing the voice communication to identify the request for content as a request to share content between a first user account and a second user account, and identifying the requested content from a data storage. The method includes causing the sharing of the requested content with the second user account.

公开(公告)号：US20200380055A1

公开(公告)日：2020-12-03

申请号：US16424122

申请日：2019-05-28

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Madhusudhan Srinivasan ,  Vijay Kumar

IPC: G06F16/9536 ,  H04L12/58

Abstract: Methods and systems for curating notifications from unfollowed accounts are described herein. The system tracks that a first account previously followed a second account and subsequently unfollowed the second account. The system identifies an interest of the first account and monitors the activities of the second account for activity that matches the interest. If there is a match between the interest and an activity of the second account, the system notifies the first account of the activity. These methods and systems provide the user with relevant information from unfollowed accounts.

公开(公告)号：US10855834B2

公开(公告)日：2020-12-01

申请号：US16143249

申请日：2018-09-26

Applicant: ROVI GUIDES, INC.

Inventor： Durga Prasad Pulicharla ,  Madhusudhan Srinivasan

IPC: H04M3/42 ,  H04W4/20

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for a computer-based communication application that displays, along with an incoming call notification, content specific to the parties involved. The application identifies electronic records of events attended by the users, and retrieves content specific to those records. For example, the application may identify electronic mail or meeting notifications sent between the users and concerning a particular subject matter. Images related to that subject matter are then retrieved and displayed during calls between those users. Users are thus presented with customized and personalized content specific to the subject matter of each call, thus helping them better recognize callers and more readily engage with the call.

公开(公告)号：US20200177932A1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-04

申请号：US16205990

申请日：2018-11-30

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Madhusudhan Srinivasan ,  Piar Chand ,  Labhala Gowtham ,  Durga Prasad Pulicharla ,  Aditya Rautray ,  Deviprasad Punja

IPC: H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/218 ,  H04N21/231

Abstract: The systems and methods described herein optimize the retrieval of missed content by playing back cached content to enable tuners with limited capacity to retrieve the missed content. A content presentation system may receive, with a tuner, a transmission of content comprising media content and advertisements. The content presentation system may cache the advertisements. The content presentation system may determine whether an interruption during the transmission resulted in a missed portion of content and, in response, determine whether an advertisement upcoming at a time period in the transmission of content is cached. If the upcoming advertisement is cached, the content presentation system may play back the cached advertisement at the time period and release the tuner previously receiving the transmission of content to retrieve the missed portion of the content during the time period.