公开(公告)号：US20250016408A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-09

申请号：US18639172

申请日：2024-04-18

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Vikram Makam Gupta ,  Reda Harb ,  Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah

IPC: H04N21/442

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting a number of viewers of a media device are disclosed. The methods comprise generating for display on the media device a media asset, initiating a first scan while displaying the media asset for nearby user devices within a detectable range, determining a number of nearby user devices, determining a direction and distance from the media device to each of the user devices, and determining the number of viewers of the media device currently consuming the media asset, based on the distance and direction of the user devices.

公开(公告)号：US20240414405A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18740802

申请日：2024-06-12

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah ,  Vikram Makam Gupta

IPC: H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/845

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for operating a group watching session. Group communication is initiated for a group watching session displaying a media content item. A bandwidth available to at least one computing device participating in the group watching session is determined. A group communication mode for a segment of the media content item is determined. A communication parameter of the group communication and/or a buffering parameter for the media content item is set in response to determining the group communication mode for the segment of the media content item and the bandwidth available to each computing device participating in the group watching session.

公开(公告)号：US20240373095A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-07

申请号：US18776637

申请日：2024-07-18

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah ,  Vikram Makam Gupta

IPC: H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/6543 ,  H04N21/845

Abstract: Methods and systems that provide an interactive media guidance application having a locked mode for viewing media assets. In the locked mode, the interactive media guidance application may provide media assets suited to a certain audience. The interactive media guidance application may determine suitable media assets for the locked mode based on media assets viewed by other users having characteristics similar to the user of the interactive media guidance application. In the locked mode, the interactive media guidance application may allow access to only certain media assets and/or limit the time period for which the media assets are presented.

公开(公告)号：US20240364956A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18763786

申请日：2024-07-03

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Rupayan Dutta ,  Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah ,  Vikram Makam Gupta ,  Sukanya Agarwal

IPC: H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/4415 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/6587

CPC classification number: H04N21/43076 ,  H04N21/4415 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/6587

Abstract: A method of modifying playing of media content in a group watch session comprises receiving a command to modify play; determining respective preferences of respective users in the session; and, if it is determined that execution of the command is consistent with the preferences, causing modifying of the playing of at least a portion of the media content based on the received command, e.g., by skipping the portion, jumping to another play position, or rewinding or fast-forwarding through the portion. In this manner, the command is executed, or not executed, based on the preferences of multiple users. The method may include estimating a satisfaction score for the command for the respective users, and comparing the estimated satisfaction scores with a reference score. The portion(s) of the media content for which play is modified may be determined based on the estimated satisfaction scores.

公开(公告)号：US12132960B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US18242216

申请日：2023-09-05

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Vikram Makam Gupta ,  Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah

IPC: H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/466 ,  H04N21/482

CPC classification number: H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4542 ,  H04N21/4661 ,  H04N21/4825 ,  H04N21/4826 ,  H04N21/4668

Abstract: A system and method of providing enhanced content, for example, when a viewer may not match with a program in order to make a viewer comfortable and encourage the viewer to continue to consume the program. The system accesses a viewer profile and accesses content to provide for consumption. The system calculates a match score for the content based on the viewer profile and determines if the match score is below a predetermined threshold. If the match score is lower than the threshold, the system generates an enhanced program from the content based on viewer profile and provides the enhanced program for consumption. Enhanced content may include omitting scenes with violence, modifying dialogue with vulgarities, focusing on scenes with preferred actors or setting, adding external content, and other modifications.

公开(公告)号：US20240333867A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-03

申请号：US18594377

申请日：2024-03-04

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah ,  Vikram Makam Gupta

IPC: H04N5/45 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/439 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/45

CPC classification number: H04N5/45 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/41265 ,  H04N21/4312 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/4394 ,  H04N21/44008 ,  H04N21/4532

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for providing a media guidance application that resizes content based on a relative importance of the content. For example, a display may have first and second content generated for display. If the first content is more important to a user than the second content, a size of the first content will be increased with respect to a size of the second content on the display. If the second content is more important to the user than the first content, then a size of the second content will be increased with respect to a size of the first content on the display.

公开(公告)号：US12101522B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-24

申请号：US17504801

申请日：2021-10-19

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Vikram Makam Gupta ,  Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah ,  Cato Yang ,  Reda Harb

IPC: H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/858

CPC classification number: H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/4316 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/6581 ,  H04N21/8586

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for generating a timeline of media assets on a media guidance application that dynamically adjusts the timeline of related media assets associated with the media asset selected by a user, by comparing keywords. In another embodiment, the systems and methods are described for masking portions of headline of the media asset for increasing interests in selecting the media asset.

公开(公告)号：US20240259654A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18633797

申请日：2024-04-12

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Vikram Makam Gupta ,  Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah

IPC: H04N21/8549 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/81

CPC classification number: H04N21/8549 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4826 ,  H04N21/812

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to provide one or more content summaries for one or more media assets, wherein it is determined that consumption associated with a profile of a media asset will begin at a first time and at a second time that is a period of time prior to the first time, it is caused to be provided one or more content summaries for the one or more media assets, wherein the one or more content summaries are selected based at least on a duration of the content summary, such that a duration of the content summary is not greater than the period of time.

公开(公告)号：US20240256620A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-01

申请号：US18635750

申请日：2024-04-15

Applicant: Rovi Guides Inc.

Inventor： Prateek Varshney ,  Madhusudhan Seetharam ,  Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah

IPC: G06F16/9536 ,  G06F9/451 ,  G06F16/9535 ,  G06F16/9537 ,  G06F16/9538

CPC classification number: G06F16/9536 ,  G06F9/453 ,  G06F16/9535 ,  G06F16/9537 ,  G06F16/9538

Abstract: Methods and systems for processing subjective queries are described. A query is received from a user. The method involves determining whether the query is subjective. In response to determining that the query is subjective, a plurality of people qualified to answer the query are identified. Moreover, a subset of the plurality of people who are available to answer the query are identified, and the query is transmitted to the subset of people available to answer the query. The received responses to the transmitted query from each of the people in the subset are then generated for display.

公开(公告)号：US12047616B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-23

申请号：US17507503

申请日：2021-10-21

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Vikram Makam Gupta ,  Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah

IPC: H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/44

CPC classification number: H04N21/23406 ,  H04N21/23418 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/2401 ,  H04N21/2402 ,  H04N21/44004

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for providing content during reduced streaming quality. Data streaming is susceptible to degradation in quality that adversely affects the delivery of content. For example, sufficient reduction in streaming quality can cause video and audio portions of a data stream to become unsynchronized. The system compares currently streamed video frames to previously received video frames to identify suitable replacement video frames for the currently streamed video frames in the event that the currently streamed video frames are affected by the sufficiently reduced streaming quality.