公开(公告)号：US20200275162A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-27

申请号：US16838364

申请日：2020-04-02

Applicant: TiVo Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Margret Schmidt ,  Alex Liston ,  Shelly Glennon

IPC: H04N21/472 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N21/432 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N9/79

Abstract: Techniques are described that allow DVR users to create program shortcuts to different types of media content from content providers. A program shortcut comprises a reference to another media content. A user may generate a shortcut so that the user may easily find and return to media content without performing a new search. In addition, techniques may be used to automatically generate program shortcuts for a user based at least in part to user-indicated preferences or actions. Shortcuts may be generated to media content that is related to a preferred genre or media type specified by a user. Shortcuts may also be generated to content that is determined to be similar to content that is often viewed or recorded by the user.

公开(公告)号：US10743078B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-11

申请号：US15386337

申请日：2016-12-21

Applicant: TiVo Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Robert F. Poniatowski ,  Shelly Glennon ,  Brian Beach ,  Marcel Dubois

IPC: H04N21/482 ,  G06F16/78 ,  H04N21/239 ,  H04N21/232 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/858 ,  H04N21/433 ,  G06F16/955 ,  G06F16/332 ,  G06F16/9537 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/63 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/242 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/6587 ,  H04N21/2665 ,  H04N21/462

Abstract: Techniques described herein enable searching for multimedia content and for downloading or scheduling the recording of the multimedia content. The multimedia content may have been previously stored on one or more databases. The client device may download or schedule the recording of multimedia content in one step, for example, in one touch. When desired multimedia content is not available, the multimedia content is added to the client device's wish list. When the client device's does not have a wish list, the client device's wish list may be created on the spot. During the scheduling of the recording, a tag associated with the multimedia content is checked to determine whether the multimedia content is live or delayed. When the tag indicates the multimedia content is live or delayed, the client device prompts with a suggestion to add extra time to the end of the recording of the multimedia content.

公开(公告)号：US10708655B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-07

申请号：US15415689

申请日：2017-01-25

Applicant: TiVo Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Kirk D. Wong

IPC: H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/485 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/466 ,  H04N21/2543 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/4147

Abstract: A method and apparatus for highlighting a program listing in a set of program listings based on selection criteria. The selection criteria may indicate that the a broadcaster has agreed to pay a service provider in return for the service provider ensuring that a program listing, corresponding to the program of the broadcaster, is highlighted in a program page that displays a set of program listings, such as television program listings. If there are multiple program listings, listed in a program page, that are to be highlighted, then details of the respective contracts may be used to determine which program listing to highlight. Such details may include the total contract value, a ratio of contract value-to-page view, and/or the time of contract formation.

公开(公告)号：US10687120B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-16

申请号：US15927429

申请日：2018-03-21

Applicant: TiVo Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Marcel Dubois ,  Vin Chawla ,  Brian Beach ,  Glen Sanford ,  Robert F. Poniatowski ,  Shelly Glennon

IPC: H04N21/482 ,  G06F16/955 ,  G06F16/332 ,  G06F16/78 ,  G06F16/9537 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/63 ,  H04N21/858 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/242 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/6587 ,  H04N21/232 ,  H04N21/239 ,  H04N21/2665 ,  H04N21/462

Abstract: Techniques described herein enable a service to receive search requests from client systems and perform an integrated search across databases containing informational data for broadcast content and broadband content. The service receives the search request from the client device and formulates a query for at least one broadband database and at least one partner broadcast database. The service queries each broadband database with a compatible query that the service creates using information regarding the type of database queries each partner's database requires. Partners pay the service provider a fee for placing data in the database or for having their database searched by the service. The service formats the data received from the searches of the databases into a user interface screen that is presentable by the client device. The screen information instructs the client device on how it should respond to any key presses by the user.

公开(公告)号：US20200169779A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-28

申请号：US16726732

申请日：2019-12-24

Applicant: TiVo Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Mark Berner ,  David Chamberlin ,  Kevin P. Smith

IPC: H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N21/8352 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/432 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  G06F16/901 ,  G06F16/70 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/4545 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/2343

Abstract: Tag data is created from in-band data in a media content item by a remote location while the media content item is being broadcasted by a content provider and received by the remote location. The tag data identifies locations in the media content item which enables media devices to accurately jump to particular locations in the media content item based on the tag data.

公开(公告)号：US10652599B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-12

申请号：US15486033

申请日：2017-04-12

Applicant: TiVo Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Pratik Hasmukh Patel ,  David Stuart Luks ,  Thomas William Becker ,  Bryan Stephen Scappini ,  Doug Mittendorf ,  Richard Lee ,  Kevin P. Smith

IPC: H04N21/25 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/466 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/262

Abstract: Techniques, systems, and methods are disclosed to generate messaging to view content on media devices based on predictive factors. Information may be received to trigger one or more predictive factors and then generate a candidate set of offers to view content at a media device based on the information. Based on the one or more predictive factors, confidence values may be determined for each offer in the candidate set of offers. The candidate set of offers may be ranked based on the associated confidence values. Subsequently, presentation of at least one offer of the candidate set of offers may be caused to display in a user interface screen on the media device based on the ranking.

公开(公告)号：US20200014970A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-09

申请号：US16441957

申请日：2019-06-14

Applicant: TiVo Solutions Inc.

Inventor： James M. Barton

IPC: H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/466 ,  H04H60/31 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/46 ,  H04H20/40 ,  H04H60/61 ,  H04H60/73

Abstract: Techniques for real-time audience measurement are provided. The techniques include instant message protocol in a DVR environment to obtain real-time audience measurement data to modify the scheduled recording time of a media content in real-time, to bookmark in real-time, and to gather audience ratings on commercials and viewership in real-time.

公开(公告)号：US20190303402A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-03

申请号：US16446448

申请日：2019-06-19

Applicant: TIVO SOLUTIONS INC.

Inventor： Matthew Berry

IPC: G06F16/71 ,  G06F16/48 ,  G06F16/78

Abstract: A system and method for navigating digital media assets including a navigation system configured to receive a search query in response to a user input and process the search query by applying the search query to a search index of digital media asset conventional and time-based metadata and determining search results of titles of and start points in time within digital media assets that satisfy the search query. The navigation system may then display the search results to the user through the user interface. The search results may be displayed in a hierarchical format, wherein the title of the digital media asset is displayed and upon selecting the title of the digital media asset, the start points in time within that digital media asset are displayed or played as a video to the user through the user interface.

公开(公告)号：US10360179B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-23

申请号：US15253873

申请日：2016-09-01

Applicant: TiVo Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Joshua Danovitz ,  Todd Kulick ,  Paul Stevens ,  Joe Sinnott ,  Scott Redman ,  Roland Besserer

IPC: G06F16/11 ,  G06F16/43 ,  G06F16/14 ,  G06F16/783 ,  G06F16/951 ,  H04N21/2743 ,  H04N21/2747 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04N21/2387

Abstract: A cloud-based media content management system for managing access to media content items is disclosed. Managing access to media content items by a cloud-based media content management system may include, for example, managing uploads of media content items from a population of media devices, reducing duplication of media content data stored in cloud-based storage, and providing user-controlled access to media content items stored in cloud-based storage across any number of user devices. In this context, a cloud-based media content management system and cloud-based storage system generally refer to hosted computing and data storage services that may be accessed by media devices and other devices over a digital network such as the Internet.

公开(公告)号：US10313714B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-04

申请号：US14284367

申请日：2014-05-21

Applicant: TiVo Solutions Inc.

Inventor： James D. Logan

IPC: H04N7/10 ,  H04N7/025 ,  H04N21/234 ,  A23L2/52 ,  A61K8/55 ,  A61K8/60 ,  A61K8/68 ,  A61K8/97 ,  A61K9/00 ,  A61K36/48 ,  A61K36/54 ,  A61K47/24 ,  A61Q5/02 ,  A61Q19/00 ,  H04H20/28 ,  H04H20/93 ,  H04H60/27 ,  H04H60/46 ,  H04H60/73 ,  H04H60/74 ,  H04H60/80 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N5/76 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/4147 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/4335 ,  H04N21/439 ,  H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/466 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/475 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/6543 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/8352 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N21/8547 ,  H04N21/858 ,  H04N21/61 ,  A23L33/105 ,  A61K36/899 ,  H04H60/37 ,  H04N7/088 ,  H04N9/82

Abstract: A system for utilizing metadata created either at a central location for shared use by connected users, or at each individual user's location, to enhance user's enjoyment of available broadcast programming content. A variety of mechanisms are employed for automatically and manually identifying and designating programming segments, associating descriptive metadata which the identified segments, distributing the metadata for use at client locations, and using the supplied metadata to selectively record and playback desired programming.