公开(公告)号：US20220201358A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

申请号：US17688629

申请日：2022-03-07

Applicant: ROVI GUIDES, INC.

Inventor： Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah ,  Vikram Makam Gupta

IPC: H04N21/44 ,  H04N21/432 ,  H04N21/439 ,  H04N21/45

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for adjusting a size of a buffer based on a probability that a rewind request will be received during a currently playing segment of media. When the system determines that receiving a rewind request is likely, the system will increase the size of a buffer such that the rewind request can be accommodated using data from the buffer. When the system determines that receiving a rewind request is unlikely, the system will decrease the size of the buffer to free resources for other system components.

公开(公告)号：US20220007071A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-06

申请号：US17476121

申请日：2021-09-15

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah ,  Vikram Makam Gupta

IPC: H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/44 ,  G06F9/54

Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying content based on event monitoring are disclosed herein. Control circuitry plays a delayed portion of a live content stream via a primary display window. The control circuitry detects an event in the live content stream and plays the event via a secondary display window overlaid upon the primary display window. The control circuitry determines whether to modify an aspect of a secondary display window based on the event and modifies the aspect of the secondary display window based on a result of the determining.

公开(公告)号：US20210352364A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-11

申请号：US16867338

申请日：2020-05-05

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Vikram Makam Gupta ,  Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah

IPC: H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/24 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/466

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for determining reduction of interest in a content series and to increasing the interest upon such determination. This may be accomplished by a device monitoring consumption of a content series to determine a pattern of consumption. The device may identify a change in the pattern of consumption indicative of a reduction of interest and determine a reason for the reduction in interest. Based on the reason for the reduction of interest, the device may provide an operation, such as a spoiler, to increase interest in the content series.

公开(公告)号：US20210352360A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-11

申请号：US17381676

申请日：2021-07-21

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah ,  Vikram Makam Gupta

IPC: H04N21/438 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/845 ,  H04N21/466 ,  H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/84

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for controlling access from a first content platform to content items available on a second content platform to which a user will temporarily have access in the near future. The first content platform identifies a period of time during which the user will have access to the second content platform and determines an access duration of the period of time. The first content platform retrieves a plurality of content identifiers of content items that will be available on the second content platform during the period of time. Upon receiving selection of a content identifier, the first content platform determines a duration of the content item corresponding to the selected content identifier and generates for display the content item. The first content platform then reduces the access duration by an amount of time equal to the duration of the content item.

公开(公告)号：US11157543B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-26

申请号：US16365288

申请日：2019-03-26

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Vikram Makam Gupta ,  Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah

IPC: G06F16/30 ,  G06F16/438 ,  G06F16/435 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/45 ,  G06F16/29

Abstract: The system and methods described generate a content playlist by receiving, from a content device, a request for a content playlist. The system obtains a geographic route associated with the content device and the time period and determines a bandwidth profile associated with the geographic route, the content device, and the time period. The system then identifies a plurality of candidate content items based on a user profile associated with the content device and determines, for each of the plurality of candidate content items, an interest profile representing the correlation of segments in the respective candidate content item and the user profile. The system selects a plurality of the selected content items from the plurality of candidate content items for inclusion in the content playlist based on the interest profile for the respective candidate content item and the determined bandwidth profile and provides the content playlist to the content device.

公开(公告)号：US11153643B1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-19

申请号：US16867339

申请日：2020-05-05

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Vikram Makam Gupta ,  Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah

IPC: H04N21/466 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/45

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for determining reduction of interest in a content series and to increasing the interest upon such determination. This may be accomplished by a device monitoring consumption of a content series to determine a pattern of consumption. The device may identify a change in the pattern of consumption indicative of a reduction of interest and determine a reason for the reduction in interest. Based on the reason for the reduction of interest, the device may provide an operation, such as a spoiler, to increase interest in the content series.

公开(公告)号：US11153635B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-19

申请号：US16264870

申请日：2019-02-01

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah ,  Vikram Makam Gupta

IPC: G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/44 ,  G06F9/54

Abstract: Systems and methods for displaying content based on event monitoring are disclosed herein. Control circuitry plays a delayed portion of a live content stream via a primary display window. The control circuitry detects an event in the live content stream and plays the event via a secondary display window overlaid upon the primary display window. The control circuitry determines whether to modify an aspect of a secondary display window based on the event and modifies the aspect of the secondary display window based on a result of the determining.

公开(公告)号：US20210281930A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-09

申请号：US17329360

申请日：2021-05-25

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah ,  Vikram Makam Gupta

IPC: H04N21/8549 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/432 ,  H04N21/845

Abstract: A media guidance application may determine a length of a portion of a media asset that the user has missed and compare the length with a threshold length. If the length is greater than the threshold length, the media guidance application may generate a first summary of the missed portion of the media asset based on segments of the missed portion of the media asset that are of a first importance. If the length is not greater than the threshold length, the media guidance application may generate a second summary of the missed portion of the media asset based on segments of the missed portion of the media asset that are of the first importance and the second importance. The media guidance application may generate for display the summary.

公开(公告)号：US20210281917A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-09

申请号：US17320044

申请日：2021-05-13

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah ,  Vikram Makam Gupta

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

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：US11102524B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-24

申请号：US16890646

申请日：2020-06-02

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Neeraj Kumar ,  Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah ,  Vikram Makam Gupta

IPC: H04W4/029 ,  H04N21/233 ,  H04N21/2343 ,  H04N21/8547 ,  H04N21/845

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for selective audio segment compression for accelerated playback of media assets. A playback speed of the video segment of a media asset is calculated based on the duration of the video segment and a received playback time period. A priority weight for each of the various audio segments is then determined. The audio segments with the lowest priority weight are removed from the group of various audio segments. The system then determines whether the duration of the remaining audio segments exceeds the received playback time period. If so, the system modifies the remaining audio segments by removing another audio segment with the lowest priority weight from the remaining audio segments. The system then rechecks whether the received playback time period is exceeded. If not, the system generates for playback the video segment based on the video playback speed and the remaining audio segments.