Systems and methods for displaying interactive content item for a predetermined duration

    公开(公告)号:US11889167B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-30

    申请号:US17466077

    申请日:2021-09-03

    申请人: Rovi Guides, Inc.

    摘要: Systems and methods are provided for presenting an interactive content item matching a user-selected category to a user for a desired duration. A user selects a category and selects a first interactive content item on a media system. The system calculates a total duration of a storyline from the selected interactive content item that matches the selected category (e.g., a genre “comedy”) and compares the calculated duration to a desired predetermined duration for which the user wishes to watch the selected show. If the system determines, for instance, that the total duration of the selected storyline is less than the predetermined duration, the system identifies scenes from another show and interleaves them with scenes from the first interactive content item to generate a combined interactive content item that satisfies the user viewing preferences.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUMMARIZING MISSED PORTIONS OF STORYLINES

    公开(公告)号:US20230421867A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-28

    申请号:US18237826

    申请日:2023-08-24

    申请人: Rovi Guides, Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04N21/8549 H04N21/278

    CPC分类号: H04N21/8549 H04N21/278

    摘要: The system and methods described herein provided storyline summaries of missed content to users timed to reduce interruptions of content. A summary application detects missed content, that comprises a plurality of storylines. The summary application also identifies a storyline of current content being generated for presentation and retrieves a storyline-specific summary of a portion of the missed content comprising the current storyline. The summary application then generates, for presentation, the retrieved storyline-specific summary.

    Systems and methods for providing content relevant to a quotation

    公开(公告)号:US11722749B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-08

    申请号:US16528027

    申请日:2019-07-31

    申请人: Rovi Guides, Inc.

    摘要: Methods and systems are described for providing content, such as a movie, with dialogue including a quotation that was input. For example, using a voice search a viewer may input a quotation famous from a movie to find the original fil and related content. The methods and systems use a quotation engine in a digital device to receive an input including the quotation and access a plurality of content items that include dialogue. The quotation engine identifies a subset of content items that include dialogue similar to the input quotation. The quotation engine accesses metadata of each of the subset of content, ranks the subset based on predetermined criteria and the metadata, and provides the ranked subset of the plurality of content items for consumption. The quotation engine may use a graphical user interface to identify the earliest release, trending content, or the program best known for the quote.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION

    公开(公告)号:US20210029418A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-28

    申请号:US16519844

    申请日:2019-07-23

    申请人: Rovi Guides, Inc.

    摘要: Systems and methods are described herein for causing to be provided contextual information for a content item. The system identifies that a subject in a content item is currently being referenced and determines when the subject was last referenced in the content item. For example, the system identifies a king being discussed by characters in a television series and determines the king was referenced three months ago. The system determines, based on the last time the subject was referenced, whether to provide contextual information about the subject. Using the determined three-month lapse in time since the king was last referenced, the system determines that contextual information about the king should be provided. Accordingly, the system causes to be displayed the contextual information after determining contextual information should be provided.

    Systems and methods for disambiguating a voice search query

    公开(公告)号:US11626113B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-11

    申请号:US17412924

    申请日:2021-08-26

    申请人: Rovi Guides, Inc.

    摘要: Systems and methods are described herein for disambiguating a voice search query that contains a command keyword by determining whether the user spoke a quotation from a content item and whether the user mimicked or approximated the way the quotation is spoken in the content item. The voice search query is transcribed into a string, and an audio signature of the voice search query is identified. Metadata of a quotation matching the string is retrieved from a database that includes audio signature information for the string as spoken within the content item. The audio signature of the voice search query is compared with the audio signature information in the metadata to determine whether the audio signature matches the audio signature information in the quotation metadata. If a match is detected, then a search result comprising an identifier of the content item from which the quotation comes is generated.

    Systems and methods for managing voice queries using pronunciation information

    公开(公告)号:US11410656B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-09

    申请号:US16528550

    申请日:2019-07-31

    申请人: Rovi Guides, Inc.

    摘要: The system identifies one or more entities or content items among a plurality of stored information. The system generates an audio file based on a first text string that represents the entity or content item. Based on the first text string and at least one speech criterion, the system generating, using a speech-to-text module a second text string based on the audio file. The system then compares the text strings and stores the second text string if it is not identical to the first text string. The system generates metadata that includes results from text-speech-text conversions to forecast possible misidentifications when responding to voice queries during search operations. The metadata includes alternative representations of the entity.