公开(公告)号：US20180227761A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-09

申请号：US15895726

申请日：2018-02-13

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Emily Weigand ,  Milan Indu Patel ,  Nancy Huynh ,  Kevin S. Bright

IPC: H04W12/08 ,  H04M1/725

CPC classification number: H04W12/08 ,  H04M1/72527 ,  H04N21/42204 ,  H04N21/42207 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4751 ,  H04N21/485

Abstract: Methods and systems for preventing a user input device from controlling the user equipment are described herein. The method includes receiving, over a first communication path, by a user equipment, data indicative of a first request to restrict control by the user input device over the user equipment. The method includes disregarding a first command from the user input device response to receiving the first request. The method includes receiving, over the first communication path, data indicative of a second request to restore control by the user input device over the user equipment. The method includes receiving a second command from the user input device, the second command intended to alter a second setting of the user equipment, in response to receiving the second request. The method includes altering the second setting of the user equipment in response to receiving the second request and the second command.

公开(公告)号：US20180007148A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-04

申请号：US15198495

申请日：2016-06-30

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Gorm Ward Nielsen ,  Milan Indu Patel ,  Stephanie Schaeffer ,  Vincent Lefevre

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/06 ,  G06Q20/40

CPC classification number: H04L67/18 ,  G06Q20/40 ,  H04L65/4023 ,  H04L65/4076 ,  H04L65/4084 ,  H04L65/605 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04N21/4524 ,  H04N21/4627 ,  H04N21/4825

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for detecting information that indicates that a user will be traveling from a first geographic location to a second geographic location, and responsively accessing a playlist indicated by a profile of the user that indicates a plurality of streaming media that the user intends to consume. Control circuitry may then compare data corresponding to each streaming media of the plurality of streaming media to a database to determine whether each streaming media of the plurality of streaming media is accessible to the user at the second geographic location, and may determine that a subset of the plurality of media is not accessible to the user at the second geographic location. In response to determining that the subset is not accessible to the user at the second geographic location, the control circuitry may download each media of the subset.

公开(公告)号：US20170220810A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-03

申请号：US15010676

申请日：2016-01-29

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Milan Indu Patel

IPC: G06F21/60

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for enabling a plurality of users in a closed environment, such as an environment where users cannot access the Internet, to share media while retaining ownership rights to their media, and while ensuring that processing power of their devices is not unduly burdened by the sharing. For example, using the systems and methods described herein, users may be able to establish a group (e.g., by way of a wireless network hotspot), and may be able to transfer media amongst one another to expand their entertainment options. Access controls may be implemented to ensure that the media is returned to its rightful owner when a network supporting the group is about to be torn down.

公开(公告)号：US11910051B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US18071824

申请日：2022-11-30

Applicant: ROVI GUIDES, INC.

Inventor： Pushpita Bhattacharjee ,  Nimit Dineshbhai Kalaria ,  Smitha Mave ,  Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah ,  Milan Indu Patel

IPC: H04N21/43 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/218 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/4147

CPC classification number: H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/2181 ,  H04N21/26233 ,  H04N21/4147

Abstract: Systems and methods are described to address shortcomings in the conventional network storage systems via novel techniques to store offsets of a recorded program in a network digital video recorder (DVR). Storing offsets of a recorded program may be beneficial to users that would like to record media content that is broadcast either prior to a start time of a program, or media content that is broadcast after an end time of a program. This feature may be useful when start times and end times of a program are variable (e.g., in the case of sporting events, or other real-time events). This feature may also be useful for recording content of interest that is scheduled for broadcast prior to a start time of or after an end time of the program.

公开(公告)号：US20230362426A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-09

申请号：US18222652

申请日：2023-07-17

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Milan Indu Patel ,  Hyok Cho ,  Young-Hwan Kim

IPC: H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/8355 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/239 ,  H04N21/234 ,  H04N21/2389 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/472

CPC classification number: H04N21/26291 ,  H04N21/8355 ,  H04N21/44204 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/2393 ,  H04N21/23424 ,  H04N21/23892 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/47217

Abstract: Systems and methods for updating advertisements embedded in a media asset scheduled for download at a future time. The media guidance application may receive a request from a user to download a media asset at a future time, where the media asset includes a plurality of embedded advertisements. The media guidance application may determine whether to update an embedded advertisement in the plurality of embedded advertisements. After determining to update the embedded advertisement, the media guidance application may replace the embedded advertisement with an updated advertisement in the media asset.

公开(公告)号：US20230164390A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-25

申请号：US17992243

申请日：2022-11-22

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Milan Indu Patel

IPC: H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/482

CPC classification number: H04N21/4542 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/47217 ,  H04N21/482

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for generating for display depictions of tournament-style competitions restricting user's access to any content that may spoil the results of the tournament. A user may request to view a display that contains a tournament and participating competitors. Requests may be received from users to view recordings of tournament competitions or a results display with the tournament bracket displayed. The media guidance application may access recorded versions of competitions from internal and external directories. Furthermore, the media guidance application may compare user viewing progress data and competitor progress data to ensure the user does not prematurely view results of any competitions of interest to the user. If the media guidance application determines a user's progress is less than the progress of the user's favorite team, visual representations of the competitions that may spoil the outcome of the user's favorite team's competition may be blacked out.

公开(公告)号：US11540015B2

公开(公告)日：2022-12-27

申请号：US17480631

申请日：2021-09-21

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Milan Indu Patel

IPC: H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/472 ,  H04N21/482

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for generating for display depictions of tournament-style competitions restricting user's access to any content that may spoil the results of the tournament. A user may request to view a display that contains a tournament and participating competitors. Requests may be received from users to view recordings of tournament competitions or a results display with the tournament bracket displayed. The media guidance application may access recorded versions of competitions front internal and external directories. Furthermore, the media guidance application may compare user viewing progress data and competitor progress data to ensure the user does not prematurely view results of any competitions of interest to the user. If the media guidance application determines a user's progress is less than the progress of the user's favorite team, visual representations of the competitions that may spoil the outcome of the user's favorite team's competition may be blacked out.

公开(公告)号：US20220268588A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-25

申请号：US17694256

申请日：2022-03-14

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Milan Indu Patel

IPC: G01C21/34 ,  H04N21/414

Abstract: Systems and methods are described ensuring that a user will be able to consume selected media content in its entirety. In particular, a media guidance application described herein determines an amount of time (102) required to reach a destination (116) and compares time (104) exceeds the amount of time (102) required to reach the destination, it calculates a route (120) for a current trip in which the length of time required to traverse a calculated route corresponds to the play length of the selected media asset.

公开(公告)号：US20220182728A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-09

申请号：US17526446

申请日：2021-11-15

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Milan Indu Patel

IPC: H04N21/482 ,  H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/466 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04N21/8405 ,  H04N21/845

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a media guidance application (e.g., implemented on a user device) that aggregates related media content, associated with media content selected by a user, by comparing keywords.

公开(公告)号：US11044527B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-22

申请号：US16623098

申请日：2017-06-30

Applicant: Rovi Guides, Inc.

Inventor： Barbara F. Skliba ,  Claire Marie Wallters ,  George John Oehling ,  Milan Indu Patel

IPC: H04N21/472 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04N21/214 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/488

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided herein for generating notifications based on the interests of guests. Guests may request notifications on their host's television, and the system will generate notifications based on the guest's interests and preferences as stored in the guest's user profile. In doing so, the guest will be notified of events of interest, such as when a favorite sports team scores a point or when an important scene in a favorite movie is playing. The system monitors the network of the apartment or house and detects when a guest device is accessing the network. The system then accesses the guest's interests and identifies a set of programs based on these interests. The system then monitors these programs and generates notifications on the display device when an event of interest has occurred in one of the identified programs.