Rovi Guides, Inc.

United Video Properties, Inc.

Adeia Guides Inc.

Akitaka Nishimura

Akio Yoshimoto

Marvin Carlberg

Dan LaJoie

Walter Richard Klappert

Asahi Iwanaga

Dan Lajoie

Systems and methods are provided herein for automatically arranging media assets that are contextually related to a requested media asset for access prior to a start time of the requested media asset. In some embodiments, user input circuitry may receive a user request to access a media asset. Control circuitry may identify, by consulting a database, a first set of media assets that share a context with the requested media asset and were released prior to the release date of the requested media asset. Control circuitry may determine a subset of media assets of the first set of media assets by performing a comparison of each media asset of the first set of the media assets against a viewing history of the user. Control circuitry may access a user profile to determine a user constraint, and generate a recommendation for display based on a first aspect of the user constraint.

Systems and methods for arranging contextually related media assets

Systems and methods are described for performing an action related to an identifier for a recommended media asset presented to a user, based on a detected emotional indicator of the user. The identifier for the initial recommended media asset is generated for presentation to the user, and one or more images of the user are captured while generating for presentation the identifier for the initial recommended media asset to the user. An emotional indicator of the user is detected based on the one or more captured images, and an action related to the identifier for the initial recommended media asset is performed based on the detected emotional indicator.

Systems and methods for providing media recommendations

Systems and methods provided herein for intelligently distinguishing between different versions of a media asset and selectively storing those requested media assets that differ from versions that were previously stored in some pre-defined characteristics. These systems and methods, upon identifying a version of the requested media asset was previously stored, determine a characteristic of the requested media asset. These systems and methods compare the characteristic of the requested media asset with a corresponding characteristic of the version of the requested media asset that was previously stored to determine a difference between the two versions. The systems and methods then determine whether the difference in characteristic renders the requested media asset preferable over the previously stored version. Upon determining that the requested media asset is preferable over the previously stored version, the systems and methods store the requested media asset.

Systems and methods for selectively storing specific versions of media assets

Systems and methods are described for presenting identifiers for media assets recommended to users identified using facial recognition. Each of a first and a second user in a vicinity of user equipment is identified, and a first recommended media asset and a second media asset are determined based on respective user profiles of the first user and the second user. A first identifier selectable to access the first recommended media asset and a second identifier selectable to access the second recommended media asset are generated for display, and a recommended media asset associated with a selected identifier is generated for display.

A system comprises television equipment and a number of portable electronic devices. The television equipment includes a large display and control circuitry. The control circuitry receives media content and media guidance data for display on the display. The control circuitry also includes communication components for communicating with the portable electronic devices. The portable electronic devices are operable for displaying video and communicating with the television equipment. A method comprises the steps of receiving media guidance information with a first portable electronic device; transmitting at least some of the media guidance information from the first portable electronic device to the control circuitry of the television equipment; and displaying the media guidance information from the first portable electronic device on the display of the television equipment while simultaneously displaying media content or media guidance information received from a source other than the first portable electronic device.

Systems and methods for displaying media content and media guidance information

Systems and methods for selectively storing specific versions of previously stored media assets based on pre-defined differences in characteristics

A system comprises television equipment and a number of portable electronic devices. The television equipment includes a large display and control circuitry. The control circuitry receives media content and media guidance data for display on the display. The control circuitry also includes communication components for communicating with the portable electronic devices. The portable electronic devices are operable for displaying video and communicating with the television equipment method comprises the steps of receiving media guidance information with a first portable electronic device; transmitting at least some of the media guidance information from the first portable electronic device to the control circuitry of the television equipment; and displaying the media guidance information from the first portable electronic device on the display of the television equipment while simultaneously displaying media content or media guidance information received from a source other than the first portable electronic device.

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Tokyo, Japan

Akitaka Nishimura