Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Rovi Technologies Corporation

David J Jurenka

Ashish Gupta

Brian C McDowell

Vernon W Hui

Trevor Charles Armstrong

Owen W Paulus

Langdon Ward Beeck

Ivann Alvarado

David Warren Stevens

Michael L Christian

Todd Gordon Stevens

Adam Lee Potratz

Jeanie Michelle DuMont

Described is a technology by which personalization data is used to select and order video highlight clips for a personalized highlight reel that a user may play to view, such as part of a narrative arranged for that user. The narrative may include introductory content, transition content and/or ending content. The narrative may include advertising content and/or ending content. The narrative may be rearranged in response to an event.

Dynamic personalized program content

A system for intelligently determining replay locations in a multimedia content stream based on identifying events in the multimedia content stream is provided. In one embodiment, events in the multimedia content stream are identified by analyzing information in the multimedia content stream, in real time. In another embodiment, events in the multimedia content stream are identified by analyzing the viewing behavior and an emotional response from users viewing the multimedia content, in real time. One or more replay locations in the multimedia content stream are determined based on the events identified in the multimedia content stream. The multimedia content stream with the replay locations are displayed to a user via a user interface in the user's processing device.

Intelligent determination of replays based on event identification

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Kirkland, WA, United States of America

David J Jurenka