Rovi Guides, Inc.

United Video Properties, Inc.

Chemocentryx, Inc.

Other

Adeia Guides Inc.

Lycera Corporation

Ods Properties, Inc.

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

A.c. Nielsen Company

Pharmacyclics, Inc.

Rovl Guides, Inc.

Nielsen Media Research, Inc.

Rovi Product Corporation

Telecommunications of Colorado, Inc.

William L Thomas

Michael D Ellis

Thomas R Lemmons

Edward Bruce Knudson

Joel Gerard Hassell

Jonathan A Logan

Robert Alan Knee

Margret B Schmidt

Alexander William Liston

Ajay Kumar Gupta

Mathew C Burns

Gabriel C Dalbec

Bruce L Davis

M Scott Reichardt

David M Berezowski

Walter Richard Klappert

W Benjamin Herrington

Connie T Marshall

Kevin B Easterbrook

Paul T Stathacopoulos

Robert H McCoy

Andrew M K Pennell

Steven J Reynolds

Kenneth F Carpenter, Jr

Steven Carl Williamson

Masood Garahi

Joseph Baumgartner

Sreenivas Punna

Thomas Daniel Aicher

Donald Wayne Allison

Solomon Ungashe

Dylan Matthew Wondra

Trevor T Charvat

Cheng Hu

Aaron Robert Novack

Anita Melikian

Edward J Sullivan

Mario Miguel Sanchez

Jean Michelle Somlo

Michaela Schlocker Logan

Mark K Berner

Kenneth Jay Barr

Paul Stevens

David W Chamberlin

Jesse F Patterson

Toby DeWeese

Eric Dorsey

Herbert Alan Waterman

Adam Bates

Vladimir Simov

Danny R Gaydou

Pamela L McKissick

Penglie Zhang

Todd A Walker

Catherine M White

Blair T Lapointe

Richard M Beaty

Jay Patrick Powers

Robert J Greenhouse

Peter Laurence Toogood

Kevin Lloyd Greenman

John Blake

Richard Earl McNutt

Chad A Van Huis

Douglas V Ramsey

Neville J Anthony

Yibin Zeng

Gyanveer Singh

Michael R Nichols

Kun Liu

Daozheng Lu

Nunzio Sciammetta

Brian M Andresen

Matthew H Daniels

L Joe Hedges

Chad A VanHuis

Ajit Shanware

John K MacLean

Corey E Bienstock

Yuan Liu

Hafiza Jameela

Karin Ann Stein

Wei Yu Chen

Manmohan Reddy Leleti

Zhaozhong Jon Jia

Bruce R Davis

Thomas E Westberg

David Henry Harkness

Brian Fife

Gary D Glick

Arthur Glenn Romero

Zhan Wang

David M Rudnick

Jay Thomas

Daniel Thomas Ward

Ti-Shiang Wang

Michael C Morris

William Korbecki

Daniel C Hagenbuch

Carl J Kaub

Methods and systems are disclosed herein for encouraging particular behavior while occupying vehicles. For example, by granting and restricting access to media and other user comfort devices based on whether or not a user is conforming to a predetermined rule set, the media guidance application may encourage a user to adhere to the rule set.

Methods and systems for encouraging behaviour while occupying vehicles

Methods and systems are described herein for calculating a predicted time when a first user will be exposed to a spoiler of a first media asset. A media guidance application may retrieve an initial transmission time of the first media asset and a transmission time of a second media asset that precedes the transmission time of the first media asset. The media guidance application may retrieve electronic communications from a second user whose electronic communications the first user has viewed, and determine a subset of the electronic communications that correspond to the second media asset. The media guidance application may calculate a length of time from the transmission time of the second media asset to the earliest availability time of an electronic communication in the subset. The media guidance application may calculate the predicted time based on the transmission time of the first media asset and the length of time.

Systems and methods for calculating a predicted time when a user will be exposed to a spoiler of a media asset

Systems and methods for presenting custom navigation options are described herein. In some embodiments, the media guidance application displays a first portion of a media asset, and receives a user selection of an entity depicted within the portion. The media guidance application identifies a playlist of media asset portions associated with the entity, and generates for display a transport bar associated with the entity comprising an indicator identifying the entity and only one or more regions associated with the playlist of media asset portions. The media guidance application then receives a second user selection, and generates for display a second portion of the media asset associated with the entity in response. In some embodiments, the media guidance application identifies the playlist by searching a custom presentation database for entries associated with the entity, and retrieves the playlist from the identified entry.

Systems and methods for navigating media assets

Systems and methods are described herein for providing supplemental content to a group of users when the group of users is disinterested in content from a live content stream. When users are disinterested in a segment of the live content, the users will be provided with supplemental content to consume during the not interesting portion of the live content while other users that are viewing the live content will continue to receive the live content stream. After the segment of the live content is completed, the group of users will resume consumption of the live content stream.

Systems and methods for providing synchronized supplemental content to a subset of users that are disinterested in live content

Methods and systems are described herein for providing streamlined access to media assets of interest to a user. The method includes determining that a supplemental viewing device, through which a user views a field of view, is directed at a first field of view. The method further involves detecting that the supplemental viewing device is now directed at a second field of view, and determining that a media consumption device is within the second field of view. A first media asset of interest to the user that is available for consumption via the media consumption device is identified, and the supplemental viewing device generates a visual indication in the second field of view. The visual indication indicates that the first media asset is available for consumption via the media consumption device, and the visual indication tracks a location of the media consumption device in the second field of view.

Augmented reality content recommendation

Systems and methods for providing access to media content by connecting, to a public device, a private device that has an installed application associated with the media content. A media guidance application may receive a communication from a private device, running a private interface application, requesting to access content using the public device. In response, the media guidance application may retrieve, at the public device, a public interface application associated with the private interface application, from a content provider of the content. The private interface application may be configured to control a graphical user interface of the public interface application. Accordingly, the user may be able to access content via the public device when the private device is within a predetermined proximity to the public device.

Systems and methods for connecting a public device to a private device with pre-installed content management applications

Systems and methods are provided for managing subscriptions. A media guidance application obtaining viewing patterns of a subscriber and determining a first and second media package of interest to the subscriber. A first and second release schedule are obtained related to media content in the first and second media packages. The media guidance application predicts a first viewing impact of the first subscription and a second viewing impact of the second subscription, for the upcoming time period, wherein the viewing impact indicates a total predicted amount of time spent viewing the media packages in the upcoming time period. An available amount of time for viewing media in the upcoming time period is also determined. The media guidance application generates a subscription recommendation for the upcoming time period based on the first viewing impact, second viewing impact, and available amount of time for viewing media in the upcoming time period.

Systems and methods for management of media content subscriptions

Methods and systems are described for a media guidance application that manages media subscriptions between a user and a content provider. In particular, the media guidance application may automatically identify subscription terms that are beneficial for both a user and for a content provider.

Methods and systems for managing media subscriptions

Systems and methods are described for modifying a fast-forwarding speed based on a reaction time of a user when a frame of interest is detected. A media guidance application may receive a command from a user to fast-forward through a media asset and may execute a fast-forwarding operation through frames of the media asset. The media guidance application may detect that the fast-forwarding operation is approaching a frame of interest to the viewer. The media guidance application may reduce the fast-forwarding speed to a second speed slower than the first speed, where the second speed is determined based on an estimated reaction time of the user. The media guidance application may receive a command to resume playback from the user while the fast-forwarding operation is occurring at the second speed and may play back the media asset at a default playback speed from a point corresponding to a moment when the command was received.

Systems and methods for modifying fast-forward speeds based on the user's reaction time when detecting points of interest in content

Systems and methods are described herein for updating search results based on a user's comment or a conversation among users using a media guidance application. A set of search results may be presented to a user or users. Comments or a conversation about the search results may be analyzed by the media guidance application. Selected comments by a user determined to have a greater weight may be used to update the search results.

Systems and methods for updating search results based on a conversation

In some aspects, control circuitry receives, at a content provider server that is associated with a first subscription service, a first authentication key from a content aggregator server that is associated with a second subscription service, prior to the user subscribing to the first subscription service. The control circuitry generates and stores, at the content provider server, the first user account after comparing the first authentication key to acceptable authentication. In response to storing the first user account, the control circuitry receives a request from the content aggregator server to subscribe the user to the first subscription service, wherein the request includes a second authentication key. The control circuitry compares the first authentication key to the second authentication key, and in response to determining that the first authentication key matches the second authentication key, validates the first user account and grants access to the first subscription service through the first user account.

Methods and systems for monitoring content subscription usage

Compounds and compositions that can modulate mitochondrial function in neuronal cells are provided herein, as are methods for using the compounds and compositions to treat or prevent conditions such as Alzheimer's disease. For example, compounds of Formula I, compositions containing the compounds, and methods for using the compounds and compositions are provided herein: wherein X is absent, CH, or C(O); Ris H, OH, CN, NO, halo, Calkyl, Chaloalkyl, Calkoxy, Chaloalkoxy, Ccycloalkyl, amino, Calkylamino, or di(Calkyl)amino; Ris H or Calkyl; Ris H, Calkyl, —C(O)(Calkyl), or —C(O)O(Calkyl); Ris Ccycloalkyl, Caryl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl, or 5-10 membered heterocycloalkyl, each optionally substituted by 1, 2, 3, or 4 independently selected Rgroups; and Ris OH, CN, NO, halo, Calkyl, Chaloalkyl, Calkoxy, Chaloalkoxy, Ccycloalkyl, amino, Calkylamino, or di(Calkyl)amino.

Compounds for modulating mitochondrial function

Methods and systems are provided herein for recommending a media asset based on a geographic location at which that media asset was frequently consumed. For example, the system may monitor a location, such as New York City or Times Square, to determine popular media assets watched there, such as 'The Avengers,' and when another user visits New York City, the system may then notify the user that the movie, such as “The Avengers,” is associated with New York City. The system stores the geographic locations associated with the media asset in the database based on the consumption of the media asset so that other users may be notified which media assets are associated with each geographic location.

Methods and systems for recommending media assets based on the geographic location at which the media assets are frequently consumed

Systems and methods for enabling quick access to media options are provided. A display of a plurality of icons is generated, wherein each of the plurality of icons represents a different one of a plurality of applications. A user input is detected that identifies a first of the plurality of icons associated with a first of the plurality of applications. In response to determining that the user input corresponds to a quick access operation, first and second media asset identifiers and corresponding media options are retrieved from each of second and third applications. A menu that includes the retrieved first and second media asset identifiers is generated for display with the plurality of icons.

Systems and methods for enabling quick multi-application menu access to media options

Methods and systems for a media guidance application that aggregates media content and media guidance data for users. For example, the media guidance application may aggregate content from numerous providers and provide the content through a single interface. Moreover, the media guidance application described herein may provide service providers with finder's fees for sharing information about media assets that users are interested in viewing.

Methods and systems of facilitating sharing of information among service providers

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William L Thomas