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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan A. Logan, Mountain View, CA (US);
Adam Bates, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Hafiza Jameela, Milpitas, CA (US);
Jesse F. Patterson, Pacifica, CA (US);
Mark K. Berner, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Eric Dorsey, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David W. Chamberlin, Pacifica, CA (US);
Paul Stevens, Felton, CA (US);
Herbert A. Waterman, Merced, CA (US);
Assignee:
ROVI Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/466 (2011.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/472 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/04815 (2013.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); H04L 67/38 (2013.01); H04N 21/4668 (2013.01); H04N 21/4823 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are described for a media guidance application (e.g., implemented on a user device) that generates customized shared viewing experiences in virtual reality environments by identifying friends of a user, and adding them to the virtual reality media asset being accessed by a user.