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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
May. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael D. Ellis, Boulder, CO (US);
Robert A. Knee, Lansdale, PA (US);
Assignee:
Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/472 (2013.01); H04N 21/4312 (2013.01); H04N 21/44204 (2013.01); H04N 21/44213 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/4755 (2013.01); H04N 21/4821 (2013.01);
Abstract
A list of video-on demand (VOD) programs based on viewer selections is provided. VOD programs may be marked with a mark indicating the level of viewer interest. In one embodiment, a list of VOD programs may be displayed that includes or excludes programs having a particular mark, or sorts programs based on the marks. In another embodiment, a list of VOD programs may be displayed based on availability times. In yet another embodiment, after a viewer has played back a VOD program a list of related VOD programs may be automatically displayed.