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Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021

Filed:

Jun. 28, 2017
Applicant:

Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:
Assignee:

ROVI GUIDES, INC., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 16/23 (2019.01); G06F 16/25 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/2379 (2019.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); G06F 16/252 (2019.01);
Abstract

A first version of a media asset may be stored (e.g., recorded). Availability of a second version of the media asset may be determined. A first set of characteristics of the first version of the media asset and a second set of characteristics of the second version of the media asset may be identified, where the first set of characteristics and the second set of characteristics include corresponding characteristics that are different between the first version of the media asset and the second version of the media asset. A determination may be made that the second set of characteristics is preferred by the user over the first set of characteristics, and in response, the first version of the media asset may be replaced with the second version of the media asset.


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