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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2018
Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Adam Bates, Los Gatos, 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);
William L. Thomas, Evergreen, CO (US);
Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for alerting users to differences between first and second media versions of a story are provided. Given a first version of the media asset, a first sequence of plot segments in the first version that collectively represent a story arc may be identified. A second version of the media asset may be processed to identify a second sequence of plot segments that collectively represent the story arc. The first sequence and second sequence of plot segments may be compared to identify a set of plot segments representing a difference between the sequences. In response to detecting that a user consuming the first version of the media asset has reached a given plot segment that represents a resolution to the story, a summary of the set of plot segments representing the difference between the first and second sequences may be generated for display.