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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2022
Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
William L. Thomas, Evergreen, CO (US);
Margret B. Schmidt, Redwood City, CA (US);
Alexander W. Liston, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jonathan A. Logan, Mountain View, CA (US);
Gabriel C. Dalbec, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Mathew C. Burns, Dublin, CA (US);
Ajay Kumar Gupta, Andover, MA (US);
Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are described herein such that, a media guidance application presents, in an interactive program guide, a virtual content source for binge watching a program series. The media guidance application may determine a program series a user is currently watching. The media guidance application may receive a user selection of a media asset. The media guidance application may determine a length of time between a current time and a start time of the media asset. The media guidance application may determine the next episodes of the program series the user can watch before the start time of the media asset and present them using a virtual content source.