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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:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
May. 12, 2022
Applicant:
Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
William L. Thomas, Evergreen, CO (US);
Walter R. Klappert, North Hollywood, CA (US);
Richard M. Beaty, Mannford, OK (US);
Assignee:
Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/25 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/2665 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4826 (2013.01); H04N 21/251 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/2665 (2013.01); H04N 21/44213 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/472 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for a media guidance application that aggregates media content and media guidance data for users. For example, the media guidance application may aggregate content from numerous providers and provide the content through a single interface. Moreover, the media guidance application described herein may provide service providers with finder's fees for sharing information about media assets that users are interested in viewing.