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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 22, 2023
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Cara Lyn Hathaway, Tulsa, OK (US);

Walter R. Klappert, North Hollywood, CA (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/6543 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/458 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/488 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/6543 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/26283 (2013.01); H04N 21/42202 (2013.01); H04N 21/42203 (2013.01); H04N 21/4334 (2013.01); H04N 21/44218 (2013.01); H04N 21/4524 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4583 (2013.01); H04N 21/47214 (2013.01); H04N 21/4882 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are described herein for alerting a user that the user will be unable to view a broadcast program based on an estimated time of arrival of the user to a media consumption device, and responsively providing the user with an option to record the broadcast program. These systems and methods are performed at least by identifying a plurality of broadcast programs that are indicated on a profile of a user, receiving an estimated time of arrival of the user to a location of a media consumption device, responsively determining whether the user will be unable to view a broadcast program of the plurality of broadcast programs, responsively providing the user with an option to record the broadcast program, and responsively causing the broadcast program to be recorded.


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