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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:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2012
Applicants:
Douglas Seyller, Lisle, IL (US);
Michael R. Nichols, La Canada, CA (US);
Inventors:
Douglas Seyller, Lisle, IL (US);
Michael R. Nichols, La Canada, CA (US);
Assignee:
Rovi Guides, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/488 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/431 (2013.01); H04N 21/42204 (2013.01); H04N 21/4312 (2013.01); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/488 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for a media guidance application that can prioritize media content listings based on the real-time progression of the content associated with the listing. The media guidance application may interpret metadata concerning the progress of the content associated with the listing to determine whether or not a particular user will have, or continue to have, interest in the listing based on real-time statistical analysis.