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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:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Rovi Guides, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
William L. Thomas, Evergreen, CO (US);
W. Benjamin Herrington, Tulsa, OK (US);
David M. Berezowski, Tulsa, OK (US);
Robert A. Knee, Lansdale, PA (US);
Michael D. Ellis, Boulder, CO (US);
Todd A. Walker, Bixby, OK (US);
M. Scott Reichardt, Tulsa, OK (US);
L. Joe Hedges, Tulsa, OK (US);
Assignee:
Rovi Guides, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/10 (2006.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 5/782 (2006.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/239 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/4722 (2011.01); H04N 21/478 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/47 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 5/4401 (2013.01); H04N 5/44543 (2013.01); H04N 5/76 (2013.01); H04N 5/782 (2013.01); H04N 7/17336 (2013.01); H04N 21/2393 (2013.01); H04N 21/26283 (2013.01); H04N 21/4333 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/478 (2013.01); H04N 21/4722 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/4828 (2013.01); H04N 21/4316 (2013.01); H04N 21/47 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for providing guidance to users for finding media are described. Such systems and methods may be provided in interactive media guides such as program guides, web browsers, or other suitable interactive media guides.