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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:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Rovi Guides, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Rovi Guides, Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/2668 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/4788 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/466 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/2668 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/44218 (2013.01); H04N 21/4667 (2013.01); H04N 21/4788 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are also provided herein for establishing a mode of communication between a first user and a second user when a media asset is in a lull. Control circuitry may determine that a first user perceives a segment of the media asset as a lull based on a first user profile. The control circuitry may retrieve a second user profile associated with a second user, and may determine that the second user also perceives the segment of the media asset to be a lull based on the second user profile. The control circuitry may responsively establish a mode of communication (e.g., a chat window) between the first user and the second user.