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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Rovi Guides, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Charles Cordray, Leawood, KS (US);
Todd A. Walker, Bixby, OK (US);
Samir B. Armaly, La Canada Flintridge, CA (US);
Assignee:
ROVI GUIDES, INC., San Carlos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); H04N 5/782 (2006.01); H04N 21/235 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/435 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/458 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01); H04N 21/858 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/44204 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); H04N 5/782 (2013.01); H04N 7/17318 (2013.01); H04N 21/235 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/435 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4583 (2013.01); H04N 21/4751 (2013.01); H04N 21/4755 (2013.01); H04N 21/47217 (2013.01); H04N 21/4825 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01); H04N 21/858 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for monitoring a user's viewing progress of media in a series are provided. The user may setup a media profile containing a list of program series to be monitored. The interactive media monitoring application may track the user's viewing progress of programs in the program series on the user equipment and update the user's media profile. The user may request and watch programs in the series at the user's leisure while peripheral media content may be filtered to be consistent with the user's viewing progress in the series.