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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:
Feb. 13, 2018

Filed:

Sep. 30, 2014
Applicant:

Rovi Guides, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Daniel Thomas Ward, Encino, CA (US);

Walter R. Klappert, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Calvin Nguyen, North Hills, CA (US);

Donn Smith, New York, NY (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/4367 (2011.01); G06Q 30/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/44218 (2013.01); G06Q 30/00 (2013.01); H04N 21/4126 (2013.01); H04N 21/431 (2013.01); H04N 21/4367 (2013.01); H04N 21/462 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems are described herein for a media guidance application that selects media content for consumption by a user while the user is moving from one location to another. For example, the media guidance application may present advertisements or recommend content to a user that is contextually relevant to the destination of the user. Additionally or alternatively, the advertisements or recommended content may be selected based on the potential destinations of the user, how quickly a user is traveling, a direction the user is traveling, etc.


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