IP Library Patent Application 13927798
Patent Application
App. No. 13/927,798

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING MUSICAL INSIGNIAS FOR MEDIA PROVIDERS

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13/927,798
Abstract

Methods and systems are discussed herein for generating audio presentations of musical insignias associated with media providers in an interactive media guide. For example, instead of requiring a user to read or otherwise visually identify a media object on an interactive guide, the media guidance application generates an audio presentation of a musical insignia known to a user to be associated with the media object.

Claims (55)

1 . A method of generating musical insignias for media providers, the method comprising:

generating an interactive media guide that includes a media listing associated with a media provider;

receiving a user input navigating to the media listing;

in response to the user navigating to the media listing, determining a first musical insignia associated with the media provider, wherein the first musical insignia is unique to the media provider; and

generating an audio presentation of the first musical insignia.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating a media object, wherein the media object includes a category of media listings, an icon associated with a guide function, or a media listing;

receiving a user input navigating to the media object;

in response to the user navigating to the media object, determining a second musical insignia associated with the media object, wherein the second musical insignia is unique to the media object; and

generating an audio presentation of the second musical insignia.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the first musical insignia associated with the media provider further comprises:

monitoring content of media associated with the media provider during a time period;

detecting occurrences of a musical sequence in the content of the media;

comparing a number of the occurrences to a threshold number; and

in response to the number of the occurrences exceeding the threshold number, determining the musical sequence is the first musical insignia.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the time period is associated with a period of time in which a user accesses the media provider.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a representative media asset of the media provider, wherein the representative media asset indicates a source indicator associated with the media provider;

monitoring content of the representative media asset; and

associating the first musical insignia with the media provider in response to detecting a threshold number of audio presentations corresponding to the first musical insignia in the content of the media asset.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining the first musical insignia based on cross-referencing the media provider in a database associated with musical insignias of media providers.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining the first musical insignia based on interpreting media data used to generate the interactive media guide.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining content of a media asset associated with the media listing and modifying the first musical insignia based on the content of the media asset.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

filtering the media providers based on whether the media providers are associated with musical insignias; and

generating for display media listings associated with the media providers that are associated with musical insignias.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a user input modifying the first musical insignia.

11 . A system of generating musical insignias for media providers, the system comprising control circuitry configured to:

generate an interactive media guide that includes a media listing associated with a media provider;

receive a user input navigating to the media listing;

in response to the user navigating to the media listing, determine a first musical insignia associated with the media provider, wherein the first musical insignia is unique to the media provider; and

generate an audio presentation of the first musical insignia.

12 . The system, of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

generate a media object, wherein the media object includes a category of media listings, an icon associated with a guide function, or a media listing;

receive a user input navigating to the media object;

in response to the user navigating to the media object, determine a second musical insignia associated with the media object, wherein the second musical insignia is unique to the media object; and

generate an audio presentation of the second musical insignia.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein determining the first musical insignia associated with the media provider further comprises:

monitoring content of media associated with the media provider during a time period;

detecting occurrences of a musical sequence in the content of the media;

comparing a number of the occurrences to a threshold number; and

in response to the number of the occurrences exceeding the threshold number, determining the musical sequence is the first musical insignia.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the time period is associated with a period of time in which a user accesses the media provider.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

determine a representative media asset of the media provider, wherein the representative media asset indicates a source indicator associated with the media provider;

monitor content of the representative media asset; and

associate the first musical insignia with the media provider in response to detecting a threshold number of audio presentations corresponding to the first musical insignia in the content of the media asset.

16 . The system of claim 11 , further comprising control circuitry configured to determine the first musical insignia based on cross-referencing the media provider in a database associated with musical insignias of media providers.

17 . The system of claim 11 , further comprising control circuitry configured to determine the first musical insignia based on interpreting media data used to generate the interactive media guide.

18 . The system of claim 11 , further comprising control circuitry configured to determine content of a media asset associated with the media listing and modifying the first musical insignia based on the content of the media asset.

19 . The system of claim 11 , further comprising control circuitry configured to:

filter the media providers based on whether the media providers are associated with musical insignias; and

generate for display media listings associated with the media providers that are associated with musical insignias.

20 . The system of claim 11 , further comprising control circuitry configured to receive a user input modifying the first musical insignia.

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Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Nov 25, 2019
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: APTIV DIGITAL INC.; GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; INDEX SYSTEMS INC.; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; SONIC SOLUTIONS LLC; STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC.; UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
Reel/Frame 051145/0090 →
MERGER Recorded Jun 12, 2015
From: TV GUIDE, INC.
To: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Reel/Frame 035848/0245 →
MERGER Recorded Jun 12, 2015
From: UV CORP.
To: TV GUIDE, INC.
Reel/Frame 035848/0270 →
MERGER Recorded Jun 12, 2015
From: UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
To: UV CORP.
Reel/Frame 035893/0241 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 24, 2014
From: APTIV DIGITAL, INC.; GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; INDEX SYSTEMS INC.; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; SONIC SOLUTIONS LLC; STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC.; UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 033407/0035 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2013
From: WOODS, THOMAS S.
To: UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 031507/0432 →