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Granted Patent B2
US 10,791,371 · App. 16/427,920 · Granted Sep 29, 2020

Systems and methods for multi-device content recommendations

Inventors: Danielle Larson (Santa Monica, CA); Michael R. Nichols (La Canada Flintridge, CA)
Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
H04N21/4668H04N21/44218H04N21/44222H04N21/4667
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Patent No.
US 10,791,371
App. No.
16/427,920
Granted
Sep 29, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and systems are disclosed herein for a media guidance application that provides content recommendations based on recent activity. For example, the media guidance application determines that the user has stopped using the first device and is using the second device. In response, the media guidance application retrieves, from memory, a length of time that the user has consumed media on the first device. The media guidance application then determines the time interval when the user was consuming media on the first device. Next, media content is determined that the user consumed on the first device during the time interval. The media guidance application then determines a characteristic of the consumed media content and recommends media content on a second device based on the characteristic.

Claims (43)

1. A method for providing content recommendations, the method comprising, at a server:

determining, using processing circuitry, that a user has stopped using a first device and is using a second device;

in response to determining that the user has stopped using the first device and is using the second device, determining, using the processing circuitry, an amount of time the user continuously used the first device immediately before using the second device;

identifying, using the processing circuitry, a plurality of media asset identifiers corresponding to a respective plurality of media assets that the user had consumed during the amount of time;

determining, using the processing circuitry, a characteristic that is associated with a greatest number of media assets of the plurality of media assets that the user consumed on the first device during the amount of time that the user continuously used the first device immediately before using the second device; and

causing to be displayed, a recommendation of content for consumption on the second device in response to determining the characteristic.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, generating the recommendation based on the characteristic.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the user has stopped using the first device and is using the second device comprises detecting that the user has moved from a first location that is associated with the first device to a second location that is associated with the second device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the user has stopped using the first device and is using the second device comprises detecting that the user has stopped interacting with the first device and is interacting with the second device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic is related to at least one of a genre, subject matter, title, type, actor, character, or location.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying characteristics associated with available content; and

filtering the available content based on whether the available content is associated with the characteristic, wherein the recommendation of content for the second device is based on the filtered available content.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising causing to be generated an alert that indicates to the user that the recommended content is available on the second device.

8. A system for providing content recommendations, the system comprising:

control circuitry at the server to:

determine that a user has stopped using a first device and is using a second device;

in response to determining that the user has stopped using the first device and is using the second device, determine an amount of time the user continuously used the first device immediately before using the second device;

identify a plurality of media asset identifiers corresponding to a respective plurality of media assets that the user had consumed during the amount of time;

determine a characteristic that is associated with a greatest number of media assets of the plurality of media assets that the user consumed on the first device during the amount of time that the user continuously used the first device immediately before using the second device; and

cause a recommendation of content for consumption to be displayed on the second device in response to determining the characteristic.

9. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to generate the recommendation based on the characteristic.

10. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to determine that the user has stopped using the first device and is using the second device causes the control circuitry to further detect that the user has moved from a first location that is associated with the first device to a second location that is associated with the second device.

11. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to determine that the user has stopped using the first device and is using the second device causes the control circuitry to further detect that the user has stopped interacting with the first device and is interacting with the second device.

12. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to determine the characteristic is related to at least one of a genre, subject matter, title, type, actor, character, or location.

13. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

identify characteristics associated with available content; and

filter the available content based on whether the available content is associated with the characteristic, wherein the recommendation of content for the second device is based on the filtered available content.

14. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to cause an alert that indicates to the user that the recommended content is available to be generated on the second device.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions encoded thereon that when executed causes the control circuitry to:

determine that a user has stopped using a first device and is using a second device;

in response to determining that the user has stopped using the first device and is using the second device, determine an amount of time the user continuously used the first device immediately before using the second device;

identify a plurality of media asset identifiers corresponding to a respective plurality of media assets that the user had consumed during the amount of time;

determine a characteristic that is associated with a greatest number of media assets of the plurality of media assets that the user consumed on the first device during the amount of time that the user continuously used the first device immediately before using the second device; and

cause a recommendation of content for consumption to be displayed on the second device in response to determining the characteristic.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instruction causes the control circuitry to further generate the recommendation based on the characteristic.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instruction for determining that the user has stopped using the first device and is using the second device causes the control circuitry to detect that the user has moved from a first location that is associated with the first device to a second location that is associated with the second device.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instruction for determining that the user has stopped using the first device and is using the second device causes the control circuitry to detect that the user has stopped interacting with the first device and is interacting with the second device.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instruction for determining the characteristic is related to at least one of a genre, subject matter, title, type, actor, character, or location.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instruction causes the control circuitry to further:

identify characteristics associated with available content; and

filter the available content based on whether the available content is associated with the characteristic, wherein the recommendation of content for the second device is based on the filtered available content.

21. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instruction causes the control circuitry to further cause an alert that indicates to the user that the recommended content is available to be generated on the second device.

Assignments (7)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 2, 2024
From: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
To: ADEIA GUIDES INC.
Reel/Frame 069085/0697 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC
To: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
Reel/Frame 053458/0749 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
To: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
Reel/Frame 053481/0790 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2020
From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS INC.; VEVEO, INC.; INVENSAS CORPORATION; INVENSAS BONDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TESSERA, INC.; TESSERA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DTS, INC.; PHORUS, INC.; IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053468/0001 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 25, 2019
From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 051110/0006 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2019
From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
To: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 051143/0468 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2019
From: LARSON, DANIELLE; NICHOLS, MICHAEL R.
To: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Reel/Frame 049333/0865 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15705972 · Sep 15, 2017
Continuation 14582325 · Dec 24, 2014
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