IP Library Granted Patent US 11,153,643
Granted Patent B1
US 11,153,643 · App. 16/867,339 · Granted Oct 19, 2021

Systems and methods to determine reduction of interest in a content series

Inventors: Vikram Makam Gupta (Karnataka, IN); Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah (Tiptur, IN)
Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
H04N21/44204H04N21/44222H04N21/4532H04N21/4662
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Patent No.
US 11,153,643
App. No.
16/867,339
Granted
Oct 19, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

Systems and methods are provided herein for determining reduction of interest in a content series and to increasing the interest upon such determination. This may be accomplished by a device monitoring consumption of a content series to determine a pattern of consumption. The device may identify a change in the pattern of consumption indicative of a reduction of interest and determine a reason for the reduction in interest. Based on the reason for the reduction of interest, the device may provide an operation, such as a spoiler, to increase interest in the content series.

Claims (38)

1. A computer-implemented method for determining interest in a content series, the method comprising using processing circuitry for:

monitoring consumption of the content series, the consumption associated with a profile;

detecting a reduction of interest of the content series based on the monitoring;

identifying a reason for the reduction of interest using a trained machine learning model; and

causing to be performed an operation, at a first device, wherein the operation causes a spoiler to be provided on a display of the first device and the spoiler is selected based on the reason for the reduction of interest.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the spoiler comprises a subject matter of the content series.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

determining that providing the spoiler did not sufficiently increase interest in the content series; and

causing to be provided a second spoiler comprising additional subject matter.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein each spoiler is assigned a score based on the amount of subject matter included.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein each spoiler is assigned a score based on the correlation between the subject matter of the spoiler and the identified reason for the reduction of interest.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the profile is associated with one or more social networking accounts, and wherein identifying a reason for the reduction of interest is based on the one or more social networking accounts.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying a reason for the reduction of interest comprises determining information about the content series at a time when the reduction of interest is identified.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the information about the content series comprises at least one of a change in plot of the content series, a change in actors of the content series, a change in production of the content series, or a change in schedule of the content series.

9. A system for determining interest in a content series, the system comprising control circuitry configured to:

monitor consumption of the content series, the consumption associated with a profile;

detect a reduction of interest of the content series based on the monitoring;

identify a reason for the reduction of interest using a trained machine learning model; and

cause to be performed an operation, at a first device, wherein the operation causes a spoiler to be provided on a display of the first device and the spoiler is selected based on the reason for the reduction of interest.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the spoiler comprises a subject matter of the content series.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

determine that providing the spoiler did not sufficiently increase interest in the content series; and

cause to be provided a second spoiler comprising additional subject matter.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein each spoiler is assigned a score based on the amount of subject matter included.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein each spoiler is assigned a score based on the correlation between the subject matter of the spoiler and the identified reason for the reduction of interest.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the profile is associated with one or more social networking accounts, and wherein identifying a reason for the reduction of interest is based on the one or more social networking accounts.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the control circuitry is configured, when identifying a reason for the reduction of interest, to determine information about the content series at a time when the reduction of interest is identified.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the information about the content series comprises at least one of a change in plot of the content series, a change in actors of the content series, a change in production of the content series, or a change in schedule of the content series.

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

monitor consumption of the content series, the consumption associated with a profile;

detect a reduction of interest of the content series based on the monitoring;

identify a reason for the reduction of interest using a trained machine learning model; and

cause to be performed an operation, at a first device, wherein the operation causes a spoiler to be provided on a display of the first device and the spoiler is selected based on the reason for the reduction of interest.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the spoiler comprises a subject matter of the content series.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the instructions further cause the control circuitry to:

determine that providing the spoiler did not sufficiently increase interest in the content series; and

cause to be provided a second spoiler comprising additional subject matter.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein each spoiler is assigned a score based on the amount of subject matter included.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 3, 2024
From: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
To: ADEIA GUIDES INC.
Reel/Frame 069106/0346 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2023
From: ADEIA GUIDES INC.; ADEIA IMAGING LLC; ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC; ADEIA MEDIA SOLUTIONS INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS LLC; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES LLC; ADEIA SOLUTIONS LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063529/0272 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2020
From: GUPTA, VIKRAM MAKAM; PANCHAKSHARAIAH, VISHWAS SHARADANAGAR
To: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Reel/Frame 054026/0303 →
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