IP Library Granted Patent US 11,902,609
Granted Patent B2
US 11,902,609 · App. 17/841,296 · Granted Feb 13, 2024

Customized options for consumption of content

Inventors: John Harvey (Wynnewood, PA); Michael Mattozzi (Media, PA); Matthew Hawthorne (Los Gatos, CA); Jeremy Volkman (Seattle, WA)
Assignee: TiVo Corporation
H04N21/25891H04N21/44222H04N21/4826
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Patent No.
US 11,902,609
App. No.
17/841,296
Granted
Feb 13, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for consuming content. A computing device may receive data. The computing device may determine an inference. The computing device may manage content. The computing device may manage content based on the inference.

Claims (47)

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

determining whether a consumed portion of a first media asset exceeds a first threshold amount;

in response to determining that the consumed portion of the first media asset exceeds the first threshold amount, determining whether an amount of time that the first media asset was advanced during the consumption of the first media asset exceeds a second threshold amount; and

in response to determining that the amount of time that the first media asset was advanced during the consumption of the first media asset does not exceed the second threshold amount:

identifying a second media asset that is similar to the first media asset; and

providing a recommendation of the second media asset.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to determining that the consumed portion of the first media asset does not exceed the first threshold amount, declining to perform the determining of whether the amount of time that the first media asset was advanced during the consumption of the first media asset exceeds the second threshold amount.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to determining that the consumed portion of the first media asset does not exceed the first threshold amount, declining to provide the recommendation of the second media asset.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to determining that the amount of time that the first media asset was advanced during the consumption of the first media asset exceeds the second threshold amount, declining to provide the recommendation of the second media asset.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the amount of time that the first media asset was advanced during the consumption of the first media asset comprises determining a net amount of time that the first media asset was fast-forwarded during one or more fast-forwarding events.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether the first media asset is part of a series; and

in response to determining the first media asset is part of a series, providing as the recommended second media asset a media asset also included in the series.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the determining whether the first media asset is part of a series is performed in response to determining that the amount of time that the first media asset was advanced during the consumption of the first media asset does not exceed the second threshold amount.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the series comprises a plurality of episodes, the first media asset being a first episode of the series and the second media asset being a second episode of the series.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether the first media asset was consumed multiple times,

wherein the providing of the recommendation of the second media asset is further performed based on determining that the first media asset was consumed multiple times.

10. The method of claim 9 ,

wherein the determining whether the first media asset was consumed multiple times is performed in response to determining that the first media asset is not part of a series.

11. A computer-implemented system, comprising:

memory;

control circuitry configured to:

determine whether a consumed portion of a first media asset exceeds a first threshold amount based on an indication stored in the memory;

in response to determining that the consumed portion of the first media asset exceeds the first threshold amount, determine whether an amount of time that the first media asset was advanced during the consumption of the first media asset exceeds a second threshold amount; and

in response to determining that the amount of time that the first media asset was advanced during the consumption of the first media asset does not exceed the second threshold amount:

identify a second media asset that is similar to the first media asset; and

provide a recommendation of the second media asset.

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

in response to determining that the consumed portion of the first media asset does not exceed the first threshold amount, declining to perform the determining of whether the amount of time that the first media asset was advanced during the consumption of the first media asset exceeds the second threshold amount.

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

in response to determining that the consumed portion of the first media asset does not exceed the first threshold amount, declining to provide the recommendation of the second media asset.

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

in response to determining that the amount of time that the first media asset was advanced during the consumption of the first media asset exceeds the second threshold amount, declining to provide the recommendation of the second media asset.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to determine the amount of time that the first media asset was advanced during the consumption of the first media asset by determining a net amount of time that the first media asset was fast-forwarded during one or more fast-forwarding events.

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

determine whether the first media asset is part of a series; and

in response to determining the first media asset is part of a series, provide as the recommended second media asset a media asset also included in the series.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to determine whether the first media asset is part of a series in response to determining that the amount of time that the first media asset was advanced during the consumption of the first media asset does not exceed the second threshold amount.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the series comprises a plurality of episodes, the first media asset being a first episode of the series and the second media asset being a second episode of the series.

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

determine whether the first media asset was consumed multiple times, and

provide the recommendation of the second media asset further based on determining that the first media asset was consumed multiple times.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to determine whether the first media asset was consumed multiple times in response to determining that the first media asset is not part of a series.

Assignments (6)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 31, 2026
From: ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC
To: ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 075303/0980 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 1, 2024
From: TIVO CORPORATION
To: TIVO LLC
Reel/Frame 069083/0240 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 1, 2024
From: TIVO LLC
To: ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 069083/0318 →
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 Jun 15, 2022
From: HARVEY, JOHN; MATTOZZI, MICHAEL; HAWTHORNE, MATTHEW; VOLKMAN, JEREMY
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 060215/0113 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 15, 2022
From: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
To: TIVO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060215/0131 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17137735 · Dec 30, 2020
Continuation 16172392 · Oct 26, 2018
Continuation 13559341 · Jul 26, 2012
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