IP Library Granted Patent US 12,267,555
Granted Patent B2
US 12,267,555 · App. 18/626,813 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Methods and systems for recommending content restrictions

Inventors: Andrew Pearce (Wokingham, GB); Charles Dawes (Tyne & Wear, GB); Della Preston (Berks, GB)
Assignee: Adeia Guides Inc.
H04N21/4542G06F16/955H04N21/4524H04N21/4545H04N21/4661H04N21/4662H04W12/64
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Patent No.
US 12,267,555
App. No.
18/626,813
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods are described herein for recommending content restrictions to a user based on chatter in a social network of the user. The system analyzes chatter in the social network to identify a correlation between what is posted by users and the content that the users are posting about. The system stores a mapping between chatter and expected attributes of the content referenced by the chatter. The system will determine whether to block the content when an expected attribute is associated with a content restriction.

Claims (50)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, from a social network, social media posts associated with a first user;

identifying indications associated with media characteristics;

mapping the indications to the media characteristics; and

generating instructions for display, at a user equipment device, recommended content restrictions based on the mapped indications and media characteristics.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

receiving social media posts includes receiving posts from users associated with a child of the first user.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

storing mappings between indications and media characteristics in a database.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

identifying indications associated with media characteristics includes determining a frequency of indications associated with media characteristics.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the recommended content restrictions are further based on the age of the first user.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the recommended content restrictions comprise blocking media associated with specific indications.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein:

the specific indications include at least one of violence, sexuality, obscenity, language, or substance abuse.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the recommended content restrictions are further based on a location of the user equipment device.

9. A method comprising:

monitoring social media posts of users in a social network associated with a first user;

identifying a second user posting, at a threshold frequency, specific words indicating media characteristics;

determining media associated with the posts; and

recommending content restrictions to the first user based on the determined media.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein:

the specific words are associated with content that is sexually explicit, obscene, or violent.

11. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

notifying the first user of instances when the second user posts specific words.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein:

recommending content restrictions includes suggesting blocks of media associated with specific indications.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein:

recommending content restrictions to the first user is further based on an age of the first user.

14. A system comprising:

processing circuitry configured to:

receive, from a social network, social media posts associated with a first user;

identify indications associated with media characteristics;

map the indications to the media characteristics; and

generate instructions for display, at a user equipment device, recommended content restrictions based on the mapped indications and media characteristics.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein:

receiving social media posts includes receiving posts from users associated with a child of the first user.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

store mappings between indications and media characteristics in a database.

17. The system of claim 14 , wherein:

identifying indications associated with media characteristics includes determining the frequency of indications associated with media characteristics.

18. The system of claim 14 , wherein:

the recommended content restrictions are further based on the age of the first user.

19. The system of claim 14 , wherein:

the recommended content restrictions comprise blocking media associated with specific indications.

20. The system of claim 14 , wherein:

the recommended content restrictions are further based on a location of the user equipment device.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 28, 2025
From: ADEIA INC. (F/K/A XPERI HOLDING CORPORATION); ADEIA HOLDINGS INC.; ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS INC.; ADEIA IMAGING LLC; ADEIA MEDIA LLC; ADEIA MEDIA SOLUTIONS INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.; ADEIA TECHNOLOGIES INC.; ADEIA GUIDES INC.; ADEIA SOLUTIONS LLC; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS LLC; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES LLC; ADEIA PUBLISHING INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071454/0343 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 2, 2024
From: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
To: ADEIA GUIDES INC.
Reel/Frame 069085/0755 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2024
From: PEARCE, ANDREW; DAWES, CHARLES; PRESTON, DELLA
To: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Reel/Frame 067043/0834 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 18135919 · Apr 18, 2023
Continuation 17874659 · Jul 27, 2022
Continuation 17027760 · Sep 22, 2020
Continuation 16066121
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