IP Library Granted Patent US 9,959,658
Granted Patent B2
US 9,959,658 · App. 14/631,968 · Granted May 1, 2018

Methods and systems for generating holographic animations

Inventors: Jason W. Conness (Pasadena, CA); Todd Mariani (Philadelphia, PA)
Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
G06T13/80G06F3/013G06F3/0482G06F3/04842G06F3/04845G06F17/30268G06F17/30274
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,959,658
App. No.
14/631,968
Filed
Feb 26, 2015
Granted
May 1, 2018
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2175
USPC
715/716
Abstract

Methods and systems are described herein for improved techniques for consuming and interacting with media content. Specifically, the media guidance application may generate holographic animations that move from a holographic structure from which a user has selected a media asset and direct the user to a display device capable of presenting the media asset. For example, in response to a user selecting a baseball movie from a holographic bookcase, the media guidance application may generate for display a holographic baseball that is “thrown” from the bookcase to a television that will present the baseball movie.

Claims (44)

1. A method for generating for display holographic animations, the method comprising:

generating for display holographic media content at a first location;

detecting a user interaction selecting a portion of the holographic media content;

determining a media asset associated with the portion;

cross-referencing the media asset with a database listing holographic animations associated with various media assets to determine a holographic animation associated with the media asset;

determining a trajectory from the first location to a second location, wherein the second location includes a display device for presenting the media asset; and

generating for display the holographic animation along the trajectory, wherein the holographic animation moves along the trajectory independently from the holographic media content.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting the second location from a plurality of locations based on a format of the display device corresponding to a format of the media asset.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user interaction selecting the portion of the holographic media content comprises a user focusing on the portion of the holographic media content.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a direction associated with the trajectory; and

determining a distance associated with the trajectory.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a speed associated with the first user interaction;

cross-referencing the speed with a database associated with projected distances corresponding to different speeds of user interactions to determine a projected distance associated with the speed; and

selecting the second location in response to determining an actual distance between the first location and the second location corresponds to the projected distance associated with the speed.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the trajectory is based on a direction associated with the user interaction.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein a speed of the holographic animation along the trajectory is based on a speed of the user interaction.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the holographic media content is generated for display at the first location by an optical user device.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the holographic media content comprises a plurality of portions, and wherein each portion of the plurality of portions is associated with a different media asset.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the holographic media content comprises a holographic structure that is manipulated by a user to select the media asset.

11. A system for generating for display holographic animations, the system comprising:

storage circuitry configured to store a database listing holographic animations associated with various media assets; and

control circuitry configured to:

generate for display holographic media content at a first location;

detect a user interaction selecting a portion of the holographic media content;

determine a media asset associated with the portion;

cross-reference the media asset with the database to determine a holographic animation associated with the media asset;

determine a trajectory from the first location to a second location, wherein the second location includes a display device for presenting the media asset; and

generate for display the holographic animation along the trajectory, wherein the holographic animation moves along the trajectory independently from the holographic media content.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to select the second location from a plurality of locations based on a format of the display device corresponding to a format of the media asset.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the user interaction selecting the portion of the holographic media content comprises a user focusing on the portion of the holographic media content.

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

determine a direction associated with the trajectory; and

determine a distance associated with the trajectory.

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

determine a speed associated with the first user interaction;

cross-reference the speed with a database associated with projected distances corresponding to different speeds of user interactions to determine a projected distance associated with the speed; and

select the second location in response to determining an actual distance between the first location and the second location corresponds to the projected distance associated with the speed.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the trajectory is based on a direction associated with the user interaction.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein a speed of the holographic animation along the trajectory is based on a speed of the user interaction.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the holographic media content is generated for display at the first location by an optical user device.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the holographic media content comprises a plurality of portions, and wherein each portion of the plurality of portions is associated with a different media asset.

20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the holographic media content comprises a holographic structure that is manipulated by a user to select the media asset.

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 Apr 16, 2015
From: CONNESS, JASON W.; MARIANI, TODD
To: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Reel/Frame 035427/0424 →
Continuity (1)
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