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Granted Patent B2
US 12,206,951 · App. 18/227,007 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Systems and methods for presenting user selected scenes

Inventors: Brian Peterson (Barrington, IL); Vanessa Wickenkamp (Elmhurst, IL); David John Wheatley (Tower Lakes, IL); Walter R. Klappert (North Hollywood, CA)
Assignee: Adeia Guides Inc.
H04N21/4821H04N21/4825H04N21/8133H04N21/8456H04N21/8541
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Patent No.
US 12,206,951
App. No.
18/227,007
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods are described herein for presenting user selected scenes. A media guidance application may generate for display a listing for a media asset, wherein a play length of the media asset includes a non-selectable play length portion and a selectable play length portion. The media guidance application may generate for display a first scene option corresponding to a first scene and a second scene option corresponding to a second scene. The media guidance application may receive a user selection of the first or second scene option and incorporate the selected scene into the selectable play length portion of the media asset. The media guidance application may generate for display the media asset with the selected scene incorporated into the selectable play length portion.

Claims (39)

1. A method comprising:

determining a plurality of scenes in a video asset, wherein a selected scene of the plurality of scenes corresponds to a time in the video asset;

causing, simultaneously at a user interface of each of a plurality of devices, to be displayed a plurality of interface elements, each interface element of the plurality of interface elements corresponding to a scene of the plurality of scenes, each interface element of the plurality of interface elements depicting a graphic captured from the corresponding scene of the plurality of scenes;

receiving, before expiration of a timeout period, a first plurality of selections from the user interface of each of a first subset of the plurality of devices corresponding to a first scene of the plurality of scenes;

receiving, before the expiration of the timeout period, a second plurality of selections from the user interface of each of a second subset of the plurality of devices corresponding to a second scene of the plurality of scenes;

determining, based at least in part on the first plurality of selections from the first subset of the plurality of devices having more selections than the second plurality of selections from the second subset of the plurality of devices before expiration of the timeout period, the first scene as the selected scene to be displayed at the corresponding time in the video asset; and

causing to be displayed the selected scene at the corresponding time in the video asset.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of interface elements is displayed at the user interface of each of the plurality of devices via a social network.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of interface elements is part of a voting interface via the social network.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of interface elements is associated with a user profile at the social network.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

storing, at a social media server, the first plurality of selections and the second plurality of selections; and

transmitting data about the stored first plurality of selections and the stored second plurality of selections to a user device associated with the user profile.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein each interface element of the plurality of interface elements comprises one of a cover art, a video clip, a thumbnail, a still image, or a live video from the corresponding scene.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the graphic depicts a character in the corresponding scene.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of interface elements is caused to be displayed prior to the corresponding time during playing of the video asset.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising automatically pausing the playing of the video asset at the corresponding time to receive a selection via the plurality of interface elements when no selection has been made prior to the time.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selected scene is caused to be displayed seamlessly with display of the video asset.

11. A system comprising:

display circuitry configured to display video; and

control circuitry configured to:

determine a plurality of scenes in a video asset, wherein a selected scene of the plurality of scenes corresponds to a time in the video asset;

cause, simultaneously at a user interface of each of a plurality of devices, to be displayed a plurality of interface elements, each interface element of the plurality of interface elements corresponding to a scene of the plurality of scenes, each interface element of the plurality of interface elements depicting a graphic captured from the corresponding scene of the plurality of scenes;

receive, before the expiration of the timeout period, a first plurality of selections from the user interface of each of a first subset of the plurality of devices corresponding to a first scene of the plurality of scenes;

receive, before the expiration of a timeout period, a second plurality of selections from the user interface of each of a second subset of the plurality of devices corresponding to a second scene of the plurality of scenes;

determine, based at least in part on the first plurality of selections from the first subset of the plurality of devices having more selections than the second plurality of selections from the second subset of the plurality of devices before the expiration of the timeout period, the first scene as the selected scene to be displayed at the corresponding time in the video asset; and

cause, to be displayed via the display circuitry, the selected scene at the corresponding time in the video asset.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of interface elements is displayed at the user interface of each of the plurality of devices via a social network.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of interface elements is part of a voting interface via the social network.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the plurality of interface elements is associated with a user profile at the social network.

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

store, at a social media server, the first plurality of selections and the second plurality of selections; and

transmit data about the stored first plurality of selections and the stored second plurality of selections to a user device associated with the user profile.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein each interface element of the plurality of interface elements comprises one of a cover art, a video clip, a thumbnail, a still image, or a live video from the corresponding scene.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the graphic depicts a character in the corresponding scene.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of interface elements is caused to be displayed prior to the corresponding time during playing of the video asset.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

automatically pause the playing of the video asset at the time to receive a selection via the plurality of interface elements when no selection has been made prior to the corresponding time.

20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the selected scene is caused to be displayed seamlessly with display of the video asset.

Assignments (5)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 2, 2024
From: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
To: ADEIA GUIDES INC.
Reel/Frame 069085/0697 →
MERGER Recorded Jul 28, 2023
From: UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
To: UV CORP.
Reel/Frame 064423/0809 →
MERGER Recorded Jul 28, 2023
From: UV CORP.
To: TV GUIDE, INC.
Reel/Frame 064423/0948 →
MERGER Recorded Jul 28, 2023
From: TV GUIDE, INC.
To: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Reel/Frame 064424/0019 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 28, 2023
From: PETERSON, BRIAN; WICKENKAMP, VANESSA; WHEATLEY, DAVID JOHN; KLAPPERT, WALTER R.
To: UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 064424/0160 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16700209 · Dec 2, 2019
Continuation 15927991 · Mar 21, 2018
Continuation 14502851 · Sep 30, 2014
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