Rovi Guides, Inc. patent applications published on November 30th, 2023

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Summary of the patent applications from Rovi Guides, Inc. on November 30th, 2023

Rovi Guides, Inc. has recently filed several patents related to media guidance and recommendation systems. These patents aim to enhance the user experience by providing personalized recommendations, improving group watching sessions, and optimizing the distribution of operations across multiple devices. Notable applications include:

- Systems and methods for recommending media assets based on user viewing activity and feedback. - Systems and methods for operating group watching sessions, facilitating efficient and personalized communication among users. - A media guidance application that notifies users about objects of interest in media content and provides additional related content. - A media guidance application that divides operations among multiple devices based on criteria such as device capabilities or user preferences, optimizing the user experience. - Systems and methods for automatically recording media assets that a user is interested in but has not explicitly scheduled for recording, providing convenience and avoiding unwanted recordings. - A system and method for automatically adjusting the framing of a video for a conference participant, improving the video conference experience. - Systems and methods for identifying jump points in media assets to resume consumption after skipping a portion, providing a preview image at each jump point. - Managing impressions in advertisement campaigns, including moving impressions between different media, modifying budgets based on performance data, and reallocating budgets between active campaigns. - Methods and systems for identifying and marking content items that have or have not been shared to social media or content hosting services, providing a user interface with graphical indicators.

Summary in bullet points:

  • Systems and methods for recommending media assets based on user viewing activity and feedback.
  • Systems and methods for operating group watching sessions, facilitating efficient and personalized communication among users.
  • A media guidance application that notifies users about objects of interest in media content and provides additional related content.
  • A media guidance application that divides operations among multiple devices based on criteria such as device capabilities or user preferences, optimizing the user experience.
  • Systems and methods for automatically recording media assets of interest without explicit scheduling, avoiding unwanted recordings.
  • A system and method for automatically adjusting the framing of a video for a conference participant, improving the video conference experience.
  • Systems and methods for identifying jump points in media assets to resume consumption after skipping a portion, providing a preview image at each jump point.
  • Managing impressions in advertisement campaigns, including moving impressions between different media, modifying budgets based on performance data, and reallocating budgets between active campaigns.
  • Methods and systems for identifying and marking content items shared to social media or content hosting services, providing a user interface with graphical indicators.



Patent applications for Rovi Guides, Inc. on November 30th, 2023

SUPERIMPOSED DIFFRACTIVE GRATINGS FOR OPTICAL ELEMENTS OF AUGMENTED REALITY AND VIRTUAL REALITY DISPLAYS (17825486)

Main Inventor

Yuval Ofir


SYSTEM AND METHODS TO DENOTE UNSHARED CONTENT TO BE SHARED (18140776)

Main Inventor

Madhusudhan Srinivasan


MANAGING IMPRESSIONS OF AN ADVERTISEMENT CAMPAIGN (18229020)

Main Inventor

Joshua Brenner


MANAGING IMPRESSIONS OF AN ADVERTISEMENT CAMPAIGN (18231609)

Main Inventor

Joshua Brenner


SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IMPROVE SKIP FORWARD FUNCTIONALITY (18230930)

Main Inventor

Ankur Anil Aher


SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENCE-AWARE REPOSITIONING AND REFRAMING IN VIDEO CONFERENCING (17828223)

Main Inventor

Tao Chen


SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AGGRESSIVELY RECORDING CONTENT WHEN A USER IS NOT AT HOME (18232148)

Main Inventor

Ashwini Dharwa


METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISTRIBUTING MEDIA GUIDANCE AMONG MULTIPLE DEVICES (18222585)

Main Inventor

Walter R. Klappert


METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING A NOTIFICATION (18203805)

Main Inventor

Calvin Nguyen


METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPERATING A GROUP WATCHING SESSION (17751889)

Main Inventor

Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah


METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECOMMENDING TO A FIRST USER MEDIA ASSETS FOR INCLUSION IN A PLAYLIST FOR A SECOND USER BASED ON THE SECOND USER'S VIEWING ACTIVITY (18227631)

Main Inventor

David D. Chung