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

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.