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US 9860595

Systems and methods for episode tracking in an interactive media environment

Current assignee: Adeia Guides Inc

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US Patent 9860595, titled "Systems and methods for episode tracking in an interactive media environment," was filed on March 17, 2015, and issued on January 2, 2018. The current assignee is Adeia Guides Inc, with Rovi Guides Inc listed as the original assignee. The inventors are Charles Cordray, Todd A. Walker, and Samir B. Armaly.

Abstract:
The patent describes systems and methods for tracking a user's viewing progress through a series of related programs, such as a television or movie series. An interactive media monitoring application keeps a user media profile to record viewing progress. This application then uses the user media profile to filter out other media content (e.g., advertisements, news segments, and web pages) that might be inconsistent with what the user has already watched.

Plain-language overview of Independent Claims:

Claim 1 (System Claim): This claim describes a system for managing a user's media experience. The system includes control circuitry that obtains a user profile, which tracks the user's progress through a series of programs. When new media content is identified for presentation to the user, the system determines if this content is inconsistent (e.g., contains spoilers) with the user's viewing progress. If it is inconsistent, the system filters that content so it is not presented to the user.
Claim 11 (Method Claim): This claim outlines a method, performed by control circuitry, for managing a user's media environment. The method involves obtaining a user profile with viewing progress information for a program series, identifying media content for presentation, determining if that content is inconsistent with the user's viewing progress, and then filtering the inconsistent content from being shown.
Claim 19 (Computer-Readable Medium Claim): This claim covers a non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores instructions. When these instructions are executed by a processor, they configure the processor to perform the steps of obtaining a user profile with viewing progress for a program series, identifying media content, determining if it's inconsistent with viewing progress, and filtering the inconsistent content from presentation to the user.

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