Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and systems for providing relevant season series recording functionality
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Application No.: US17166306Application Date: 2021-02-03
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Publication No.: US11277656B2Publication Date: 2022-03-15
- Inventor: Alexander William Liston , Kenichiro Tanaka
- Applicant: ROVI Guides, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: ROVI Guides, Inc.
- Current Assignee: ROVI Guides, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Haley Guiliano LLP
- Main IPC: H04N21/431
- IPC: H04N21/431 ; H04N21/8405 ; H04N21/441 ; H04N21/47 ; H04N21/458 ; G06F3/0482 ; G06F21/00 ; G06F21/10 ; G06F9/451 ; H04N21/45 ; H04N21/466 ; H04N21/475 ; H04N21/482 ; G06F21/62 ; H04N21/442 ; G06F9/445 ; H04N21/422 ; H04N21/433 ; H04N21/472 ; H04N21/858 ; G06F3/04817 ; G06F3/04845

Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided herein for scheduling a season recording. A series is provided to a user device, the series having a plurality of sequential seasons, and each season having a plurality of episodes. A request for recording the series is received from the user. In response, a last episode of the series watched by the user is identified. A relevant season of the plurality of seasons is then determined, such that the relevant season precedes another season of the plurality of seasons and includes the last episode watched by the user. Then, episodes of the relevant season that follow the last episode watched by the user are scheduled for recording, such that episodes of a season that precedes the relevant season are not scheduled for recording.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210185383A1 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING RELEVANT SEASON SERIES RECORDING FUNCTIONALITY Public/Granted day:2021-06-17
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