Systems and methods for excluding consumed content from a content presentation
AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorsSean Matthews, Benjamin H. Maughan
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Abstract
System and method are disclosed herein for excluding consumed content from a content presentation. Specifically, fingerprints for each unique media asset included in a compilation of media content consumed by a user may be obtained and stored in a user's profile. Fingerprints for each unique media asset included in another compilation of media content may be generated and compared with fingerprints stored in the user's profile to determine which of the unique media assets in the other compilation have been consumed by the user. The second compilation may be presented to the user without the unique media assets that were consumed.
Claims16
A method for excluding consumed content from a content presentation, the method comprising:
- generating, using control circuitry, a first plurality of fingerprints for a first media content wherein the first media content comprises a first compilation of media assets;
- creating, using control circuitry, based on a comparison of each fingerprint in the first plurality of fingerprints with a next sequential fingerprint in the first plurality of fingerprints, a first set of fingerprints comprising one fingerprint from each sequential pair of identical fingerprints in the first plurality of fingerprints;
- generating, using control circuitry, a second plurality of fingerprints for a second media content, wherein the second media content comprises a second compilation of media assets different from the first compilation of media assets;
- comparing, using control circuitry, fingerprints in the second plurality of fingerprints with fingerprints in the first set of fingerprints;
- determining, using control circuitry, based on comparing the second plurality of fingerprints with the first plurality of fingerprints, a set of media assets that are both in the first media content and in the second media content;
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- generating, using control circuitry, for display the second media content without the set of media assets.
A system for excluding consumed content from a content presentation, the system comprising:
- storage;
- and
- control circuitry configured to:
- generate a first plurality of fingerprints for a first media content wherein the first media content comprises a first compilation of media assets;
- create, based on a comparison of each fingerprint in the first plurality of fingerprints with a next sequential fingerprint in the first plurality of fingerprints, a first set of fingerprints comprising one fingerprint from each sequential pair of identical fingerprints in the first plurality of fingerprints;
- generate a second plurality of fingerprints for a second media content, wherein the second media content comprises a second compilation of media assets different from the first compilation of media assets;
- compare fingerprints in the second plurality of fingerprints with fingerprints in the first set of fingerprints;
- determine, based on comparing the second plurality of fingerprints with the first plurality of fingerprints, a set of media assets that are both in the first media content and in the second media content;
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- generate for display the second media content without the set of media assets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.