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US 10,945,044 B2Granted
Systems and methods for providing media content listings according to points of interest
AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorRoyce Hamano
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for allowing a user to obtain a listing of points of interest and associated media content listings based on the user's current geographic location. The user's current geographic location may be determined using, for example, a GPS transceiver incorporated in the user's user access device. Information may then be communicated from a remote server to the user access device that identifies points of interest associated with the geographic location as well as media content listings associated with the points of interest.
Claims21
A method for delivering media content, the method comprising:
- determining, using control circuitry, a location of a user device;
- searching a database of media content data to identify at least one landmark associated with the location of the user device and to determine that the at least one landmark does not have a line of sight to the location;
- identifying a landmark location of the at least one landmark;
- retrieving a plurality of media content identifiers from a database,
- wherein each media content identifier of the plurality of media content identifiers was populated into the database based on input received from a different user of a plurality of users,
- wherein each media content identifier of the plurality of media content identifiers corresponds to a different video asset of a plurality of video assets,
- wherein the input for each respective video asset of the plurality of video assets specifies that the respective video asset comprises a video frame including an image corresponding to the landmark location of the at least one landmark, and
- wherein the respective video asset was stored remote from a respective user device of each different user of the plurality of users prior to, and pre-existed, reception of the input corresponding to the respective video asset;
- and
- generating for simultaneous display (1) a map comprising an indication of the landmark location of the at least one landmark and (2) the plurality of media content identifiers on the user device.
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A system for delivering media content, the system comprising:
- location determination circuitry;
- communications circuitry;
- and
- control circuitry configured to:
- determine, using the location determination circuitry, a location of a user device;
- search, using the communications circuitry, a database of media content data to identify at least one landmark associated with the location of the user device and to determine that the at least one landmark does not have a line of sight to the location;
- identify a landmark location of the at least one landmark;
- retrieve, using the communications circuitry, a plurality of media content identifiers from a database,
- wherein each media content identifier of the plurality of media content identifiers was populated into the database based on input received from a different user of a plurality of users,
- wherein each media content identifier of the plurality of media content identifiers corresponds to a different video asset of a plurality of video assets,
- wherein the input for each respective video asset of the plurality of video assets specifies that the respective video asset comprises a video frame including an image corresponding to the landmark location of the at least one landmark, and
- wherein the respective video asset was stored remote from a respective user device of each different user of the plurality of users prior to, and pre-existed, reception of the input corresponding to the respective video asset;
- and
- generate for simultaneous display (1) a map comprising an indication of the landmark location of the at least one landmark and (2) the plurality of media content identifiers on the user device.
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A method for delivering media content, the method comprising:
- determining a location of a first user device;
- searching a database of media content data to identify at least one landmark associated with the location of the user device and to determine that the at least one landmark does not have a line of sight to the location;
- identifying a landmark location of the at least one landmark;
- retrieving a plurality of media content identifiers from a database,
- wherein each media content identifier of the plurality of media content identifiers corresponds to a different video asset of a plurality of video assets,
- wherein input received regarding each respective video asset of the plurality of video assets specifies that the respective video asset corresponds to the landmark location of the at least one landmark, and
- wherein the respective video asset was stored remote from a second user device from which the input was received prior to, and pre-existed, reception of the input corresponding to the respective video asset;
- and
- generating for simultaneous display (1) a map comprising an indication of the landmark location of the at least one landmark and (2) the plurality of media content identifiers on the user device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.