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US 12,008,036 B2Granted
Methods and apparatuses for preventing spoilers in autocompleted search queries
AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorsCharishma Chundi, Reda Harb
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for preventing spoilers in autocompleted search queries. One example method includes, in response to detecting a user interaction at a computing device associated with a search query, identifying a media content history comprising one or more media content items. A predicted search query based on the user interaction and the media content history is generated, and the predicted search query is generated for output, at the computing device.
Claims14
A method comprising:
- in response to detecting a user interaction at a computing device associated with a search query:
- identifying a media content history comprising an episode of a first series;
- identifying a second series having episodes, wherein the second series is:
- not in the media content history, and
- of the same genre as the first series;
- identifying, in a structured data item, main event data that describes content of one or more portions of (a) the first series identified in the media content history and (b) the second series;
- generating a plurality of predicted search queries based on the user interaction, and for each query of the plurality of predicted search queries:
- comparing the main event data with the query to identify whether the query comprises a spoiler for the second series;
- and
- in response to identifying that the query comprises a spoiler for the second series, removing the spoiler;
- and
- generating for display, at the computing device, the plurality of predicted search queries with the identified spoilers removed.
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A system comprising:
- input/output circuitry configured to:
- detect a user interaction at a computing device associated with a search query;
- and
- processing circuitry configured to, in response to detecting a user interaction at a computing device associated with a search query:
- identify a media content history comprising an episode of a first series;
- identifying a second series having episodes, wherein the second series is:
- not in the media content history, and
- of the same genre as the first series;
- identify, in a structured data item, main event data that describes content of one or more portions of (a) the first series identified in the media content history and (b) the second series;
- generate a plurality of predicted search queries based on the user interaction, and for each query of the plurality of predicted search queries:
- compare the main event data with the query to identify whether the query comprises a spoiler for the second series;
- and
- in response to identifying that the query comprises a spoiler for the second series, remove the spoiler;
- and
- generate for display, at the computing device, the plurality of predicted search queries with the identified spoilers removed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.