# US 12,010,368 B2 · Systems and methods for displaying media content and media guidance information > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,010,368 B2 - Document ID: US12010368B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/985,299 - Filed: 2022-11-11 - Published: 2023-05-25 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2008-06-13 - Assignees: Rovi Guides, Inc. - Applicants: Rovi Guides, Inc. - Inventors: Akitaka Nishimura; Akio Yoshimoto - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12010368B2 ## CPC - H04N 21/26283: {for associating distribution time parameters to content, e.g. to generate electronic programme guide data} - G06F 3/0482: Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus - H04N 21/4126: {The peripheral being portable, e.g. PDAs or mobile phones} - H04N 21/41265: {having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device (unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204)} - H04N 21/431: Generation of visual interfaces {for content selection or interaction}; Content or additional data rendering - H04N 21/4314: {for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid} - H04N 21/4316: {for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window} - H04N 21/4341: {Demultiplexing of audio and video streams} - H04N 21/43637: {involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth®, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] (arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114)} - H04N 21/439: Processing of audio elementary streams - H04N 21/462: Content or additional data management e.g. creating a master electronic programme guide from data received from the Internet and a Head-end or controlling the complexity of a video stream by scaling the resolution or bit-rate based on the client capabilities - H04N 21/4622: {Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet (web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859)} - H04N 21/47: End-user applications - H04N 21/472: End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content {(end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612)} - H04N 21/475: End-user interface for inputting end-user data, e.g. personal identification number [PIN], preference data - H04N 21/482: End-user interface for programme selection - H04N 21/4821: {using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time} - H04N 21/84: Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors {(systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73)} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A system comprises television equipment and a number of portable electronic devices. The television equipment includes a large display and control circuitry. The control circuitry receives media content and media guidance data for display on the display. The control circuitry also includes communication components for communicating with the portable electronic devices. The portable electronic devices are operable for displaying video and communicating with the television equipment. A method comprises the steps of receiving media guidance information with a first portable electronic device; transmitting at least some of the media guidance information from the first portable electronic device to the control circuitry of the television equipment; and displaying the media guidance information from the first portable electronic device on the display of the television equipment while simultaneously displaying media content or media guidance information received from a source other than the first portable electronic device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for displaying media guidance information, the method comprising: receiving first media guidance information with a first portable electronic device; transmitting at least some of the first media guidance information from the first portable electronic device to control circuitry coupled with a display; causing to be displayed the media guidance information from the first portable electronic device on the display while simultaneously displaying media content or second media guidance information received by the control circuitry from a source other than the first portable electronic device, wherein the causing to be displayed does not interrupt the display of the media content or media guidance information received by the control circuitry from the source other than the first portable electronic device; modifying, by the control circuitry, the first media guidance information; and transmitting the modified first media guidance information to the first portable device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the causing to be displayed the first media guidance information from the first portable electronic device on the display comprises: causing the display of the first media guidance information from the first portable electronic device in a first portion of the display; and causing the display of the second media guidance information received by the control circuitry from the source other than the first portable electronic device in a second portion of the display. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising selecting at least one of the first portion of the display and the second portion of the display based on a characteristic associated with one of the first portable electronic device and a device associated with the display. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising selecting at least one of the first portion of the display and the second portion of the display based on an attribute of the media content. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first media guidance information comprises at least one of a device setting, a program listing, and user profile information. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising performing a media guidance function based on at least a portion of the first media guidance information received from the first portable electronic device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the media guidance function comprises at least one of entering user information, searching for a desired media content, scheduling a selected media content for recording, recording a selected media content, deleting a previously-recorded media content, adding a selected media content to a favorite list, setting a reminder for a selected media content, or receiving a selected media content via an on-demand service. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein causing to be displayed the first media guidance information from the first portable electronic device on the display comprises resizing a display area corresponding to the media content or second media guidance information received by the control circuitry from the source other than the first portable electronic device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising modifying at least one of the media content and second media guidance information based on the first media guidance information. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the modified first media guidance information to the first portable device comprises transmitting an indication, to the first portable device, that the first media guidance information has been modified. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the control circuitry is further configured, when transmitting the modified first media guidance information to the first portable device comprises transmitting an indication, to the first portable device, that the first media guidance information has been modified. ### Claim 12 A system for displaying media guidance information comprising control circuitry configured to: receive first media guidance information with a first portable electronic device; transmit at least some of the first media guidance information from the first portable electronic device to control circuitry coupled with a display; cause to be displayed the media guidance information from the first portable electronic device on the display while simultaneously displaying media content or second media guidance information received by the control circuitry from a source other than the first portable electronic device, wherein the causing to be displayed does not interrupt the display of the media content or media guidance information received by the control circuitry from the source other than the first portable electronic device; modify the first media guidance information; and transmit the modified first media guidance information to the first portable device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the control circuitry is further configured, when causing to be displayed the first media guidance information from the first portable electronic device on the display, to: cause the display of the first media guidance information from the first portable electronic device in a first portion of the display; and cause the display of the second media guidance information received by the control circuitry from the source other than the first portable electronic device in a second portion of the display. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to select at least one of the first portion of the display and the second portion of the display based on a characteristic associated with one of the first portable electronic device and a device associated with the display. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to select at least one of the first portion of the display and the second portion of the display based on an attribute of the media content. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the first media guidance information comprises at least one of a device setting, a program listing, and user profile information. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to perform a media guidance function based on at least a portion of the first media guidance information received from the first portable electronic device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the media guidance function comprises at least one of entering user information, searching for a desired media content, scheduling a selected media content for recording, recording a selected media content, deleting a previously-recorded media content, adding a selected media content to a favorite list, setting a reminder for a selected media content, or receiving a selected media content via an on-demand service. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the control circuitry is further configured, when causing to be displayed the first media guidance information from the first portable electronic device on the display, to resize a display area corresponding to the media content or second media guidance information received by the control circuitry from the source other than the first portable electronic device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to modify at least one of the media content and second media guidance information based on the first media guidance information.