# US 12,015,813 B2 · Methods, systems, and media for indicating viewership of a video > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,015,813 B2 - Document ID: US12015813B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/961,807 - Filed: 2022-10-07 - Published: 2023-02-02 - Granted: 2024-06-18 - Earliest claimed: 2016-04-01 - Assignees: Google Inc. - Applicants: Google LLC - Inventors: Justin Lewis; Ruxandra Georgiana Davies - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12015813B2 ## CPC - H04N 21/44226: {on social networks} - G06Q 10/42: Determination of affinities or common interests between users - G06Q 10/48: using social graphs - H04N 21/252: {Processing of multiple end-users' preferences to derive collaborative data} - H04N 21/25891: {being end-user preferences (retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18)} - H04N 21/4312: {involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations} - H04N 21/44204: {Monitoring of content usage, e.g. the number of times a movie has been viewed, copied or the amount which has been watched (monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; protecting generic digital content where the protection is independent of the precise nature of the content G06F21/10; arrangements for monitoring the use made of the broadcast services in broadcast systems H04H60/31)} - H04N 21/4532: {involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences (monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18)} - H04N 21/4668: {for recommending content, e.g. movies} - H04N 21/4826: {using recommendation lists, e.g. of programmes or channels sorted out according to their score} - G06F 16/44: Browsing; Visualisation therefor - G06F 16/745: {the internal structure of a single video sequence} - H04N 21/4667: {Processing of monitored end-user data, e.g. trend analysis based on the log file of viewer selections} - H04N 21/4788: communicating with other users, e.g. chatting {(arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104)} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract Methods, systems, and media for indicating viewership of a video are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: identifying a video; identifying a first group of users; determining an affinity score for each user with the identified video; receiving a request to present a page that includes a representation of the video; identifying a second group of users connected to the first user associated with the user device; determining a viewership status of each user in the second group of users corresponding to the video; identifying a subset of users in the second group of users based at least in part on the viewership status; and causing groups of indicators to be presented on the user device, wherein each indicator in the groups of indicators represents the viewership status of the user, and wherein the indicators are presented on the requested page in connection with the representation of the video. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for indicating media viewership, the method comprising: receiving a request to present a page that includes a representation of a media item; and causing the requested page to be presented on a computing device, wherein the requested page includes a first portion that includes the representation of the media item and a second portion that indicates engagement information corresponding to the media item, wherein the second portion includes a plurality of groups of indicators each corresponding to a different level of engagement with the media item, wherein each indicator in each of the groups of indicators of the plurality corresponds to a particular user in a respective group of users and represents an engagement status of the particular user, and wherein each indicator is selectable to cause a profile page of a given user to be presented on the computing device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the request to present the page that includes the representation of the media item is received from a first user, wherein the respective group of users is connected to the first user, and wherein the respective group of users is identified based on a strength of a connection between the first user and users in the respective group of users. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a level of engagement corresponds to users in the respective group of users who have not yet watched the media item and are determined as likely to enjoy the media item. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising identifying a subset of users in the respective group of users based at least in part on viewership status, wherein the viewership status corresponds to one of the different levels of engagement with the media item and wherein the subset of users in the respective group of users is identified based on an affinity of each user in the subset of users for the media item. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the affinity of each user in the subset of users for the media item is determined based on whether each user has interacted with the media item. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein determining the affinity comprises: determining that a user in the subset of users has interacted with the media content item via multiple interactions; and applying a weight to each type of interaction of the multiple interactions, wherein the affinity of the user in the subset of users is based on the weight of each type of interaction of the multiple interactions. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a user included in a first group of indicators is inhibited from inclusion in a second group of indicators. ### Claim 8 A system for indicating media viewership, the system comprising: a hardware processor that is configured to: receive a request to present a page that includes a representation of a media item; and cause the requested page to be presented on a computing device, wherein the requested page includes a first portion that includes the representation of the media item and a second portion that indicates engagement information corresponding to the media item, wherein the second portion includes a plurality of groups of indicators each corresponding to a different level of engagement with the media item, wherein each indicator in each of the groups of indicators of the plurality corresponds to a particular user in a respective group of users and represents an engagement status of the particular user, and wherein each indicator is selectable to cause a profile page of a given user to be presented on the computing device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the request to present the page that includes the representation of the media item is received from a first user, wherein the respective group of users is connected to the first user, and wherein the respective group of users is identified based on a strength of a connection between the first user and users in the respective group of users. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein a level of engagement corresponds to users in the respective group of users who have not yet watched the media item and are determined as likely to enjoy the media item. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to identify a subset of users in the respective group of users based at least in part on viewership status, wherein the viewership status corresponds to one of the different levels of engagement with the media item and wherein the subset of users in the respective group of users is identified based on an affinity of each user in the subset of users for the media item. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to determine the affinity of each user in the subset of users for the media item based on whether each user has interacted with the media item. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to determine the affinity by a least being configured to: determine that a user in the subset of users has interacted with the media item via multiple interactions; and apply a weight to each type of interaction of the multiple interactions, wherein the affinity of the user in the subset of users is based on the weight of each type of interaction of the multiple interactions. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein a user included in a first group of indicators is inhibited from inclusion in a second group of indicators. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to: receive a request to present a page that includes a representation of a media item; and cause the requested page to be presented on a computing device, wherein the requested page includes a first portion that includes the representation of the media item and a second portion that indicates engagement information corresponding to the media item, wherein the second portion includes a plurality of groups of indicators each corresponding to a different level of engagement with the media item, wherein each indicator in each of the groups of indicators of the plurality corresponds to a particular user in a respective group of users and represents an engagement status of the particular user, and wherein each indicator is selectable to cause a profile page of a given user to be presented on the computing device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein The request to present the page that includes the representation of the media item is received from a first user, wherein the respective group of users is connected to the first user, and wherein the respective group of users is identified based on a strength of a connection between the first user and users in the respective group of users. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein a level of engagement corresponds to users in the respective group of users who have not yet watched the media item and are determined as likely to enjoy the media item. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the computer executable instructions further cause the processor to identify a subset of users in the respective group of users based at least in part on viewership status, wherein the viewership status corresponds to one of the different levels of engagement with the media item, and wherein the subset of users in the respective group of users is identified based on an affinity of each user in the subset of users for the media item. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to determine the affinity of each user in the subset of users for the media item based on whether each user has interacted with the media item. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the instructions that cause the processor to determine the affinity by at least causing the processor: determine that a user in the subset of users has interacted with the media item via multiple interactions; and apply a weight to each type of interaction of the multiple interactions, wherein the affinity of the user in the subset of users is based on the weight of each type of interaction of the multiple interactions. ### Claim 21 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein a user included in a first group of indicators is inhibited from inclusion in a second group of indicators.