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US 12,120,386 B2Granted
Dynamic content ratings
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorIlirjan Papa
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Abstract
According to some aspects, methods and systems may include determining that events associated with requests or accessing content items have occurred. The methods and systems may also include authorizing transmission of the content items to the requesting devices based on credential information associated with the requests, and determining a viewership quantity metric associated with the requests.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more computing devices and from a first user device of a plurality of user devices, a request for access to a content item;
- receiving a plurality of indications by receiving, from each user device of the plurality of user devices, an indication that the user device is accessing the content item at a particular time;
- determining, based on the plurality of indications, a quantity of user devices that accessed the content item;
- segregating, based on one or more properties of the plurality of user devices, different viewership quantity metrics associated with the content item;
- updating, based on the quantity of user devices that accessed the content item, a viewership quantity metric, of the segregated different viewership quantity metrics, associated with the content item;
- and
- determining, based on the updated viewership quantity metric, a popularity of the content item.
4 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
- receive, from a first user device of a plurality of user devices, a request for access to a content item;
- receive a plurality of indications by receiving, from each user device of the plurality of user devices, an indication that the user device is accessing the content item at a particular time;
- determine, based on the plurality of indications, a quantity of user devices that accessed the content item;
- segregate, based on one or more properties of the plurality of user devices, different viewership quantity metrics associated with the content item;
- update, based on the quantity of user devices that accessed the content item, a viewership quantity metric, of the segregated different viewership quantity metrics, associated with the content item;
- and
- determine, based on the updated viewership quantity metric, a popularity of the content item.
7 more elements
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instructions that, when executed, cause:
- receiving, from a first user device of a plurality of user devices, a request for access to a content item;
- receiving a plurality of indications by receiving, from each user device of the plurality of user devices, an indication that the user device is accessing the content item at a particular time;
- determining, based on the plurality of indications, a quantity of user devices that accessed the content item;
- segregating, based on one or more properties of the plurality of user devices, different viewership quantity metrics associated with the content item;
- updating, based on the quantity of user devices that accessed the content item, a viewership quantity metric, of the segregated different viewership quantity metrics, associated with the content item;
- and
- determining, based on the updated viewership quantity metric, a popularity of the content item.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.