US 12,532,048 B2Granted

Computing system with timing prediction and electronic program guide feature

AssigneeSports Direct, Inc.

InventorClint Alan Webb

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Abstract

In one aspect, an example system includes a first distributor server to cause transmission of first media associated with first data representing a first state of the first media scheduled to end at a scheduled end-time. The example system includes a receiver to obtain second data representing a second state of a past event corresponding to a subject of the first media, determine a predicted end-time of the first media based on a comparison of the first and second states, and after a determination that the predicted end-time is after at least one of the scheduled end-time of the first media or a scheduled start-time of second media, generate an electronic program guide (EPG) based on the predicted end-time. The example system also includes a second distributor server to cause transmission of a portion of second media to the receiver, the second distributor server different from the first distributor server.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A computing system comprising:

a processor;
and
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by the processor, cause performance of a set of operations comprising:
determining a state of a first media program, wherein the first media program is distributed on a first channel by a first distributor, wherein the first media program is scheduled to end at a scheduled end-time, wherein a second media program is scheduled to be distributed at a scheduled start-time on the first channel by the first distributor;
determining a predicted end-time of the first media program based on the determined state of the first media program, wherein the predicted end-time is after the scheduled end-time, wherein the predicted end-time is after the scheduled start-time of the second media program;
and
after a determination that the predicted end-time is after the scheduled end-time of the first media program and after the scheduled start-time of the second media program:
generating an electronic program guide (EPG) based on the predicted end-time;
obtaining, based on a priority ranking of content-types of the first media program and the second media program, at least a portion of the second media program distributed on a second channel by a second distributor, wherein the first distributor is different than the second distributor;
and
transmitting the EPG and the portion of the second media program to a media presentation device for presentation.

8 more elements

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by one or more processors, cause performance of a set of operations comprising:

determining a state of a first media program, wherein the first media program is distributed on a first channel by a first distributor, wherein the first media program is scheduled to end at a scheduled end-time, wherein a second media program is scheduled to be distributed at a scheduled start-time on the first channel by the first distributor;
determining a predicted end-time of the first media program based on the determined state of the first media program, wherein the predicted end-time is after the scheduled end-time, wherein the predicted end-time is after the scheduled start-time of the second media program;
and
after a determination that the predicted end-time is after the scheduled end-time of the first media program and after the scheduled start-time of the second media program:
generating an electronic program guide (EPG) based on the predicted end-time;
obtaining, based on a priority ranking of content-types of the first media program and the second media program, at least a portion of the second media program distributed on a second channel by a second distributor, wherein the first distributor is different than the second distributor;
and
transmitting the EPG and the portion of the second media program to a media presentation device for presentation.

5 more elements

A method performed by a computing system, the method comprising:

determining a state of a first media program, wherein the first media program is distributed on a first channel by a first distributor, wherein the first media program is scheduled to end at a scheduled end-time, wherein a second media program is scheduled to be distributed at a scheduled start-time on the first channel by the first distributor;
determining a predicted end-time of the first media program based on the determined state of the first media program, wherein the predicted end-time is after the scheduled end-time, wherein the predicted end-time is after the scheduled start-time of the second media program;
and
after a determination that the predicted end-time is after the scheduled end-time of the first media program and after the scheduled start-time of the second media program:
generating an electronic program guide (EPG) based on the predicted end-time;
obtaining, based on a priority ranking of content-types of the first media program and the second media program, at least a portion of the second media program distributed on a second channel by a second distributor, wherein the first distributor is different than the second distributor;
and
transmitting the EPG and the portion of the second media program to a media presentation device for presentation.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/429,305Filed 31 Jan 2024 · continuation
Priority: 7 Jun 2017
Published: US 2024/0171818 A123 May 2024
Granted: 20 Jan 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

H04N 21/458
Management operations performed by the client for facilitating the reception of or the interaction with the content or administrating data…
H04N 21/26283
Content or additional data distribution scheduling, e.g. sending additional data at off-peak times, updating software modules, calculating the…:…
H04N 21/4383
Interfacing the downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. retrieving encoded video stream packets from an IP…
H04N 21/4586
Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating…:…

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Application15/616,473Parent of this continuation · filed 7 Jun 2017
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