Back to results
US 12,699,933 B2Granted
Methods and systems for alerting users regarding availability of unconsumed content
AssigneeAdeia Guides Inc.
InventorSakura Saito
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Methods and systems are described for a media guidance application that limits the incentive for authorized users to share content with unauthorized users, while still allowing users to access content virtually anywhere. Specifically, the media guidance application allows an authorized user to receive only a portion of a media asset that he or she is authorized to access on a different device, after a designated time period, and/or when the remaining portion of the media asset is inaccessible.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- determining that a media asset is being consumed via a first device;
- determining a time remaining in a trip;
- determining, based on the time remaining in the trip, an unconsumed portion of the media asset, wherein the unconsumed portion of the media asset is a portion of the media asset that likely will not be completed by an end of the trip;
- generating a selectable option to download the unconsumed portion of the media asset to a second device distinct from the first device;
- enabling, according to receipt of a selection of the selectable option, a download of the unconsumed portion of the media asset to the second device;
- and
- making unavailable for consumption the unconsumed portion of the media asset on the first device after the unconsumed portion of the media asset is downloaded to the second device.
4 more elements
A system comprising:
- control circuitry configured:
- to determine that a media asset is being consumed via a first device;
- to determine a time remaining in a trip and to store the time remaining to a memory;
- to determine, based on the time remaining in the trip, an unconsumed portion of the media asset, wherein the unconsumed portion of the media asset is a portion of the media asset that likely will not be completed by an end of the trip;
- and
- to generate a selectable option to download the unconsumed portion of the media asset to a second device distinct from the first device;
- and
- a communication port configured to enable, according to receipt of a selection of the selectable option, a download of the unconsumed portion of the media asset to the second device, wherein the system makes unavailable for consumption the unconsumed portion of the media asset on the first device after the unconsumed portion of the media asset is downloaded to the second device.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.