Systems and methods for episode tracking in an interactive media environment
AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorsCharles Cordray, Todd A. Walker, Samir B. Armaly
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Abstract
Systems and methods for monitoring a user's viewing progress of media in a series are provided. The user may setup a media profile containing a list of program series to be monitored. The interactive media monitoring application may track the user's viewing progress of programs in the program series on the user equipment and update the user's media profile. The user may request and watch programs in the series at the user's leisure while peripheral media content may be filtered to be consistent with the user's viewing progress in the series.
Claims21
1-57. (canceled)
A method for presenting media content based on a user's viewing progress within serial programs on user equipment, the method comprising:
- creating, using control circuitry, a media profile comprising a first viewing progress within a first serial program and a second viewing progress within a second serial program;
- storing the media profile in a storage device;
- determining, using the control circuitry, a first progress point in the first serial program based on the first viewing progress and a second progress point in the second serial program based on the second viewing progress;
- generating for display, on a display screen, a first object corresponding to the first progress point in the first serial program adjacent to a second object corresponding to the second progress point in the second serial program;
- generating for display, on a display screen, a first user-selectable object corresponding to the first serial program and a second user-selectable object corresponding to the second serial program, wherein selecting the first user-selectable object causes a first option for generating for display the first serial program at the first progress point to be displayed;
- receiving a user selection of the first user-selectable object;
- in response to receiving the user selection of the first user-selectable object, generating for display the first option;
- receiving a user selection of the first option;
- and
- in response to receiving the user selection of the first option, generating for display the first serial program at the first progress point.
A system for presenting media content based on a user's viewing progress within serial programs on user equipment, the system comprising:
- a storage device;
- and
- control circuitry configured to:
- create a media profile comprising a first viewing progress within a first serial program and a second viewing progress within a second serial program;
- store the media profile in the storage device;
- determine a first progress point in the first serial program based on the first viewing progress and a second progress point in the second serial program based on the second viewing progress;
- generate for display, on a display screen, a first object corresponding to the first progress point in the first serial program adjacent to a second object corresponding to the second progress point in the second serial program;
- generate for display, on a display screen, a first user-selectable object corresponding to the first serial program and a second user-selectable object corresponding to the second serial program, wherein selecting the first user-selectable object causes a first option for generating for display the first serial program at the first progress point to be displayed;
- receive a user selection of the first user-selectable object;
- in response to receiving the user selection of the first user-selectable object, generate for display the first option;
- receive a user selection of the first option;
- and
- in response to receiving the user selection of the first option, generate for display the first serial program at the first progress point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.