Methods and systems for implementing a locked mode for viewing media assets
AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorsVishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah, Vikram Makam Gupta
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Abstract
Methods and systems that provide an interactive media guidance application having a locked mode for viewing media assets. In the locked mode, the interactive media guidance application may provide media assets suited to a certain audience. The interactive media guidance application may determine suitable media assets for the locked mode based on media assets viewed by other users having characteristics similar to the user of the interactive media guidance application. In the locked mode, the interactive media guidance application may allow access to only certain media assets and/or limit the time period for which the media assets are presented.
Claims21
1-50. (canceled)
A method for implementing a locked mode in an interactive media guidance application, comprising:
- receiving, using control circuitry, a request to initiate a locked mode on a user equipment device;
- identifying, using the control circuitry, a plurality of media assets selected for viewing by a plurality of users having similar characteristics during a period of time when the locked mode is not initiated;
- determining, using the control circuitry, whether a specified user has characteristics similar to the plurality of users;
- and
- during the locked mode and in response to determining that the specified user has characteristics similar to the plurality of users, allowing the specified user of the user equipment device to access media assets having characteristics similar to the identified plurality of media assets.
A system for implementing a locked mode in an interactive media guidance application, comprising:
- storage circuitry configured to store a viewing history of a plurality of users having similar characteristics during a period of time when the locked mode is not initiated;
- control circuitry configured to:
- receive a request to initiate a locked mode on a user equipment device;
- identify, from the viewing history stored in the storage circuitry, a plurality of media assets selected for viewing by the plurality of users having similar characteristics during the period of time when the locked mode is not initiated;
- determine whether a specified user has characteristics similar to the plurality of users;
- and
- during the locked mode and in response to determining that the specified user has characteristics similar to the plurality of users, allow the specified user of the user equipment device to access media assets having characteristics similar to the identified plurality of media assets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.