# US 2019/0356962 A1 · Methods and systems of facilitating sharing of information among service providers

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- Number: US 2019/0356962 A1
- Document ID: US20190356962A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/394,581
- Filed: 2019-04-25
- Published: 2019-11-21
- Earliest claimed: 2016-03-22
- Assignees: Rovi Guides, Inc.
- Applicants: Rovi Guides, Inc.
- Inventors: William L. Thomas; Walter R. Klappert; Richard M. Beaty
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190356962A1

## CPC

- H04N 21/4826: {using recommendation lists, e.g. of programmes or channels sorted out according to their score}
- H04N 21/251: {Learning process for intelligent management, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies (details of learning user preferences for the retrieval of video data in a video database G06F16/739; computer systems using learning methods G06N3/08)}
- H04N 21/25891: {being end-user preferences (retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18)}
- H04N 21/2665: Gathering content from different sources, e.g. Internet and satellite
- H04N 21/44213: {Monitoring of end-user related data (arrangements for monitoring the users' behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33)}
- H04N 21/4532: {involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences (monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18)}
- H04N 21/472: End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content {(end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612)}
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

Methods and systems for a media guidance application that aggregates media content and media guidance data for users. For example, the media guidance application may aggregate content from numerous providers and provide the content through a single interface. Moreover, the media guidance application described herein may provide service providers with finder's fees for sharing information about media assets that users are interested in viewing.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of recommending media content to users viewing over-the-top content, the method comprising:
receiving, at a server, a request from a user, over a communications network, to access media assets from a first content provider, wherein the first content provider is associated with a cloud-based aggregator of a plurality of content providers;
determining, at the server, a media preference for the user based on the request;
retrieving, at the server, a list of media assets available from each of the plurality of content providers;
identifying, at the server, a media asset available from a second content provider based on the media preference, wherein the second content provider is associated with the cloud-based aggregator;
transmitting, over the communications network, a recommendation, on a display screen, for the media asset without indicating the second content provider to the user; and
receiving, at the server, a first recommendation credit from the cloud-based aggregator in response to transmitting the recommendation.

### Claim at position 2

2-50. (canceled)