# US 2020/0288184 A1 · Systems and methods for providing media content for continuous watching > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0288184 A1 - Document ID: US20200288184A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/296,960 - Filed: 2019-03-08 - Published: 2020-09-10 - Earliest claimed: 2019-03-08 - Assignees: Rovi Guides, Inc. - Applicants: Rovi Guides, Inc. - Inventors: Daniel Robideaux - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200288184A1 ## CPC - H04N 21/2387: Stream processing in response to a playback request from an end-user, e.g. for trick-play - H04N 21/23424: {involving splicing one content stream with another content stream, e.g. for inserting or substituting an advertisement} - H04N 21/47217: {for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks (specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312)} - H04N 21/8455: {involving pointers to the content, e.g. pointers to the I-frames of the video stream} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract Methods and systems are described for providing media content for continuous watching. A rewind command is received while a first episode of a series is generated for display. In response, and without detecting a further command to skip a portion of an episode, the first episode of the series is rewound. Then, in response to rewinding the first episode to the beginning, title credits of the first episode and end credits of a previous episode of the series are automatically skipped; and the previous episode of the series is automatically rewound. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for providing media content for continuous watching, the method comprising: receiving a rewind command while a first episode of a series is generated for display; and in response to receiving the rewind command, and without detecting a further command to skip a portion of an episode: rewinding the first episode of the series; and in response to detecting that the first episode has been rewound to a beginning: automatically skipping title credits of the first episode and end credits of a previous episode of the series; and automatically starting to rewind the previous episode of the series. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises: determining whether the series is being played in a continuous watching mode; and wherein automatically starting to rewind the previous episode of the series occurs in response to determining that the series is being played in the continuous watching mode. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein determining that the series is being played in a continuous watching mode comprises: determining that a selection of the series was received with a selected option to play the series in the continuous watching mode. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein rewinding the first episode of the series comprises generating frames of the first episode for display in a reverse order; and wherein rewinding the previous episode of the series comprises generating frames of the previous episode for display in a reverse order. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein rewinding the first episode of the series comprises at least one of: (1) skipping some frames of the first episode, and (2) decreasing a rate at which the frames of the first episode are generated for display. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein detecting that the first episode has been rewound to a beginning comprises: detecting the first episode was rewound to the end of the title credits. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, the method further comprising: generating for display a last frame of a content portion of the previous episode immediately after generating for display the first frame of the content portion of the first episode. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, the method further comprising: buffering frames of the content portion of the previous episode before the first episode is finished rewinding. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, the method further comprising: detecting that the content portion of the first episode will finish rewinding after a predetermined time period, and wherein the buffering of the frames of the content portion of the previous episode starts in response to the detecting. ### Claim 10 A method for providing media content for continuous watching, the method comprising: receiving a fast-forward command while a first episode of a series is generated for display; and in response to receiving the fast-forward command, and without detecting a further command to skip a portion of an episode: fast-forwarding the first episode of the series; and in response to detecting that the first episode has been fast-forwarded to an end: automatically skipping end credits of the first episode and title credits of a next episode of the series; and automatically starting to fast-forward the next episode of the series. ### Claim 11 A system for providing media content for continuous watching, the system comprising: an input/output circuitry configured to receive a rewind command while a first episode of a series is generated for display; and control circuitry configured to: in response to receiving the rewind command, and without detecting a further command to skip a portion of an episode: rewind the first episode of the series; and in response to detecting that the first episode has been rewound to a beginning: automatically skip title credits of the first episode and end credits of a previous episode of the series; and automatically start to rewind the previous episode of the series. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to: determine whether the series is being played in a continuous watching mode; and wherein the control circuitry configured is further configured to automatically start to rewind the previous episode of the series in response to determining that the series is being played in the continuous watching mode. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the control circuitry is configured to determine that the series is being played in a continuous watching mode by: determining that a selection of the series was received with a selected option to play the series in the continuous watching mode. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is configured to rewind the first episode of the series by generating frames of the first episode for display in a reverse order; and wherein the control circuitry configured is configured to rewind the previous episode of the series by generating frames of the previous episode for display in a reverse order. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the control circuitry is configured to rewind the first episode of the series by at least one of: (1) skipping some frames of the first episode, and (2) decreasing a rate at which the frames of the first episode are generated for display. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the control circuitry is configured to detect that the first episode has been rewound to a beginning by: detecting the first episode was rewound to the end of the title credits. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The system of claim 16, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to: generate for display a last frame of a content portion of the previous episode immediately after generating for display the first frame of the content portion of the first episode. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to: buffer frames of the content portion of the previous episode before the first episode is finished rewinding. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to: detect that the content portion of the first episode will finish rewinding after a predetermined time period, and wherein the control circuitry is further configured to buffer the frames of the content portion of the previous episode in response to the detecting. ### Claim 20 A system for providing media content for continuous watching, the system comprising: an input/output circuitry configured to receive a fast-forward command while a first episode of a series is generated for display; and a control circuitry configured to: in response to receiving the fast-forward command, and without detecting a further command to skip a portion of an episode: fast-forward the first episode of the series; and in response to detecting that the first episode has been fast-forwarded to an end: automatically skip end credits of the first episode and title credits of a next episode of the series; and automatically start to fast-forward the next episode of the series. ### Claim at position 21 21-50. 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