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US 2022/0103896 A1Published application
Dynamic Content Ratings
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorIlirjan Papa
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Abstract
According to some aspects, methods and systems may include determining that events associated with requests or accessing content items have occurred. The methods and systems may also include authorizing transmission of the content items to the requesting devices based on credential information associated with the requests, and determining a viewership quantity metric associated with the requests.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more computing devices and from a user device, a request for access to a content item;
- receiving, from the user device, and at periodic intervals, a plurality of different indications that each indicate whether the user device is accessing the content item at a particular time;
- determining, based on the plurality of different indications, an accessed amount of the content item that was accessed by the user device;
- updating, based on a comparison between the accessed amount of the content item and a threshold amount of the content item, a viewership quantity metric associated with the content item;
- determining, based on the updated viewership quantity metric, a popularity of the content item;
- and
- causing display of output associated with the popularity of the content item on a display screen.
4 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
- receive, from a user device, a request for access to a content item;
- receive, from the user device and at periodic intervals, a plurality of different indications that each indicate whether the user device is accessing the content item at a particular time;
- determine, based on the plurality of different indications, an accessed amount of the content item that was accessed by the user device;
- update, based on a comparison between the accessed amount of the content item and a threshold amount of the content item, a viewership quantity metric associated with the content item;
- determine, based on the updated viewership quantity metric, a popularity of the content item;
- and
- cause display of output associated with the popularity of the content item on a display screen.
7 more elements
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media comprising instructions that, when executed, cause:
- receiving, by one or more computing devices and from a user device, a request for access to a content item;
- receiving, from the user device and at periodic intervals, a plurality of different indications that each indicate whether the user device is accessing the content item at a particular time;
- determining, based on the plurality of different indications, an accessed amount of the content item that was accessed by the user device;
- updating, based on a comparison between the accessed amount of the content item and a threshold amount of the content item, a viewership quantity metric associated with the content item;
- determining, based on the updated viewership quantity metric, a popularity of the content item;
- and
- causing display of output associated with the popularity of the content item on a display screen.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.