Multi-User Media Playback System
US-2024354051-A1 · Oct 24, 2024 · US
Location-based program listing
US9106939B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9106939-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213568193-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 7, 2012 |
| Priority date | Aug 7, 2012 |
| Publication date | Aug 11, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2015 |
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Disclosed are methods that aid users, especially users temporarily staying in locations remote from home, in finding and accessing media content. A program listing tailored for the user's current location, and showing only services actually available at that location, is created and presented to the user. In some embodiments, the user interacts with the listing to access available media content items. If the user has expressed specific location-based preferences, then those preferences can be taken into account when creating the listing. If a service subscribed to by the user is not available at this remote location, then an alternate provider will be searched for, and, if found, the user's favorite shows can be added to the created program listing.
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We claim: 1. A method comprising: determining a current location of a user; determining that the current location is within a first region, wherein the first region is associated with a first user preference for a first type of media content based on previous interaction from the user with media content having the first type while the user is at a location within the first region, and wherein a second region is associated with a second user preference for a second type of media…
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- What does patent US9106939B2 cover?
- Disclosed are methods that aid users, especially users temporarily staying in locations remote from home, in finding and accessing media content. A program listing tailored for the user's current location, and showing only services actually available at that location, is created and presented to the user. In some embodiments, the user interacts with the listing to access available media content…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kunisetty Sridhar, Chanderraju Varma L, Kalra Vinay, and 3 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N21/25841. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).