Systems and methods for facilitating access to content associated with a media content session based on a location of a user
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining, by a content delivery system, that a user profile of a user is logged in to a first access device during a media content session associated with the first access device in which the first access device presents media content to the user, the first access device provided at a location at a user premises;
detecting, by the content delivery system, that the user moves outside a vicinity of the first access device while the user profile is logged in to the first access device during the media content session;
identifying, by the content delivery system in response to the user moving outside the vicinity of the first access device, a second access device associated with the user and that is within a vicinity of the user;
detecting, by the content delivery system and while the user is outside the vicinity of the first access device, an occurrence of an event that occurs while the media content is presented by the first access device during the media content session, the event represented by a video highlight of a sporting event;
automatically providing, by the content delivery system in response to the identifying of the second access device and the detecting of the occurrence of the event, session management content corresponding to the media content session associated with the first access device for presentation by the second access device while the user is outside the vicinity of the first access device, the session management content comprising a notification that includes information regarding the event and an option for the user to experience the video highlight of the sporting event; and
preventing, by the content delivery system while the user profile of the user is logged in to the first access device and the user is outside the vicinity of the first access device and while the media content is presented by the first access device at the location at the user premises, the notification including the option for the user to experience the video highlight of the sporting event from being presented by way of the first access device to an additional user that is within the vicinity of the first access device and that is presented with the media content by way of the first access device while the user profile of the user is logged in to the first access device.
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Abstract
An exemplary method includes a content delivery system determining that a user profile of a user is logged in to a first access device during a media content session associated with the first access device in which the first access device presents media content to the user, detecting that the user moves outside a vicinity of the first access device while the user profile is logged in to the first access device during the media content session, identifying, in response to the user moving outside the vicinity of the first access device, a second access device associated with the user and that is within a vicinity of the user, and automatically providing, in response to the identifying, session management content corresponding to the media content session associated with the first access device for presentation by the second access device while the user is outside the vicinity of the first access device. Corresponding systems and methods are also described.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, by a content delivery system, that a user profile of a user is logged in to a first access device during a media content session associated with the first access device in which the first access device presents media content to the user, the first access device provided at a location at a user premises; detecting, by the content delivery system, that the user moves outside a vicinity of the first access device while the user profile is logged in to the first access device during the media content session; identifying, by the content delivery system in response to the user moving outside the vicinity of the first access device, a second access device associated with the user and that is within a vicinity of the user; detecting, by the content delivery system and while the user is outside the vicinity of the first access device, an occurrence of an event that occurs while the media content is presented by the first access device during the media content session, the event represented by a video highlight of a sporting event; automatically providing, by the content delivery system in response to the identifying of the second access device and the detecting of the occurrence of the event, session management content corresponding to the media content session associated with the first access device for presentation by the second access device while the user is outside the vicinity of the first access device, the session management content comprising a notification that includes information regarding the event and an option for the user to experience the video highlight of the sporting event; and preventing, by the content delivery system while the user profile of the user is logged in to the first access device and the user is outside the vicinity of the first access device and while the media content is presented by the first access device at the location at the user premises, the notification including the option for the user to experience the video highlight of the sporting event from being presented by way of the first access device to an additional user that is within the vicinity of the first access device and that is presented with the media content by way of the first access device while the user profile of the user is logged in to the first access device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19)
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15. A method comprising:
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determining, by a set-top box device, that a user profile of a user is logged in to the set-top box device during a media content session associated with the set-top box device in which the set-top box device presents media content to the user, the set-top box device provided at a location at a user premises; detecting, by the set-top box device, that the user moves outside a vicinity of the set-top box device while the user profile of the user is logged in to the set-top box device during the media content session; detecting, by the set-top box device while the user is outside the vicinity of the set-top box device, an occurrence of an event that occurs while the media content is presented by the set-top box device during the media content session, the event represented by a video highlight of a sporting event; providing, by the set-top box device in response to the user moving outside the vicinity of the set-top box device and the detecting of the occurrence of the event, a command instructing a media content provider system separate from the set-top box device to automatically provide session management content corresponding to the media content session associated with the set-top box device to an access device associated with the user and that is within a vicinity of the user while the user is outside the vicinity of the set-top box device, the session management content comprising a notification that includes information regarding the event and an option for the user to experience the video highlight of the sporting event; and preventing, by the set-top box device while the user profile of the user is logged in to the set-top box device and the user is outside the vicinity of the set-top box device and while the media content is presented by the set-top box device provided at the location at the user premises, the notification including the option for the user to experience the video highlight of the sporting event from being presented by way of the set-top box device to an additional user that is within the vicinity of the set-top box device and that is presented with the media content by way of the set-top box device while the user profile of the user is logged in to the set-top box device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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at least one computing device that determines that a user profile of a user is logged in to a first access device during a media content session associated with the first access device in which the first access device presents media content to the user, the first access device provided at a location at a user premises, detects that the user moves outside a vicinity of the first access device while the user profile is logged in to the first access device during the media content session, identifies, in response to the user moving outside the vicinity of the first access device, a second access device associated with the user and that is within a vicinity of the user, detects, while the user is outside the vicinity of the first access device, an occurrence of an event that occurs while the media content is presented by the first access device during the media content session, the event represented by a video highlight of a sporting event, automatically provides, in response to the identifying of the second access device and the detecting of the occurrence of the event, session management content corresponding to the media content session associated with the first access device for presentation by the second access device while the user is outside the vicinity of the first access device, the session management content comprising a notification that includes information regarding the event and an option for the user to experience the video highlight of the sporting event, and prevents, while the user profile of the user is logged in to the first access device and the user is outside the vicinity of the first access device and while the media content is presented by the first access device at the location at the user premises, the notification including the option for the user to experience the video highlight of the sporting event from being presented by the first access device to an additional user that is within the vicinity of the first access device and that is presented with the media content by way of the first access device while the user profile of the user is logged in to the first access device.
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