Methods and devices for presenting an interactive media guidance application

• US 9,071,372 B2
• Filed: 11/10/2010
• Issued: 06/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Sekiguchi, Junya
• Primary Examiner(s): Featherstone, Mark D
• Application Number:
  US12/943,103
• Publication Number:
  US 20110197232A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,693 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/51 of receiving stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/53 of destinations
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/65 for using the result on users' side
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/72 using electronic programme guides [EPG] focusing on identifying broadcast space time H04H60/39 ; menu type display of EPG in television receivers H04N21/47
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25841 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; arrangements for identifying locations of receiving stations in broadcast systems H04H60/51; location of the user terminal in data switching networks H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4227 Providing Remote input by a user located remotely from the client device, e.g. at work
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44222 Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programs or purchase activity monitoring of user selections in data processing systems G06F11/34; arrangements for monitoring the user's behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4524 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; systems specially adapted for using geographical information in broadcast systems H04H60/70; protocols in which the network application is adapted for the location of the user terminal in communication control or processing H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4755 for defining user preferences, e.g. favourite actors or genre retrieval personalisation and generation of user profiles for the retrieval of video data G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver

Abstract

Methods and devices for presenting an interactive media guidance application are provided. In some embodiments, methods for presenting an interactive media guidance application in a user equipment device are provided, the methods comprising: determining a location of the user equipment device; determining a destination of the user equipment device; determining an arrival time for the user equipment device to be located at the destination; selecting, as guide listings, listings corresponding to media available at the destination at/after the arrival time; and presenting the guide listings on the user equipment device.

Claims

1. A method for presenting an interactive media guidance application in a user equipment device, comprising:

determining a current location of the user equipment device, wherein a first plurality of media assets are available at the current location;

determining a destination of the user equipment device;

determining an arrival time for the user equipment device to be located at the destination;

receiving a user selection of a media asset from the first plurality of media assets;

determining that the selected media asset will end after the determined arrival time; and

in response to the determining that the selected media asset will end after the determined arrival time, generating for display at least one of an option to record the selected media asset and an option to set a reminder for the selected media asset.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the guidance application is an interactive program guide.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the location of the user equipment device is determined using a satellite position location system.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the arrival time is based at least in part on at least one of route information, speed, distance, congestion, an accident, a waiting time, a transfer time, a walking time, weather, construction, a flight delay, a change in time zone, day-light savings time, and a mode of transportation.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to receiving a user selection of the option to record the selected media asset, causing the selected media asset to be recorded.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to receiving a user selection of the option to set a reminder for the selected media asset, causing a reminder to be generated for the selected media asset.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving guide listings corresponding to media assets that are available to the user while the user is traveling to the destination.

8. The method of claim 3, wherein the satellite position location system includes a Global Positioning System.

9. The method of claim 5, further comprising receiving an indication from the user to begin recording the selected media asset at a user-specified time prior to the determined arrival time.

10. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

presenting the selected media asset to the user beginning at a presentation time prior to the determined arrival time; and

causing the selected media asset to be recorded beginning at a time after the presentation time.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising causing the selected media asset to be recorded beginning at a time after the presentation time and before the determined arrival time.

12. A device for presenting an interactive media guidance application, comprising:

processing circuitry configured to;

determine a current location of the device, wherein a first plurality of media assets are available at the current location;

determine a destination of the device;

determine an arrival time for the device to be located at the destination; and

receive a user selection of a media asset from the first plurality of media asset;

determine that the selected media asset will end after the determined arrival time; and

responsive to determining that the selected media asset will end after the determined arrival time, generate for display at least one of an option to record the selected media asset and an option to set a reminder for the selected media asset.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein the guidance application is an interactive program guide.

14. The device of claim 12, wherein the location of the device is determined using a satellite position location system.

15. The device of claim 12, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to determine the arrival time based at least in part on at least one of route information, speed, distance, congestion, an accident, a waiting time, a transfer time, a walking time, weather, construction, a flight delay, a change in time zone, day-light savings time, and a mode of transportation.

16. The device of claim 12, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to cause the selected media asset to be recorded in response to receiving a user selection of the option to record the selected media asset.

17. The device of claim 12, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to cause a reminder to be generated for the selected media asset in response to receiving a user selection of the option.

18. The device of claim 12, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to receive guide listings corresponding to media assets that are available to the user while the user is traveling to the destination.

19. The device of claim 14, wherein the satellite position location system includes a Global Positioning System.

20. The device of claim 16, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to receive an indication from the user to begin recording the selected media asset at a user-specified time prior to the determined arrival time.

21. The device of claim 16, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

cause the selected media asset to be presented to a user beginning at a presentation time prior to the determined arrival time; and

cause the selected media asset to be recorded beginning at a time after the presentation time.

22. The device of claim 21, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to cause the selected media asset to be recorded beginning at a time after the presentation time and before the determined arrival time.