Systems and methods for re-recording content associated with re-emerged popularity

• US 9,723,256 B2
• Filed: 02/04/2016
• Issued: 08/01/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Tang, Young A., Nichols, Michael R., Thomas, William L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Zhao, Daquan
• Application Number:
  US15/015,779
• Publication Number:
  US 20160165175A1
• Time in Patent Office: 544 Days
• Field of Search: 386291, 386293, 386295, 386297, 386299, 386278, 386288, 386239
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23113 involving housekeeping operations for stored content, e.g. prioritizing content for deletion because of storage space restrictions storage management, e.g. defragmentation G06F3/0604; snloading stored programs G06F9/445; housekeeping operations in file systems, e.g. deletion policies G06F16/10; buffering arrangements in a network node or in an end terminal in packet networks H04L49/90
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2747 Remote storage of video programs received via the downstream path, e.g. from the server
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4335 Housekeeping operations, e.g. prioritizing content for deletion because of storage space restrictions storage management, e.g. defragmentation G06F3/0604; unloading stored programs G06F9/445; storage management in file systems G06F16/10; buffering arrangements in a network node or in an end terminal in packet networks H04L49/90
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/91 Television signal processing therefor

Abstract

Systems and methods for re-recording content associated with popularity that re-emerged are provided. A plurality of media assets is recorded. Responsive to determining that popularity of a given one of the plurality of media assets fell below a first threshold, the given media asset is selected for deletion and the given media asset is added to a list of a plurality of media assets that have been selected for deletion. Popularity for the given media asset in the list is retrieved after selecting the given media asset for deletion. The retrieved popularity of the given media asset, which previously fell below the first threshold, is compared to a second threshold. In response to determining that the retrieved popularity of the given media asset, which previously fell below the first threshold, is now above the second threshold, an action relating to re-recording the given media asset is performed.

Claims

1. A method for re-recording content associated with popularity that has re-emerged, the method comprising:

storing a plurality of media assets;

determining, at a first time, whether popularity of a media asset of the plurality of media assets is below a first threshold;

in response to determining that the popularity of the media asset is below the first threshold, deleting the given media asset;

determining, at a second time after the first time, whether the popularity of the deleted media asset is above a second threshold; and

in response to determining that the popularity of the deleted media asset is above the second threshold, storing the deleted media asset again.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to determining that the popularity of the deleted media asset is above the second threshold, generating for display a notification comprising at least one of an indication of the media asset and an option associated with the media asset; and

in response to receiving no user input associated with the notification, performing a predetermined default action associated with the media asset.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving the popularity of the deleted media asset on a real-time basis, on an on-demand basis, or periodically.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of media assets is a first plurality of media assets, and further comprising, in response to determining that the popularity of the deleted media asset is above the second threshold, storing a second plurality of media assets associated with the media asset.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising identifying the second plurality of media assets by identifying unviewed episodes of a series of episodes associated with the media asset.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising identifying the second plurality of media assets by identifying episodes in a season associated with the media asset.

7. The method of claim 4, further comprising identifying the second plurality of media assets by identifying episodes that follow the media asset in a series of episodes associated with the media asset.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

retrieving a user profile comprising a plurality of preferences;

retrieving an attribute of the deleted media asset; and

determining whether a preference of the plurality of preferences in the user profile matches the attribute of the deleted media asset.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the plurality of media assets comprises storing the plurality of media assets at a first storage location, and wherein storing the deleted media asset again comprises storing the deleted media asset at a second storage location.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of media assets is a first plurality of media assets, and wherein deleting the media asset further comprises:

marking the media asset for deletion, wherein the media asset is one of a second plurality of media assets marked for deletion;

determining that more storage space for storing the first plurality of media assets is needed;

removing media assets of the second plurality of media assets in an order based on at least one of recording dates, popularities, or priorities associated with each of the second plurality of media assets.

11. A system for re-recording content associated with popularity that has re-emerged, the system comprising:

a storage device configured to store a plurality of media assets;

control circuitry configured to;

determine, at a first time, whether popularity of a media asset of the plurality of media assets is below a first threshold;

in response to determining that the popularity of the media asset is below the first threshold, delete the given media asset;

determine, at a second time after the first time, whether the popularity of the deleted media asset is above a second threshold; and

in response to determining that the popularity of the deleted media asset is above the second threshold, store the deleted media asset again.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

in response to determining that the popularity of the deleted media asset is above the second threshold, generate for display a notification comprising at least one of an indication of the media asset and an option associated with the media asset; and

in response to receiving no user input associated with the notification, perform a predetermined default action associated with the media asset.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to receive, using communications circuitry, the popularity of the deleted media asset on a real-time basis, on an on-demand basis, or periodically.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the plurality of media assets is a first plurality of media assets, and wherein the control circuitry is further configured to, in response to determining that the popularity of the deleted media asset is above the second threshold, store a second plurality of media assets associated with the media asset.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to identify the second plurality of media assets by being configured to identify unviewed episodes of a series of episodes associated with the media asset.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to identify the second plurality of media assets by being configured to identify episodes in a season associated with the media asset.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to identify the second plurality of media assets by being configured to identify episodes that follow the media asset in a series of episodes associated with the media asset.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

retrieve a user profile comprising a plurality of preferences;

retrieve an attribute of the deleted media asset; and

determine whether a preference of the plurality of preferences in the user profile matches the attribute of the deleted media asset.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the storage device is a first storage device, and further comprising a second storage device configured to store the deleted media asset again.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the plurality of media assets is a first plurality of media assets, and wherein the control circuitry configured to delete the media asset is further configured to:

mark the media asset for deletion, wherein the media asset is one of a second plurality of media assets marked for deletion;

determine that more storage space for storing the first plurality of media assets is needed;

remove media assets of the second plurality of media assets in an order based on at least one of recording dates, popularities, or priorities associated with each of the second plurality of media assets.