US 11,863,834 B2
Systems and methods for recommending content using progress bars
Charishma Chundi, Andhra Pradesh (IN); and Susanto Sen, Karnataka (IN)
Assigned to Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Appl. No. 17/619,023
Filed by Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
PCT Filed May 5, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/031431
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 14, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/225581, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 11, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0052033 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/8352 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/4826 (2013.01) [H04N 21/47217 (2013.01); H04N 21/8352 (2013.01); H04N 21/8456 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for dynamically generating content recommendations during playback of a content item, the method comprising:
receiving the content item by a local device;
playing back the content item by the local device;
identifying, during the playback of the content item, a media signature corresponding to a first portion of the content item;
determining whether the media signature matches any media signature of a plurality of media signatures stored on the local device or remotely;
in response to determining that the media signature corresponding to the first portion of the content item matches a stored media signature:
identifying a timestamp of the content item associated with the stored media signature that corresponds to the media signature of the first portion of the content item played back by the local device; and
generating for display by the local device a progress bar comprising an identifier of the content item associated with the stored media signature and a progress indicator of the progress bar corresponding to the identified timestamp; and
receiving a selection of the progress bar; and
in response to receiving the selection of the progress bar, generating for display by the local device the respective content item beginning at the timestamp corresponding to the progress indicator.