US 11,869,242 B2
Systems and methods for recording portion of sports game
Abraham George Chackungal, Karnataka (IN); and Christopher Charles Lidaka, Apex, NC (US)
Assigned to Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 23, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/936,692.
Prior Publication US 2022/0027630 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. G06V 30/14 (2022.01); G06V 20/40 (2022.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); G06V 30/148 (2022.01); G06V 30/10 (2022.01)
CPC G06V 20/42 (2022.01) [G06V 30/10 (2022.01); G06V 30/153 (2022.01); G10L 15/22 (2013.01); G10L 2015/223 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving a request to record a portion of content of a future sports game, wherein the request comprises game clock time criteria, and wherein the game clock time criteria indicate less than an entirety of the sports game;
during transmission of the content and between a start of the sports game and an end of the sports game, analyzing a first frame of the content that comprises a game progress graphic to determine from the game progress graphic a first time value representing a first progress point of the sports game;
determining that the first time value matches the game clock time criteria of the request;
in response to the determining that the first time value matches the game clock time criteria of the request, beginning to record the portion of the content;
analyzing a second frame of the content that comprises the game progress graphic to determine from the game progress graphic a second time value representing a second progress point of the sports game;
determining that the second time value does not match the game clock time criteria of the request;
in response to the determining that the second time value does not match the game clock time criteria of the request, stopping the recording of the portion of the content; and
causing the recorded portion of the content to be stored.