US 11,683,553 B2
Methods and systems for group watching
Rupayan Dutta, Pin (IN); Vishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah, Karnataka (IN); Vikram Makam Gupta, Karnataka (IN); and Sukanya Agarwal, Haryana (IN)
Assigned to Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/514,022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0138329 A1, May 4, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/458 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/4415 (2011.01); H04N 21/6587 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/43076 (2020.08) [H04N 21/4415 (2013.01); H04N 21/458 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/6587 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
identifying, using control circuitry, a plurality of users participating in a group watch session;
receiving, using the control circuitry, a command from a user equipment device associated with one of the users to modify playing of media content in the group watch session;
determining, using the control circuitry, user preferences of respective ones of the plurality of users;
determining, using the control circuitry, whether execution of the command is consistent with the user preferences of each of the respective users comprising:
estimating, for each of the respective users, a satisfaction score for the command based on the user preferences,
comparing the estimated satisfaction scores with a reference satisfaction score, and
if the estimated satisfaction scores meet a condition based on the reference satisfaction score, determining that the execution of the command is consistent with the respective user preferences; and
in response to determining that execution of the command is consistent with the user preferences, causing, using the control circuitry, modification of the playing of at least a portion of the media content based on the received command.