US 11,748,427 B2
Spoiler prevention
Geoffrey T. Ebersol, Woodinville, WA (US); Jeff West, Seattle, WA (US); Benjamin D. Kelly, Seattle, WA (US); Aaron M. Butcher, Redmond, WA (US); and Felix G. T. I. Andrew, Redmond, WA (US)
Assigned to MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/147,988.
Application 18/147,988 is a continuation of application No. 16/917,239, filed on Jun. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,568,009.
Prior Publication US 2023/0138796 A1, May 4, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 16/00 (2019.01); G06F 16/9535 (2019.01); G06F 16/483 (2019.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06F 16/951 (2019.01); G06F 16/9538 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 16/9535 (2019.01) [G06F 16/483 (2019.01); G06F 16/951 (2019.01); G06F 16/9538 (2019.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A spoiler prevention method comprising:
caching spoiler content identified for a plurality of requests from a plurality of users for digital media content;
receiving a request from a user for the digital media content;
obtaining spoiler prevention information;
searching the cached spoiler content;
identifying at least a portion of the digital media content as spoiler content by matching the cached spoiler content to the spoiler prevention information; and
concealing the identified spoiler content in the digital media content.