US 11,750,868 B2
Systems and methods for management of media content subscriptions
Adam Bates, Los Gatos, CA (US); Hafiza Jameela, Milpitas, CA (US); Jesse Patterson, Pacifica, CA (US); Mark K. Berner, Santa Clara, CA (US); Eric Dorsey, Palo Alto, CA (US); Jonathan A. Logan, Mountain View, CA (US); David W. Chamberlin, Pacifica, CA (US); Paul Stevens, Felton, CA (US); Herbert A. Waterman, Merced, CA (US); and William A. Thomas, Evergreen, CO (US)
Assigned to Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on May 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/746,533.
Application 17/746,533 is a continuation of application No. 16/958,372, granted, now 11,363,320, previously published as PCT/US2018/039325, filed on Jun. 25, 2018.
Application 16/958,372 is a continuation of application No. 15/857,139, filed on Dec. 28, 2017, granted, now 10,582,238, issued on Mar. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0007327 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/2543 (2011.01); H04N 21/25 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/2543 (2013.01) [H04N 21/251 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4826 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
calculating a predicted amount of time a subscriber will spend viewing a media package from a first subscription in an upcoming time period;
determining an available amount of time the subscriber will spend viewing media in the upcoming time period;
determining based on (a) the predicted amount of time the subscriber will spend viewing the media package from the first subscription in the upcoming time period and (b) the available amount of time the subscriber will spend viewing media in the upcoming time period that the subscriber will not have time to consume content from a second subscription in the upcoming time period; and
in response to the determining that the subscriber will not have the time to consume the content from the second subscription in the upcoming time period, generating for display a recommendation to cancel the second subscription of the subscriber.