US 11,750,886 B2
Providing related episode content
Ross Gilson, Philadelphia, PA (US); Michael Sallas, Radnor, PA (US); Chris Bastian, Glenmoore, PA (US); Slade Mitchell, Chester Springs, PA (US); Amit Garg, Delran, NJ (US); and John Leddy, Bryn Mawr, PA (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Dec. 11, 2014, as Appl. No. 14/567,577.
Prior Publication US 2016/0173941 A1, Jun. 16, 2016
Int. Cl. H04N 21/454 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/8549 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/454 (2013.01) [H04N 21/44204 (2013.01); H04N 21/44226 (2020.08); H04N 21/812 (2013.01); H04N 21/8133 (2013.01); H04N 21/8549 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a computing device and from a user device associated with a user, a request for an episode of a series, wherein the episode is associated with a recap sequence comprising portions of a plurality of previous episodes of the series; and
causing output of a modified recap sequence, wherein the modified recap sequence:
excludes, based on an output history associated with the user, at least one first portion of the recap sequence that corresponds to at least one first episode, of the plurality of previous episodes of the series, that was recently output to a user device associated with the user; and
comprises at least one second portion of the recap sequence that corresponds to at least one second episode of the plurality of previous episodes.