US 11,881,233 B2
Methods and systems for generating meme content
Padmassri Chandrashekar, Karnataka (IN); Daina Emmanuel, Bangalore (IN); Jayshil Parekh, Karnataka (IN); and Reda Harb, Bellevue, WA (US)
Assigned to Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/225,764.
Prior Publication US 2022/0328075 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. G11B 27/34 (2006.01); G06F 3/04842 (2022.01)
CPC G11B 27/34 (2013.01) [G06F 3/04842 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for generating meme content comprising:
tagging a content item with one or more first tags and one or more third tags based on metadata for the content item;
receiving at user equipment the content item having the one or more first tags and the one or more third tags;
subsequently tagging the content item with one or more second tags at the user equipment based on a user profile, wherein the one or more second tags are added to the content item concurrently with delivery of the content item to the user equipment;
identifying a segment of the content item based on the first and second tags;
determining whether the segment of the content item includes the one or more third tags;
in response to determining the segment of the content item does not include the one or more third tags, storing the identified segment for use in generating meme content, wherein meme content comprises a message, and wherein the metadata for the content item indicates a popularity of memes that have been generated based on the segment of the content item; and
in response to determining the segment of the content item includes the one or more third tags, preventing storage of the identified segment for use in generating meme content based on the one or more third tags indicating restricted content.