US 12,231,705 B2
Systems and methods for providing media content for continuous watching
Daniel Robideaux, Morgan Hill, CA (US)
Assigned to Adeia Guides Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Adeia Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/111,167.
Application 18/111,167 is a continuation of application No. 17/094,091, filed on Nov. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,616,996.
Application 17/094,091 is a continuation of application No. 16/296,960, filed on Mar. 8, 2019, granted, now 10,917,674, issued on Feb. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0217052 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 21/2387 (2011.01); H04N 21/234 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/2387 (2013.01) [H04N 21/23424 (2013.01); H04N 21/47217 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a server, a first user selection of a user interface element selecting a continuous watching mode, wherein the user interface element comprises an indication of a continuous watching mode option and an indication of a non-continuous watching mode option;
in response to the receiving the first user selection of the user interface element selecting the continuous watching mode:
generating for display a user interface of a user device, wherein:
(a) the user interface comprises identifiers for only content portions of multiple episodes of a series, without title credits and end credits for the multiple episodes of the series; and
(b) the identifiers are arranged as a progress bar for watching a single virtual media content item; and
during streaming of an episode of the series from the server:
receiving a user interface command to control playing the episode of the series; and
in response to receiving the user interface command, and without detecting a further user interface command to play another episode of the series:
after conclusion of the episode:
(a) identifying a rate at which the episode of the series was played after the receiving of the user interface command; and
(b) automatically causing playing of a next episode of the series at the identified rate to create appearance of applying trick play navigation to the single virtual media content item; and
receiving, by the server, a second user selection of the user interface element selecting a non-continuous watching mode; and
in response to receiving the second user selection of the user interface element selecting the non-continuous watching mode:
adjusting the display of the user interface of the user device to be arranged in default playback mode, wherein the adjusted user interface comprises a list of the identifiers for content portions of the multiple episodes of the series with respective identifiers for title credits and end credits of the multiple episodes of the series.