US 12,244,893 B2
System and method for delivering missed portions of media assets to interested viewers
John Blake, Belmont, CA (US); Milan Patel, Santa Clara, CA (US); Rowena Young, Menlo Park, CA (US); and Jean Michel Pierre Bourdon, Emerald Hills, CA (US)
Assigned to ADEIA GUIDES INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Adeia Guides Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/243,990.
Application 18/243,990 is a continuation of application No. 17/572,821, filed on Jan. 11, 2022, granted, now 11,792,478.
Application 17/572,821 is a continuation of application No. 16/448,262, filed on Jun. 21, 2019, granted, now 11,259,083, issued on Feb. 22, 2022.
Application 16/448,262 is a continuation of application No. 15/200,634, filed on Jul. 1, 2016, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/334,202, filed on May 10, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0421845 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 21/234 (2011.01); G06F 16/40 (2019.01); H04H 20/38 (2008.01); H04H 60/56 (2008.01); H04H 60/80 (2008.01); H04N 21/231 (2011.01); H04N 21/25 (2011.01); H04N 21/41 (2011.01); H04N 21/414 (2011.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/43 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/458 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/83 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/44218 (2013.01) [G06F 16/40 (2019.01); H04H 20/38 (2013.01); H04H 60/56 (2013.01); H04H 60/80 (2013.01); H04N 21/23113 (2013.01); H04N 21/252 (2013.01); H04N 21/4126 (2013.01); H04N 21/41265 (2020.08); H04N 21/431 (2013.01); H04N 21/4334 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/458 (2013.01); H04N 21/47217 (2013.01); H04N 21/4821 (2013.01); H04N 21/83 (2013.01); H04N 21/845 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for providing a catch-up mechanism, the method comprising:
detecting that a first user of a plurality of users is disregarding a media asset that is currently playing;
identifying the first user;
identifying a device associated with the first user;
determining whether the first user is a part of a first group of users that is interested in and is disregarding the media asset or a second group of users that is not interested in the media asset;
determining whether the first group of users contains more users than the second group of users;
in response to determining that (i) the first user is a part of the first group of users and (ii) the first group of users contains more users than the second group of users, transmitting a stored portion of the media asset to the device associated with the first user; and
in response to determining that (i) the first user is a part of the second group of users and (ii) the first group of users contains more users than the second group of users, generating for display on the device associated with the first user an option to receive the stored portion of the media asset,
wherein the stored portion of the media asset includes a portion of the media asset that was disregarded by the first user.