US 11,924,518 B2
Methods and systems of facilitating sharing of information among service providers
William L. Thomas, Evergreen, CO (US); Walter R. Klappert, North Hollywood, CA (US); and Richard M. Beaty, Mannford, OK (US)
Assigned to Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on May 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/742,527.
Application 17/742,527 is a continuation of application No. 17/034,432, filed on Sep. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,363,343.
Application 17/034,432 is a continuation of application No. 16/394,581, filed on Apr. 25, 2019, granted, now 10,827,227, issued on Nov. 3, 2020.
Application 16/394,581 is a continuation of application No. 15/077,462, filed on Mar. 22, 2016, granted, now 10,299,006, issued on May 21, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0345786 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/25 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/2665 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/4826 (2013.01) [H04N 21/251 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/2665 (2013.01); H04N 21/44213 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/472 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of recommending media content to users viewing over-the-top content, the method comprising:
receiving, at a server, a request from a user, over a communications network, to access media assets from a first content provider, wherein the first content provider is associated with a cloud-based aggregator of a plurality of content providers;
determining, at the server, a media preference for the user based on the request;
retrieving, at the server, a list of media assets available from each of the plurality of content providers;
identifying, at the server, a media asset available from a second content provider not available from the first content provider based on the media preference, wherein the second content provider is associated with the cloud-based aggregator; and
transmitting, over the communications network, a command to cause display of a recommendation, on a display screen of a device associated with the user, for the media asset without indicating the media asset is from a source other than the first content provider.