US 12,250,425 B2
Methods and systems for providing relevant season series recording functionality
Alexander William Liston, Menlo Park, CA (US); and Kenichiro Tanaka, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Assigned to Adeia Guides Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Adeia Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on May 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/200,920.
Application 18/200,920 is a continuation of application No. 17/684,014, filed on Mar. 1, 2022, granted, now 11,700,416.
Application 17/684,014 is a continuation of application No. 17/166,306, filed on Feb. 3, 2021, granted, now 11,277,656, issued on Mar. 15, 2022.
Application 17/166,306 is a continuation of application No. 16/807,425, filed on Mar. 3, 2020, granted, now 10,945,022, issued on Mar. 9, 2021.
Application 16/807,425 is a continuation of application No. 15/857,183, filed on Dec. 28, 2017, granted, now 10,623,802, issued on Apr. 14, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/558,328, filed on Sep. 13, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/441,897, filed on Jan. 3, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0300401 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 21/431 (2011.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2022.01); G06F 9/445 (2018.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.01); G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/441 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/458 (2011.01); H04N 21/466 (2011.01); H04N 21/47 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/8405 (2011.01); H04N 21/858 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/4312 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 9/4451 (2013.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.02); G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01); G06F 21/629 (2013.01); H04N 21/42204 (2013.01); H04N 21/4221 (2013.01); H04N 21/431 (2013.01); H04N 21/4334 (2013.01); H04N 21/441 (2013.01); H04N 21/44204 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/44226 (2020.08); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/458 (2013.01); H04N 21/4667 (2013.01); H04N 21/4668 (2013.01); H04N 21/47 (2013.01); H04N 21/47214 (2013.01); H04N 21/4755 (2013.01); H04N 21/4826 (2013.01); H04N 21/8405 (2013.01); H04N 21/8586 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
displaying on a user interface, a plurality of applications through which a plurality of media content items associated with each application may be accessed;
determining an expiration of a subscription for each application, from the plurality of applications displayed on the user interface, wherein the subscription allows access to the plurality of media content items associated with the application;
determining that the subscription to a first application, from the plurality of applications, expires in a shorter amount of time than the subscription to a second application;
determining a first visual cue for the first application based on the shorter amount of time to the expiration of the subscription to the first application; and
visually distinguishing the first application from the second application by displaying the first application with the first visual cue on the user interface.