US 11,949,931 B2
Methods and systems for predicting content consumption
Robert Alan Bress, New Providence, NJ (US); Zhao Xing, Philadelphia, PA (US); and Christopher Paul Whitely, Summit, NJ (US)
Assigned to COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Apr. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/714,800.
Application 17/714,800 is a continuation of application No. 16/834,790, filed on Mar. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,323,760.
Prior Publication US 2022/0337895 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/25 (2011.01); H04N 21/254 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/251 (2013.01) [H04N 21/254 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
determining one or more characteristics associated with one or more content items accessed via a device;
determining, based on the one or more characteristics, a predictability score associated with a first content item;
sending, based on the predictability score, a second content item associated with the first content item; and
modifying, based on the device accessing the first content item, the predictability score.