US 11,960,538 B2
Query system with spoiler prevention
Ankur Anil Aher, Maharashtra (IN); and Charishma Chundi, Andhra Pradesh (IN)
Assigned to Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on May 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/142,394.
Application 18/142,394 is a continuation of application No. 17/954,973, filed on Sep. 28, 2022, granted, now 11,675,834.
Application 17/954,973 is a continuation of application No. 16/887,945, filed on May 29, 2020, granted, now 11,461,391, issued on Oct. 4, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0273956 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 16/73 (2019.01); G06F 16/735 (2019.01); G06F 16/738 (2019.01); G06F 16/74 (2019.01); G06F 16/783 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 16/739 (2019.01) [G06F 16/735 (2019.01); G06F 16/745 (2019.01); G06F 16/7837 (2019.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving a query associated with a consumer of content;
determining, based on the query, an event associated with the content and an event position in the content based on the event;
determining a playback position of the content associated with the consumer of content;
determining whether the playback position is after the event position;
in response to determining that the playback position is after the event position, providing a first portion of the content comprising content at the event position; and
in response to determining that the playback position is not after the event play position, providing a second portion of the content comprising content before the event position.