US 12,328,482 B2
Methods and systems for filtering media content
Ofer Vaisler, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Olivier Chalouhi, Mountain View, CA (US); and Rob Marquardt, Pacifica, CA (US)
Assigned to Adeia Guides Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Adeia Guides Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/385,745.
Application 18/385,745 is a continuation of application No. 17/539,694, filed on Dec. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,849,191.
Application 17/539,694 is a continuation of application No. 16/451,276, filed on Jun. 25, 2019, granted, now 11,212,589, issued on Dec. 28, 2021.
Application 16/451,276 is a continuation of application No. 15/434,890, filed on Feb. 16, 2017, granted, now 10,382,825, issued on Aug. 13, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/384,634, filed on Sep. 7, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2024/0064382 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 16/48 (2019.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/4828 (2013.01) [G06F 16/48 (2019.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving a user query comprising first information, second information, and third information, wherein the user query comprises a first Boolean operator between the first information and the second information, and a second Boolean operator between the second information and the third information;
retrieving a set of media asset identifiers based at least in part on the user query;
calculating a first number of media asset identifiers in the set;
determining whether the first number of media asset identifiers in the set is within a threshold range of a second number of media asset identifiers; and
in response to determining that the first number of media asset identifiers in the set is not within the threshold range of the second number of media asset identifiers:
extracting, from the user query, the first information, the second information, and the third information;
modifying the user query by modifying at least one of the first Boolean operator or the second Boolean operator; and
retrieving a modified set of media asset identifiers based at least in part on the modified user query.