US 12,348,809 B2
Systems and methods for determining viewing options for content based on scoring content dimensions
Leena Varghese, Irving, TX (US); Mahalakshmi Velrajan, Chennai (IN); Sivanthikani Appadurai, Chennai (IN); Mukunda P. Raju, Bothell, WA (US); Sharon Gacek, Hillsborough, NJ (US); Robert Joseph Hewitt, London (GB); and Vinodkrishnan Surianarayanan, Tamil Nadu (IN)
Assigned to Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed on Jan. 17, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/414,806.
Application 18/414,806 is a continuation of application No. 17/510,809, filed on Oct. 26, 2021, granted, now 11,902,610.
Prior Publication US 2024/0155172 A1, May 9, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/2665 (2011.01); H04N 21/239 (2011.01); H04N 21/25 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/2665 (2013.01) [H04N 21/2393 (2013.01); H04N 21/251 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/472 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a device and from one or more data structures, metadata associated with selected content;
determining, by the device and based on the metadata, viewing options for viewing the selected content;
ranking, by the device, the viewing options to determine a primary viewing option and a secondary viewing option;
providing, by the device, to a user device, and based on determining the primary viewing option and the secondary viewing option, a user interface to cause the user interface to be displayed,
wherein the user interface includes:
a first selection mechanism that identifies and is for selecting the primary viewing option, and
a second selection mechanism that identifies and is for selecting the secondary viewing option; and
causing, by the device and based on interaction with the first selection mechanism or the second selection mechanism, the selected content to be provided to the user device via the primary viewing option or the secondary viewing option.