US 12,073,179 B2
System and methods to handle conditional requests for live programs
Ankur Aher, Maharashtra (IN); and Susanto Sen, Karnataka (IN)
Assigned to Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/139,533.
Application 18/139,533 is a continuation of application No. 17/067,012, filed on Oct. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,669,685.
Prior Publication US 2023/0267272 A1, Aug. 24, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 40/279 (2020.01); G10L 15/22 (2006.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 40/279 (2020.01) [G10L 15/22 (2013.01); H04L 12/1813 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
generating for output a first media stream to a device associated with a user profile;
determining that a second media stream would be relevant to the user profile if a particular event occurred in the second media stream;
automatically generating a first message associated with the particular event of the second media stream;
causing the first message to be posted in a network forum associated with the second media stream, wherein the network forum is accessible to a plurality of devices associated with other user profiles; and
in response to determining that a second message on the network forum is a response to the first message and indicates the particular event is currently occurring in the second media stream, automatically causing the second media stream to be generated for output to the device associated with the user profile instead of the first media stream.