US 12,081,820 B2
Systems and methods for displaying multiple media assets for a plurality of users
Joseph Sinnott, Palo Alto, CA (US); David Shoop, San Jose, CA (US); Dylan M. Wondra, Mountain View, CA (US); and Todd Kulick, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/373,818.
Application 18/373,818 is a continuation of application No. 17/876,926, filed on Jul. 29, 2022, granted, now 11,812,087.
Application 17/876,926 is a continuation of application No. 17/410,069, filed on Aug. 24, 2021, granted, now 11,438,642, issued on Sep. 6, 2022.
Application 17/410,069 is a continuation of application No. 16/658,727, filed on Oct. 21, 2019, granted, now 11,128,907, issued on Sep. 21, 2021.
Application 16/658,727 is a continuation of application No. 16/110,714, filed on Aug. 23, 2018, granted, now 10,491,940, issued on Nov. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0031632 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 21/414 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/485 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/41415 (2013.01) [H04N 21/44226 (2020.08); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4821 (2013.01); H04N 21/4858 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
generating for display a first content item in a first portion of the display and a second content item not associated with the first content item in a second portion of the display;
determining resolution of the first portion of the display based an amount of first group of users consuming the first content item and resolution of the second portion of the display based an amount of second group of users consuming the second content item, wherein the first and second group of users are within a threshold distance from the display;
determining that the amount of first group of users has changed such that the amount of the first group of users after the change are less than the amount of the second group of users; and
in response to the determining that the amount of the first group of users after the change are less than the amount of the second group of users:
reducing the resolution of the first portion of the display to a resolution that is lower than the resolution of the second portion of the display; and
switching from an audio output of the first content item to displaying closed caption for the first content item.