US 12,137,280 B2
Methods and system for presenting search results
Takeaki Obara, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Rovi Guides, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/515,993.
Application 18/515,993 is a continuation of application No. 17/388,925, filed on Jul. 29, 2021, granted, now 11,863,847.
Application 17/388,925 is a continuation of application No. 16/895,173, filed on Jun. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,109,119, issued on Aug. 31, 2021.
Application 16/895,173 is a continuation of application No. 16/386,486, filed on Apr. 17, 2019, granted, now 10,701,460, issued on Jun. 30, 2020.
Application 16/386,486 is a continuation of application No. 16/025,524, filed on Jul. 2, 2018, granted, now 10,306,337, issued on May 28, 2019.
Application 16/025,524 is a continuation of application No. 14/754,864, filed on Jun. 30, 2015, granted, now 10,057,659, issued on Aug. 21, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0114217 A1, Apr. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. H04N 21/84 (2011.01); G06F 16/738 (2019.01); H04N 21/235 (2011.01); H04N 21/2665 (2011.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/84 (2013.01) [G06F 16/738 (2019.01); H04N 21/2353 (2013.01); H04N 21/2665 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/4828 (2013.01); H04N 21/8456 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, from a user, a search expression for searching a genre of media assets;
performing a search for the genre of media assets using the received search expression at a future time interval, wherein the future time interval is selected based on a pattern of time intervals during which the user previously consumed media assets;
retrieving a value associated with a counter to determine if any media assets are identified based on the search performed;
determining, based on the retrieved value, that a plurality of media assets are identified based on the search performed; and
displaying visually distinguishable identifiers for the identified plurality of media assets, wherein the identifiers for a first subset of the media assets, from the plurality of media assets, that match the genre associated with the search expression are visually distinguished from a second subset of the media assets, from the plurality of media assets, that do not match the genre associated with the search expression.