SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACHIEVING AD AVOIDANCE BY SELECTIVELY SWITCHING MEDIA STREAMS

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

SERIAL NO

15696660

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for avoiding playback of an advertisement by selectively switching between media streams. To this end, a media guidance application receives a plurality of media streams from different sources, switches to a first media stream and plays back a first media asset of the first media stream, and determines that an end to playback of the first media asset is imminent. The media guidance application then determines whether a second media stream of the plurality of media streams is within a threshold amount of time of playing back a beginning of a second media asset, and if the second media stream is within the threshold amount of time of playing back the beginning of the second media asset, the media guidance application switches from the first media stream to the second media stream and plays back the second media asset.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
ROVI GUIDES INC2160 GOLD STREET SAN JOSE CA 95002

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Thomas, William L Evergreen, US 323 25139
Wang, Ti-Shiang Lexington, US 20 55

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation