Synchronization guides for group video watching
US8707363B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4826
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for recommending items in a video series to a group of viewers. In general, video series item recommendations are generated for a viewer group detected within a viewing area of a media device based on personal viewing histories of users in the viewer group. In one embodiment, the video series item recommendations are recommendations for video series items that: (a) are from one or more video series historically viewed by at least a first predefined minimum threshold number of users in the viewer group and (b) have not yet been viewed by any of at least a second predefined minimum threshold number of users in the viewer group. The video series item recommendations are then provided to the viewer group.
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