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Systems and methods for tracking content sources from which media assets have previously been viewed

US8756620B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 20, 2012
Grant dateJun 17, 2014
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Expiry dateAug 20, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/4826
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for tracking content sources from which media assets have previously been viewed are provided. A user request to access a first content source is received. Content currently being presented to the user from the first content source is monitored to determine whether the content meets a criterion. An amount of time the content being presented meets the criterion is measured. In response to determining the amount of time exceeds a threshold, an identifier of the first content source is stored in a list of content sources from which content meeting the criterion was previously presented to the user. Content received from one of the content sources in the list is presented each time a user request to access a last content source is received.

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