Brian R Curtis

US Patent:

20210266639, Aug 26, 2021

Filed:

Apr 28, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/242657

Inventors:

- Philadelphia PA, US
Larry Cynkin - Chevy Chase MD, US
Jan Neumann - Arlington VA, US
Hans Sayyadi - Washington DC, US
Ehsan Younessian - Washington DC, US
Mevan Samarasinghe - Washington DC, US
Brian Curtis - Washington DC, US
Muthu Manickam - Aldie VA, US
Oliver Jojic - Annandale VA, US
Jeanine Heck - Wynnewood PA, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/472
H04N 21/845
H04N 21/482
H04N 21/45
H04N 21/458
H04N 21/262
H04N 21/466
H04N 21/8355
H04N 21/47

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for generating personalized menus and a media content interface are provided. In one example, different device specific media asset lists are generated at different user devices for the same user based on the media consumption history at each device. In another example, media asset listings are displayed for multicast and on-demand media assets determined to be of interest to the user. An on-demand media asset is listed at a time when no other multicast media assets are listed. In another example, media asset listings for successive episodes of a media series are displayed in sequential order in response to an input to view successive episodes of a media series. In another example, a text search for media content is performed in which the search priority of media provider results is decreased relative to the search priority of media asset results as additional characters are added to a search string.

US Patent:

20200296467, Sep 17, 2020

Filed:

May 29, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/886979

Inventors:

- Philadelphia PA, US
Larry Cynkin - Chevy Chase MD, US
Jan Neumann - Arlington VA, US
Hans Sayyadi - Washington DC, US
Ehsan Younessian - Washington DC, US
Mevan Samarasinghe - Washington DC, US
Brian Curtis - Washington DC, US
Muthu Manickam - Aldie VA, US
Oliver Jojic - Annandale VA, US
Jeanine Heck - Wynnewood PA, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/472
H04N 21/845
H04N 5/445
H04N 21/482
H04N 21/45
H04N 21/458
H04N 21/262
H04N 21/466
H04N 21/8355

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for generating personalized menus and a media content interface are provided. In one example, different device specific media asset lists are generated at different user devices for the same user based on the media consumption history at each device. In another example, media asset listings are displayed for multicast and on-demand media assets determined to be of interest to the user. An on-demand media asset is listed at a time when no other multicast media assets are listed. In another example, media asset listings for successive episodes of a media series are displayed in sequential order in response to an input to view successive episodes of a media series. In another example, a text search for media content is performed in which the search priority of media provider results is decreased relative to the search priority of media asset results as additional characters are added to a search string.

US Patent:

20190215572, Jul 11, 2019

Filed:

Mar 19, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/358080

Inventors:

- Philadelphia PA, US
Larry Cynkin - Chevy Chase MD, US
Jan Neumann - Arlington VA, US
Ehsan Younessian - Washington DC, US
Mevan Samarasinghe - Washington DC, US
Brian Curtis - Washington DC, US
Muthu Manickam - Aldie VA, US
Oliver Jojic - Annandale VA, US
Jeanine Heck - Wynnewood PA, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/472
H04N 21/8355
H04N 21/466
H04N 21/262
H04N 21/458
H04N 21/845
H04N 21/45
H04N 21/482
H04N 5/445

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for generating personalized menus and a media content interface are provided. In one example, different device specific media asset lists are generated at different user devices for the same user based on the media consumption history at each device. In another example, media asset listings are displayed for multicast and on-demand media assets determined to be of interest to the user. An on-demand media asset is listed at a time when no other multicast media assets are listed. In another example, media asset listings for successive episodes of a media series are displayed in sequential order in response to an input to view successive episodes of a media series. In another example, a text search for media content is performed in which the search priority of media provider results is decreased relative to the search priority of media asset results as additional characters are added to a search string.

US Patent:

20160379123, Dec 29, 2016

Filed:

Jun 24, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/749141

Inventors:

- Philadelphia PA, US
Brian Curtis - Washington DC, US

International Classification:

G06N 5/04
G06F 17/30

Abstract:

Systems and methods are described for generating recommendations for content items and ranking categories of content based on a user's consumption history. The content items may comprise various forms of media content, including, video, audio, Internet webpages, etc. When a user or consumption device accesses content items, a computing device may monitor the amount of the content items consumed by a user over one or more consumption sessions. In one embodiment, a user may identify content preferences and/or provide other input to the recommendation system to further customize content rankings and recommendations.

US Patent:

20160142783, May 19, 2016

Filed:

Nov 19, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/547363

Inventors:

- Philadelphia PA, US
Larry Cynkin - Chevy Chase MD, US
Jan Neumann - Arlington VA, US
Ehsan Younessian - Washington DC, US
Mevan Samarasinghe - Washington DC, US
Brian Curtis - Washington DC, US
Muthu Manickam - Aldie VA, US
Oliver Jojic - Annandale VA, US
Jeanine Heck - Narberth PA, US

Assignee:

COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - Philadelphia PA

International Classification:

H04N 21/472
H04N 5/445
H04N 21/262
H04N 21/45
H04N 21/458
H04N 21/845
H04N 21/482

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus for generating personalized menus and a media content interface are provided. In one example, different device specific media asset lists are generated at different user devices for the same user based on the media consumption history at each device. In another example, media asset listings are displayed for multicast and on-demand media assets determined to be of interest to the user. An on-demand media asset is listed at a time when no other multicast media assets are listed. In another example, media asset listings for successive episodes of a media series are displayed in sequential order in response to an input to view successive episodes of a media series. In another example, a text search for media content is performed in which the search priority of media provider results is decreased relative to the search priority of media asset results as additional characters are added to a search string.