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Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Claims 2-20 and 52 are pending in this application.
Examiner's Remark
The broadest reasonable interpretation of a method (or process) independent claims 2 and 52 having contingent limitations requires only those steps that must be performed and does not include steps that are not required to be performed because the condition(s) precedent are not met. For example, assume a method claim requires step A if a first condition happens and step B if a second condition happens. If the claimed invention may be practiced without either the first or second condition happening, then neither step A or B is required by the broadest reasonable interpretation of the claim. If the claimed invention requires the first condition to occur, then the broadest reasonable interpretation of the claim requires step A. If the claimed invention requires both the first and second conditions to occur, then the broadest reasonable interpretation of the claim requires both steps A and B (See MPEP 2111.04). The “determination step" of independent claims 2 and 52 recites different action that result from mutually exclusive conditions with respect to the threshold value which renders the claims contingent.
Continued Examination Under 37 CFR 1.114
A request for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, including the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e), was filed in this application after final rejection. Since this application is eligible for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, and the fee set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e) has been timely paid, the finality of the previous Office action has been withdrawn pursuant to 37 CFR 1.114. Applicant's submission filed on October 27th, 2025 has been entered.
Response to Amendment
This Office Action is in response to applicant’s communication filed on October 27th, 2025. The applicant’s remark and amendments to the claims were considered with the results that follow.
In response to the last Office Action, Claims 2, 4, 5, 12, 14, and 15 are amended. Claim 1 has been canceled. Claim 52 has been added. As a result, claims 2-20 and 52 are pending in this application.
Applicant’s argument filed on October 27th, 2025, with respects to claims 1-20 being rejected under 35 U.S.C 101 as being non-statutory subject matter because the claim(s) as a whole are not significantly more than the abstract idea have overcome the rejection. The rejection has been withdrawn in view of the amendments and arguments filed on October 27th, 2025.
Response to Arguments
Applicant’s arguments with respect to 35 USC 101 rejection have been considered and rejection has been withdrawn.
Applicant’s arguments, see pg. 12-13, filed on October 27th, 2025, with respect to the rejections of claims 2, 12, and 52 under 35 U.S.C 103 have been fully considered but are moot in view of the new grounds of rejection necessitated by applicants amendments.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention was made.
Claims 2, 12, and 52 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over K.R Patent Application Publication 2014/0098597 issued to KIM et al. (hereinafter as "KIM") in view of WO International Patent Publication 2015/134739 issued to KAGAN et al. (hereinafter as "KAGAN") in further view of U.S Patent 9,357,250 issued to Newman et al. (hereinafter as "Newman").
Regarding claim 2, KIM teaches a method for determining one or more user devices suitable for displaying media assets matching a search query (KIM: [0197]; In addition, rather than simply duplicating the same or prioritized content, the search results are provided in a plurality of pages based primarily on time, importance, or match, similarity, or interest for a search term. The page may be more important and the similarity corresponding to the search word may be high. [0261]; digital device (s) paired due to the limitation of display size, resolution, etc.), comprising: receiving, at a first user device, a search query from a user (KIM: [0035]; An embodiment of a service system for providing a smart search service described in this specification includes a digital device that pairs with at least one server, receives a user's search word, and obtains a first search result based on a first search engine);
transmitting the search query to a database (KIM: [0035]; An embodiment of a service system for providing a smart search service described in this specification includes a digital device that pairs with at least one server, receives a user's search word, and obtains a first search result based on a first search engine);
receiving, from the database, search result information regarding media assets matching the search query, wherein the search result information includes a single set of non-duplicative entries for the media assets matching the search query (KIM: [0197]; In addition, rather than simply duplicating the same or prioritized content, the search results are provided in a plurality of pages based primarily on time, importance, or match, similarity, or interest for a search term. The page may be more important and the similarity corresponding to the search word may be high);
KIM does not explicitly teach determining a display resolution of the first user device.
However, KAGAN teaches determining a display resolution of the first user device (KAGAN:[0064]; the formatting data may specify to the searching device how to display (e.g., render using particular content, dimensions, resolution, and relative proportions) one or more of the search results on the searching device. [0073]; the user would like to view the selected result on a larger screen, assuming that the searching device (e.g., a smart watch) has a relatively limited display screen size and that the performing device (e.g., a smartphone, or a tablet) has a relatively larger display screen size. [0079]; A result object may also include formatting data (e.g., instructions) that defines how to render a displayed result…the formatting data that defines how to render the displayed result may be device-specific data that indicates different formatting and arrangement depending on display capabilities of the searching device {Examiner interprets determining a display resolution by determining how to format the data to the specific device by obtaining the dimensions and resolution to help format the search results to display the results on the device});
It would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art, before the effective filing date of the invention, to modify KIM (teaches searching for media assets matching the search query, each of the media assets matching the search query corresponding to a media entry in a single set of non-duplicative media entries and the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the second user device are not the same media entries as the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the first user device) with the teachings of KAGAN (teaches determining a display resolution of the first user device). One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make such a combination of providing better results in formatting data in such the results are formatted to be suitable based on the display capability
(See KAGAN: [0079]). In addition, the references (KIM and KAGAN) teach features that are directed to analogous art and they are directed to the same field of endeavor as KIM and KAGAN are directed to matching search queries and determining a condition on the results to locate relevant results.
The modification of KIM and KAGAN teaches claimed invention substantially as claimed, however the modification of KIM and KAGAN does not explicitly teach determining whether a number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds a threshold number of media assets, wherein the threshold number of media assets is based on thedetermined display resolution of the first user device; selecting a first subset of the media assets matching the search query and not exceeding the threshold number of media assets based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device; automatically pushing and populating a second subset of at a second user device without input selecting the second subset based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device, wherein the entries corresponding to the second subset of the media assets are not the same entries as the entries corresponding to the first subset of the media assets; generating for display, on the first user device, the first subset of the media assets.
However, Newman teaches determining whether a number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds a threshold number of media assets (Newman: Col 7, lines 20-23; As the user is typing the search term, the search term may be sent to the cloud 40, which is representative of the internet and/or a database repository of media content, videos, movies, TV shows, etc. Col 7, lines 37-40; The query results may also be sent to secondary device 20, and these query results may be displayed in a layout format suitable to the user interface of the display of secondary device. Col 8, lines 1-2; The display of primary device 30 may also show search results from the same search query that was entered in FIG. 2. Col 9, lines 22-26; However, in other cases, the specific listing desired by the viewer may be in the view on primary device 30 but not in the view of secondary device 20 due to the size difference between the screens and fewer results being displayed on secondary device 20 {Examiner correlates the threshold of the number of media assets based on the size difference and layout of the display device, where the secondary device is smaller thus hold a limit amount of results}), wherein the threshold number of media assets is based on thedetermined display resolution of the first user device (Newman: Col 7, lines 37-40; The query results may also be sent to secondary device 20, and these query results may be displayed in a layout format suitable to the user interface of the display of secondary device. Col 9, lines 22-26; However, in other cases, the specific listing desired by the viewer may be in the view on primary device 30 but not in the view of secondary device 20 due to the size difference between the screens and fewer results being displayed on secondary device 20 {Examiner correlates the results being selected not exceeding the threshold associated to the layout format of the device associated to the number of items displayed in the given layout of the device tied to the resolution of the device});
selecting a first subset of the media assets matching the search query and not exceeding the threshold number of media assets based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device (Newman: Col 7, lines 20-23; As the user is typing the search term, the search term may be sent to the cloud 40, which is representative of the internet and/or a database repository of media content, videos, movies, TV shows, etc. Col 7, lines 37-40; The query results may also be sent to secondary device 20, and these query results may be displayed in a layout format suitable to the user interface of the display of secondary device. Col 9, lines 22-26; However, in other cases, the specific listing desired by the viewer may be in the view on primary device 30 but not in the view of secondary device 20 due to the size difference between the screens and fewer results being displayed on secondary device 20 {Examiner correlates the results being selected not exceeding the threshold associated to the layout format of the device associated to the number of items displayed in the given layout of the device tied to the resolution of the device. Thus the smaller device holds a smaller amount which contains the first sets of results});
automatically pushing and populating a second subset of at a second user device without input selecting the second subset based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user devicThe results from the search query may be conveyed back to primary device 30, and these results may be displayed in a layout format suitable to the user interface of the display of primary device 30. The query results may also be sent to secondary device 20, and these query results may be displayed in a layout format suitable to the user interface of the display of secondary device 20. Col 9, lines 22-26; However, in other cases, the specific listing desired by the viewer may be in the view on primary device 30 but not in the view of secondary device 20 due to the size difference between the screens and fewer results being displayed on secondary device 20. Col 9, lines 31-36; If a viewer wants to see more information regarding the fifth listed result, which is not currently shown on secondary device 20, the user of secondary device 20 may scroll down in the results, causing the results to shift up and the fifth result to appear while the first result is rotated off the screen. Col 9, lines 56-58; As a result, a navigation push command with the configuration data for this search result may be sent to primary device 30.
Col 11, lines 21-23; discussion that navigation state stack 60 is the current stack for a device (primary or secondary). The current navigation state status of stack 60 is displaying search results. Col 11, lines 28- 34; a navigation push command will be generated, and navigation state stack 62 represents this scenario. In this scenario, the status of stack 62. The device which generated the navigation push may send the navigation push to all other synchronized devices, which will update the navigation state stacks of these devices {Examiner correlates that when a navigation state displays the search results. This navigation push is updated to the other stack of the devices which automatically populates the other devices with search results. However note that the secondary device may be smaller in such when the results are push the format of the display of the second device has a threshold based on the display resolution and configuration data. Pushing that data to the other devices where the primary device may have a bigger screen would handle the larger display result}), wherein
the entries corresponding to the second subset of the media assets are not the same entries as the entries corresponding to the first subset of the media assets (Newman: Col 8, lines 3-8; The search results shown on primary device 30 do not exactly match the search results shown on secondary device 20, but the three search results shown on primary device 30 correspond to those shown on secondary device 20. Additionally, the specific layout format of primary device 30 may show different information. Col 9, lines 22-26; However, in other cases, the specific listing desired by the viewer may be in the view on primary device 30 but not in the view of secondary device 20 due to the size difference between the screens and fewer results being displayed on secondary device 20);
generating for display, on the first user device, the first subset of the media assets (Newman: Col 7, lines 37-40; The query results may also be sent to secondary device 20, and these query results may be displayed in a layout format suitable to the user interface of the display of secondary device. Col 9, lines 22-26; However, in other cases, the specific listing desired by the viewer may be in the view on primary device 30 but not in the view of secondary device 20 due to the size difference between the screens and fewer results being displayed on secondary device 20 {Examiner correlates the first user device as the secondary device which is the smaller device with smaller capacity in holding the first set of results}).
It would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art, before the effective filing date of the invention, to modify KIM (teaches searching for media assets matching the search query, each of the media assets matching the search query corresponding to a media entry in a single set of non-duplicative media entries and the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the second user device are not the same media entries as the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the first user device) with the teachings of KAGAN (teaches determining a display resolution of the first user device) with the further teachings of Newman (teaches determining whether a number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds a threshold number of media assets…selecting the second subset based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device…). One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make such a combination of providing better results in formatting data in such the results are formatted to be suitable based on the display capability (See Newman: Col 6, lines 42-44). In addition, the references (KIM, KAGAN, and Newman) teach features that are directed to analogous art and they are directed to the same field of endeavor as KIM, KAGAN, and Newman are directed to matching search queries and determining a condition on the results to locate relevant results.
Regarding claim 12, KIM teaches a system for determining one or more user devices suitable for displaying media assets matching a search query (KIM: [0197]; In addition, rather than simply duplicating the same or prioritized content, the search results are provided in a plurality of pages based primarily on time, importance, or match, similarity, or interest for a search term. The page may be more important and the similarity corresponding to the search word may be high. [0261]; digital device (s) paired due to the limitation of display size, resolution, etc), comprising: a first user device (KIM:[0025]; As used herein, the term & quot; digital device & quot; includes all electronic devices capable of performing at least one of, for example, transmitting, receiving, processing and outputting data. To this end, digital devices are paired or connected (hereinafter referred to as ‘pairing’) with other digital devices through a wired / wireless network to transmit and receive data);
a second user device (KIM: [0025]; As used herein, the term & quot; digital device & quot; includes all electronic devices capable of performing at least one of, for example, transmitting, receiving, processing and outputting data. To this end, digital devices are paired or connected (hereinafter referred to as ‘pairing’) with other digital devices through a wired / wireless network to transmit and receive data);
a memory (KIM: [0065]; The mobile device 300 includes a wireless communication unit 310, an A / V input unit 320, a user input unit 330, a sensing unit 340, an output unit 350, a memory 360);
control circuitry configured to: receive, at the first user device, a search query from a user (KIM: [0035]; An embodiment of a service system for providing a smart search service described in this specification includes a digital device that pairs with at least one server, receives a user’s search word, and obtains a first search result based on a first search engine. [0196]-[0197]; a search page provided by the search engines based on search results performed through different search engines in each digital device.In addition, rather than simply duplicating the same or prioritized content, the search results are provided in a plurality of pages based primarily on time, importance, or match, similarity, or interest for a search term);
transmit the search query to a database(KIM:[0035]; An embodiment of a service system for providing a smart search service described in this specification includes a digital device that pairs with at least one server, receives a user’s search word, and obtains a first search result based on a first search engine);
receive, from the database, search result information regarding media assets matching the search query, wherein the search result information includes a single set of non- duplicative entries for the media assets matching the search query (KIM: [0197]; In addition, rather than simply duplicating the same or prioritized content, the search results are provided in a plurality of pages based primarily on time, importance, or match, similarity, or interest for a search term. The page may be more important and the similarity corresponding to the search word may be high);
KIM does not explicitly teach determine a display resolution of the first user device.
However, KAGAN teaches determine a display resolution of the first user device (KAGAN:[0064]; the formatting data may specify to the searching device how to display (e.g., render using particular content, dimensions, resolution, and relative proportions) one or more of the search results on the searching device. [0073]; the user would like to view the selected result on a larger screen, assuming that the searching device (e.g., a smart watch) has a relatively limited display screen size and that the performing device (e.g., a smartphone, or a tablet) has a relatively larger display screen size. [0079]; A result object may also include formatting data (e.g., instructions) that defines how to render a displayed result…the formatting data that defines how to render the displayed result may be device-specific data that indicates different formatting and arrangement depending on display capabilities of the searching device {Examiner interprets determining a display resolution by determining how to format the data to the specific device by obtaining the dimensions and resolution to help format the search results to display the results on the device});
It would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art, before the effective filing date of the invention, to modify KIM (teaches searching for media assets matching the search query, each of the media assets matching the search query corresponding to a media entry in a single set of non-duplicative media entries and the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the second user device are not the same media entries as the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the first user device) with the teachings of KAGAN (teaches determining a display resolution of the first user device). One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make such a combination of providing better results in formatting data in such the results are formatted to be suitable based on the display capability
(See KAGAN: [0079]). In addition, the references (KIM and KAGAN) teach features that are directed to analogous art and they are directed to the same field of endeavor as KIM and KAGAN are directed to matching search queries and determining a condition on the results to locate relevant results.
The modification of KIM and KAGAN teaches claimed invention substantially as claimed, however the modification of KIM and KAGAN does not explicitly teach determining whether a number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds a threshold number of media assets, wherein the threshold number of media assets is based on thedetermined display resolution of the first user device; selecting a first subset of the media assets matching the search query and not exceeding the threshold number of media assets based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device; automatically pushing and populating a second subset of at a second user device without input selecting the second subset based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device, wherein the entries corresponding to the second subset of the media assets are not the same entries as the entries corresponding to the first subset of the media assets; generating for display, on the first user device, the first subset of the media assets.
However, Newman teaches determine whether a number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds a threshold number of media assets (Newman: Col 7, lines 20-23; As the user is typing the search term, the search term may be sent to the cloud 40, which is representative of the internet and/or a database repository of media content, videos, movies, TV shows, etc. Col 7, lines 37-40; The query results may also be sent to secondary device 20, and these query results may be displayed in a layout format suitable to the user interface of the display of secondary device. Col 8, lines 1-2; The display of primary device 30 may also show search results from the same search query that was entered in FIG. 2. Col 9, lines 22-26; However, in other cases, the specific listing desired by the viewer may be in the view on primary device 30 but not in the view of secondary device 20 due to the size difference between the screens and fewer results being displayed on secondary device 20 {Examiner correlates the threshold of the number of media assets based on the size difference and layout of the display device, where the secondary device is smaller thus hold a limit amount of results}), wherein
the threshold number of media assets is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device (Newman: Col 7, lines 37-40; The query results may also be sent to secondary device 20, and these query results may be displayed in a layout format suitable to the user interface of the display of secondary device. Col 9, lines 22-26; However, in other cases, the specific listing desired by the viewer may be in the view on primary device 30 but not in the view of secondary device 20 due to the size difference between the screens and fewer results being displayed on secondary device 20 {Examiner correlates the results being selected not exceeding the threshold associated to the layout format of the device associated to the number of items displayed in the given layout of the device tied to the resolution of the device});
select a first subset of the media assets matching the search query and not exceeding the threshold number of media assets based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device (Newman: Col 7, lines 20-23; As the user is typing the search term, the search term may be sent to the cloud 40, which is representative of the internet and/or a database repository of media content, videos, movies, TV shows, etc. Col 7, lines 37-40; The query results may also be sent to secondary device 20, and these query results may be displayed in a layout format suitable to the user interface of the display of secondary device. Col 9, lines 22-26; However, in other cases, the specific listing desired by the viewer may be in the view on primary device 30 but not in the view of secondary device 20 due to the size difference between the screens and fewer results being displayed on secondary device 20 {Examiner correlates the results being selected not exceeding the threshold associated to the layout format of the device associated to the number of items displayed in the given layout of the device tied to the resolution of the device. Thus the smaller device holds a smaller amount which contains the first sets of results});
automatically push and populate a second subset of at a second user device without input selecting the second subset based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device (Newman: Col 7, lines 34-40; The results from the search query may be conveyed back to primary device 30, and these results may be displayed in a layout format suitable to the user interface of the display of primary device 30. The query results may also be sent to secondary device 20, and these query results may be displayed in a layout format suitable to the user interface of the display of secondary device 20. Col 9, lines 22-26; However, in other cases, the specific listing desired by the viewer may be in the view on primary device 30 but not in the view of secondary device 20 due to the size difference between the screens and fewer results being displayed on secondary device 20. Col 9, lines 31-36; If a viewer wants to see more information regarding the fifth listed result, which is not currently shown on secondary device 20, the user of secondary device 20 may scroll down in the results, causing the results to shift up and the fifth result to appear while the first result is rotated off the screen. Col 9, lines 56-58; As a result, a navigation push command with the configuration data for this search result may be sent to primary device 30.
Col 11, lines 21-23; discussion that navigation state stack 60 is the current stack for a device (primary or secondary). The current navigation state status of stack 60 is displaying search results. Col 11, lines 28- 34; a navigation push command will be generated, and navigation state stack 62 represents this scenario. In this scenario, the status of stack 62. The device which generated the navigation push may send the navigation push to all other synchronized devices, which will update the navigation state stacks of these devices {Examiner correlates that when a navigation state displays the search results. This navigation push is updated to the other stack of the devices which automatically populates the other devices with search results. However note that the secondary device may be smaller in such when the results are push the format of the display of the second device has a threshold based on the display resolution and configuration data. Pushing that data to the other devices where the primary device may have a bigger screen would handle the larger display result}), wherein
the entries corresponding to the second subset of the media assets are not the same entries as the entries corresponding to the media assets selected in the first subset of the media assets (Newman: Col 8, lines 3-8; The search results shown on primary device 30 do not exactly match the search results shown on secondary device 20, but the three search results shown on primary device 30 correspond to those shown on secondary device 20. Additionally, the specific layout format of primary device 30 may show different information. Col 9, lines 22-26; However, in other cases, the specific listing desired by the viewer may be in the view on primary device 30 but not in the view of secondary device 20 due to the size difference between the screens and fewer results being displayed on secondary device 20);
generate for display, on the first user device, the first subset of the media assets (Newman: Col 7, lines 37-40; The query results may also be sent to secondary device 20, and these query results may be displayed in a layout format suitable to the user interface of the display of secondary device. Col 9, lines 22-26; However, in other cases, the specific listing desired by the viewer may be in the view on primary device 30 but not in the view of secondary device 20 due to the size difference between the screens and fewer results being displayed on secondary device 20 {Examiner correlates the first user device as the secondary device which is the smaller device with smaller capacity in holding the first set of results});
It would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art, before the effective filing date of the invention, to modify KIM (teaches searching for media assets matching the search query, each of the media assets matching the search query corresponding to a media entry in a single set of non-duplicative media entries and the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the second user device are not the same media entries as the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the first user device) with the teachings of KAGAN (teaches determining a display resolution of the first user device) with the further teachings of Newman (teaches determining whether a number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds a threshold number of media assets…selecting the second subset based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device…). One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make such a combination of providing better results in formatting data in such the results are formatted to be suitable based on the display capability (See Newman: Col 6, lines 42-44). In addition, the references (KIM, KAGAN, and Newman) teach features that are directed to analogous art and they are directed to the same field of endeavor as KIM, KAGAN, and Newman are directed to matching search queries and determining a condition on the results to locate relevant results
Regarding claim 52, KIM teaches a method for determining one or more user devices suitable for displaying media assets matching a search query (KIM: [0197]; In addition, rather than simply duplicating the same or prioritized content, the search results are provided in a plurality of pages based primarily on time, importance, or match, similarity, or interest for a search term. The page may be more important and the similarity corresponding to the search word may be high. [0261]; digital device (s) paired due to the limitation of display size, resolution, etc), comprising: receiving, at a first user device, a search query from a user (KIM: [0035]; An embodiment of a service system for providing a smart search service described in this specification includes a digital device that pairs with at least one server, receives a user's search word, and obtains a first search result based on a first search engine);
searching for media assets matching the search query, each of the media assets matching the search query corresponding to a media entry in a single set of non-duplicative media entries (KIM: [0197]; In addition, rather than simply duplicating the same or prioritized content, the search results are provided in a plurality of pages based primarily on time, importance, or match, similarity, or interest for a search term. The page may be more important and the similarity corresponding to the search word may be high);
KIM does not explicitly teach determining a display capacity of the first user device.
However, KAGAN teaches determining a display capacity of the first user device (KAGAN:[0064]; the formatting data may specify to the searching device how to display (e.g., render using particular content, dimensions, resolution, and relative proportions) one or more of the search results on the searching device. [0073]; the user would like to view the selected result on a larger screen, assuming that the searching device (e.g., a smart watch) has a relatively limited display screen size and that the performing device (e.g., a smartphone, or a tablet) has a relatively larger display screen size. [0079]; A result object may also include formatting data (e.g., instructions) that defines how to render a displayed result…the formatting data that defines how to render the displayed result may be device-specific data that indicates different formatting and arrangement depending on display capabilities of the searching device {Examiner interprets determining a display resolution by determining how to format the data to the specific device by obtaining the dimensions and resolution to help format the search results to display the results on the device});
It would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art, before the effective filing date of the invention, to modify KIM (teaches searching for media assets matching the search query, each of the media assets matching the search query corresponding to a media entry in a single set of non-duplicative media entries and the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the second user device are not the same media entries as the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the first user device) with the teachings of KAGAN (teaches determining a display resolution of the first user device). One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make such a combination of providing better results in formatting data in such the results are formatted to be suitable based on the display capability
(See KAGAN: [0079]). In addition, the references (KIM and KAGAN) teach features that are directed to analogous art and they are directed to the same field of endeavor as KIM and KAGAN are directed to matching search queries and determining a condition on the results to locate relevant results.
The modification of KIM and KAGAN teaches claimed invention substantially as claimed, however the modification of KIM and KAGAN does not explicitly teach determining whether a number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds a threshold number of media assets, wherein the threshold number of media assets is based on thedetermined display resolution of the first user device; selecting a first subset of the media assets matching the search query and not exceeding the threshold number of media assets based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device; automatically pushing and populating a second subset of at a second user device without input selecting the second subset based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device, wherein the entries corresponding to the second subset of the media assets are not the same entries as the entries corresponding to the first subset of the media assets; generating for display, on the first user device, the first subset of the media assets.
However, Newman teaches determining whether a number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds a threshold number of media assets (Newman: Col 7, lines 20-23; As the user is typing the search term, the search term may be sent to the cloud 40, which is representative of the internet and/or a database repository of media content, videos, movies, TV shows, etc. Col 7, lines 37-40; The query results may also be sent to secondary device 20, and these query results may be displayed in a layout format suitable to the user interface of the display of secondary device. Col 8, lines 1-2; The display of primary device 30 may also show search results from the same search query that was entered in FIG. 2. Col 9, lines 22-26; However, in other cases, the specific listing desired by the viewer may be in the view on primary device 30 but not in the view of secondary device 20 due to the size difference between the screens and fewer results being displayed on secondary device 20), wherein
the threshold number of media assets is based on the determined display capacity of the first user device (Newman: Col 7, lines 37-40; The query results may also be sent to secondary device 20, and these query results may be displayed in a layout format suitable to the user interface of the display of secondary device. Col 9, lines 22-26; However, in other cases, the specific listing desired by the viewer may be in the view on primary device 30 but not in the view of secondary device 20 due to the size difference between the screens and fewer results being displayed on secondary device 20 {Examiner correlates the results being selected not exceeding the threshold associated to the layout format of the device associated to the number of items displayed in the given layout of the device tied to the resolution of the device});
selecting a first subset of the media assets matching the search query and not exceeding the threshold number of media assets based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display capacity of the first user device (Newman: Col 7, lines 20-23; As the user is typing the search term, the search term may be sent to the cloud 40, which is representative of the internet and/or a database repository of media content, videos, movies, TV shows, etc. Col 7, lines 37-40; The query results may also be sent to secondary device 20, and these query results may be displayed in a layout format suitable to the user interface of the display of secondary device. Col 9, lines 22-26; However, in other cases, the specific listing desired by the viewer may be in the view on primary device 30 but not in the view of secondary device 20 due to the size difference between the screens and fewer results being displayed on secondary device 20 {Examiner correlates the results being selected not exceeding the threshold associated to the layout format of the device associated to the number of items displayed in the given layout of the device tied to the resolution of the device});
automatically pushing and populating a second subset of media assets matching the search query at a second user device without input selecting the second subset based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display capacity of the first user device (Newman: Col 7, lines 34-40; The results from the search query may be conveyed back to primary device 30, and these results may be displayed in a layout format suitable to the user interface of the display of primary device 30. The query results may also be sent to secondary device 20, and these query results may be displayed in a layout format suitable to the user interface of the display of secondary device 20. Col 9, lines 22-26; However, in other cases, the specific listing desired by the viewer may be in the view on primary device 30 but not in the view of secondary device 20 due to the size difference between the screens and fewer results being displayed on secondary device 20. Col 9, lines 31-36; If a viewer wants to see more information regarding the fifth listed result, which is not currently shown on secondary device 20, the user of secondary device 20 may scroll down in the results, causing the results to shift up and the fifth result to appear while the first result is rotated off the screen. Col 9, lines 56-58; As a result, a navigation push command with the configuration data for this search result may be sent to primary device 30.
Col 11, lines 21-23; discussion that navigation state stack 60 is the current stack for a device (primary or secondary). The current navigation state status of stack 60 is displaying search results. Col 11, lines 28- 34; a navigation push command will be generated, and navigation state stack 62 represents this scenario. In this scenario, the status of stack 62. The device which generated the navigation push may send the navigation push to all other synchronized devices, which will update the navigation state stacks of these devices {Examiner correlates that when a navigation state displays the search results. This navigation push is updated to the other stack of the devices which automatically populates the other devices with search results. However note that the secondary device may be smaller in such when the results are push the format of the display of the second device has a threshold based on the display resolution and configuration data. Pushing that data to the other devices where the primary device may have a bigger screen would handle the larger display result}), wherein
the media entries corresponding to the second subset of the media assets are not the same media entries as the media entries corresponding to the first subset of the media assets (Newman: Col 8, lines 3-8; The search results shown on primary device 30 do not exactly match the search results shown on secondary device 20, but the three search results shown on primary device 30 correspond to those shown on secondary device 20. Additionally, the specific layout format of primary device 30 may show different information. Col 9, lines 22-26; However, in other cases, the specific listing desired by the viewer may be in the view on primary device 30 but not in the view of secondary device 20 due to the size difference between the screens and fewer results being displayed on secondary device 20);
generating for display, on the first user device, the first subset of the media assets (Newman: Col 7, lines 37-40; The query results may also be sent to secondary device 20, and these query results may be displayed in a layout format suitable to the user interface of the display of secondary device. Col 9, lines 22-26; However, in other cases, the specific listing desired by the viewer may be in the view on primary device 30 but not in the view of secondary device 20 due to the size difference between the screens and fewer results being displayed on secondary device 20).
It would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art, before the effective filing date of the invention, to modify KIM (teaches searching for media assets matching the search query, each of the media assets matching the search query corresponding to a media entry in a single set of non-duplicative media entries and the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the second user device are not the same media entries as the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the first user device) with the teachings of KAGAN (teaches determining a display resolution of the first user device) with the further teachings of Newman (teaches determining whether a number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds a threshold number of media assets…selecting the second subset based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device…). One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make such a combination of providing better results in formatting data in such the results are formatted to be suitable based on the display capability (See Newman: Col 6, lines 42-44). In addition, the references (KIM, KAGAN, and Newman) teach features that are directed to analogous art and they are directed to the same field of endeavor as KIM, KAGAN, and Newman are directed to matching search queries and determining a condition on the results to locate relevant results.
Claims 3, 6, 9-11, 13, 16, and 19-20 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over K.R Patent Application Publication 2014/0098597 issued to KIM et al. (hereinafter as "KIM") in view of WO International Patent Publication 2015/134739 issued to KAGAN et al. (hereinafter as "KAGAN") in view of U.S Patent 9,357,250 issued to Newman et al. (hereinafter as "Newman").
in further view of U.S Patent Application Publication 2016/0142783 issued to Bagga et al. (hereinafter as “Bagga”).
Regarding claim 3, the modification of KIM, KAGAN, and Newman teaches claimed invention substantially as claimed, however the modification of KIM, KAGAN, and Newman does not explicitly teach selecting the first subset of the media assets matching the search query and not exceeding the threshold comprises: ranking the media assets matching the search query based on the users profile; selecting the first subset based on the ranking of the media assets matching the search query.
Bagga teaches selecting the first subset of the media assets matching the search query and not exceeding the threshold comprises: ranking the media assets matching the search query based on the users profile; selecting the first subset based on the ranking of the media assets matching the search query (Bagga: [0081]; Accordingly, search results 708 for media providers that match the user’s text search criteria are displayed higher than search results 710 for media assets that match the user’s text search criteria. For example, if the user typed in “Fox,” then television stations that have “Fox” in their name may be displayed before video programs that have “Fox” in their name. In this way, the search system may assume that the user is more likely to be searching for the television station than the particular program. [0109]; If the total number of media asset lists does not exceed the threshold, then the method may proceed to step 818 to select which lists from the currently existing lists are to be displayed at a user device. [0117]; The score may be associated with the particular user device and the user account. In another embodiment, the score for each media asset may be associated with a plurality of user profiles if it is determined that a plurality of different users consume content at a given user device. Such a score may indicate that the media content score is based on the consumption history, browsing history, and preferences of a composite user viewership of a plurality of users).
It would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art, before the effective filing date of the invention, to modify KIM (teaches searching for media assets matching the search query, each of the media assets matching the search query corresponding to a media entry in a single set of non-duplicative media entries and the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the second user device are not the same media entries as the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the first user device) with the teachings of KAGAN (teaches determining a display resolution of the first user device) with the teachings of Newman (teaches determining whether a number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds a threshold number of media assets…selecting the second subset based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device…) with the further teachings of Bagga (teaches selecting the first subset of the media assets matching the search query and not exceeding the threshold comprises: ranking the media assets matching the search query based on the users profile; selecting the first subset based on the ranking of the media assets matching the search query). One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make such a combination of providing better results in formatting data in such the results are selected to be more efficiently choosing to display one of the list (See Bagga: [0018]). In addition, the references (KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga) teach features that are directed to analogous art and they are directed to the same field of endeavor as KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga are directed to matching search queries and determining a condition on the results to locate relevant results.
Regarding claim 6, the modification of KIM, KAGAN, and Newman teaches claimed invention substantially as claimed, however the modification of KIM, KAGAN, and Newman does not explicitly teach generating for display, on at least one of the first user device and the second user device, an indication that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold number of media assets.
Bagga teaches generating for display, on at least one of the first user device and the second user device, an indication that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold number of media assets (Bagga: [0110]; In step 817, if the total number of currently existing media asset lists is determined to exceed the threshold number of lists to be maintained, the computing device may determine whether there exist any additional criteria for checking media asset lists similarity that have not been used for the removal of similar media asset lists).
It would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art, before the effective filing date of the invention, to modify KIM (teaches searching for media assets matching the search query, each of the media assets matching the search query corresponding to a media entry in a single set of non-duplicative media entries and the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the second user device are not the same media entries as the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the first user device) with the teachings of KAGAN (teaches determining a display resolution of the first user device) with the teachings of Newman (teaches determining whether a number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds a threshold number of media assets…selecting the second subset based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device…) with the further teachings of Bagga (teaches selecting the first subset of the media assets matching the search query and not exceeding the threshold comprises: ranking the media assets matching the search query based on the users profile; selecting the first subset based on the ranking of the media assets matching the search query). One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make such a combination of providing better results in formatting data in such the results are selected to be more efficiently choosing to display one of the list (See Bagga: [0018]). In addition, the references (KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga) teach features that are directed to analogous art and they are directed to the same field of endeavor as KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga are directed to matching search queries and determining a condition on the results to locate relevant results.
Regarding claim 9, the modification of KIM, KAGAN, and Newman teaches claimed invention substantially as claimed, however the modification of KIM, KAGAN, and Newman does not explicitly teach based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query does not exceed the threshold number of media assets, generating for display, on the first user device, the media assets matching the search query.
Bagga teaches based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query does not exceed the threshold number of media assets, generating for display, on the first user device, the media assets matching the search query (Bagga: [0044]; Media assets may be determined to be a match with a certain attribute related to the predetermined search query if the media asset includes a tag or metadata identifier for that particular attribute. Media asset tags may be searched to find media assets matching all of the media attributes in the identified menu category. [0109]; If the total number of media asset lists does not exceed the threshold, then the method may proceed to step 818 to select which lists from the currently existing lists are to be displayed at a user device {See Bagga: [0095]; Such a request is typically initiated by the system or the application servers once enough new content becomes available to generate new personalized menus reflecting new and different combinations of new and preexisting media assets}).
It would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art, before the effective filing date of the invention, to modify KIM (teaches searching for media assets matching the search query, each of the media assets matching the search query corresponding to a media entry in a single set of non-duplicative media entries and the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the second user device are not the same media entries as the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the first user device) with the teachings of KAGAN (teaches determining a display resolution of the first user device) with the teachings of Newman (teaches determining whether a number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds a threshold number of media assets…selecting the second subset based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device…) with the further teachings of Bagga (teaches selecting the first subset of the media assets matching the search query and not exceeding the threshold comprises: ranking the media assets matching the search query based on the users profile; selecting the first subset based on the ranking of the media assets matching the search query). One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make such a combination of providing better results in formatting data in such the results are selected to be more efficiently choosing to display one of the list (See Bagga: [0018]). In addition, the references (KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga) teach features that are directed to analogous art and they are directed to the same field of endeavor as KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga are directed to matching search queries and determining a condition on the results to locate relevant results.
Regarding claim 10, the modification of KIM, KAGAN, and Newman teaches claimed invention substantially as claimed, however the modification of KIM, KAGAN, and Newman does not explicitly teach receiving, at the first user device, a selection of a media asset from the first subset of the media assets; generating for display, on the first user device, the selected media asset.
Bagga teaches receiving, at the first user device, a selection of a media asset from the first subset of the media assets (Bagga: [0050]; In some other embodiments, a user may manually select which media asset list of the cluster is selected for display at the personalized media interface 300 as the representative media asset list of each cluster of similar media asset lists. Alternatively or additionally, an administrator with access to remote servers, such as an application server 107, from which media menus may be downloaded to a user device may select which media asset lists are selected for display at personalized media interfaces of user devices in communication with the remote servers. [0068]; For example, the user may have a user account that is associated with multiple user devices on which the user consumes media content. The media schedule screens displayed on these different user devices may recommend different media content items. If it is determined that the user watches family oriented media content on the living room television, then the media schedule screen 500 associated with the living room television may have family friendly media items scheduled in the empty timeslots of different channels. However, if it is determined that the user watches adult content on the master bedroom television, then the media schedule screen 500 associated with the master bedroom television may have adult themed media items scheduled in the empty timeslots of different channels);
generating for display, on the first user device, the selected media asset (Bagga: [0050]; In some other embodiments, a user may manually select which media asset list of the cluster is selected for display at the personalized media interface 300 as the representative media asset list of each cluster of similar media asset lists. Alternatively or additionally, an administrator with access to remote servers, such as an application server 107, from which media menus may be downloaded to a user device may select which media asset lists are selected for display at personalized media interfaces of user devices in communication with the remote servers. [0068]; If it is determined that the user watches family oriented media content on the living room television, then the media schedule screen 500 associated with the living room television may have family friendly media items scheduled in the empty timeslots of different channels. However, if it is determined that the user watches adult content on the master bedroom television, then the media schedule screen 500 associated with the master bedroom television may have adult themed media items scheduled in the empty timeslots of different channels).
It would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art, before the effective filing date of the invention, to modify KIM (teaches searching for media assets matching the search query, each of the media assets matching the search query corresponding to a media entry in a single set of non-duplicative media entries and the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the second user device are not the same media entries as the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the first user device) with the teachings of KAGAN (teaches determining a display resolution of the first user device) with the teachings of Newman (teaches determining whether a number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds a threshold number of media assets…selecting the second subset based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device…) with the further teachings of Bagga (teaches selecting the first subset of the media assets matching the search query and not exceeding the threshold comprises: ranking the media assets matching the search query based on the users profile; selecting the first subset based on the ranking of the media assets matching the search query). One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make such a combination of providing better results in formatting data in such the results are selected to be more efficiently choosing to display one of the list (See Bagga: [0018]). In addition, the references (KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga) teach features that are directed to analogous art and they are directed to the same field of endeavor as KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga are directed to matching search queries and determining a condition on the results to locate relevant results.
Regarding claim 11, the modification of KIM, KAGAN, and Newman teaches claimed invention substantially as claimed, however the modification of KIM, KAGAN, and Newman does not explicitly teach receiving, at the second user device, a selection of a media asset from the second subset of the media assets;
generating for display, on the first user device, the selected media asset.
Bagga teaches receiving, at the second user device, a selection of a media asset from the second subset of the media assets (Bagga: [0050]; In some other embodiments, a user may manually select which media asset list of the cluster is selected for display at the personalized media interface 300 as the representative media asset list of each cluster of similar media asset lists. Alternatively or additionally, an administrator with access to remote servers, such as an application server 107, from which media menus may be downloaded to a user device may select which media asset lists are selected for display at personalized media interfaces of user devices in communication with the remote servers. [0068]; For example, the user may have a user account that is associated with multiple user devices on which the user consumes media content. The media schedule screens displayed on these different user devices may recommend different media content items. If it is determined that the user watches family oriented media content on the living room television, then the media schedule screen 500 associated with the living room television may have family friendly media items scheduled in the empty timeslots of different channels. However, if it is determined that the user watches adult content on the master bedroom television, then the media schedule screen 500 associated with the master bedroom television may have adult themed media items scheduled in the empty timeslots of different channels);
generating for display, on the first user device, the selected media asset (Bagga: [0050]; In some other embodiments, a user may manually select which media asset list of the cluster is selected for display at the personalized media interface 300 as the representative media asset list of each cluster of similar media asset lists. Alternatively or additionally, an administrator with access to remote servers, such as an application server 107, from which media menus may be downloaded to a user device may select which media asset lists are selected for display at personalized media interfaces of user devices in communication with the remote servers. [0068]; If it is determined that the user watches family oriented media content on the living room television, then the media schedule screen 500 associated with the living room television may have family friendly media items scheduled in the empty timeslots of different channels. However, if it is determined that the user watches adult content on the master bedroom television, then the media schedule screen 500 associated with the master bedroom television may have adult themed media items scheduled in the empty timeslots of different channels).
It would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art, before the effective filing date of the invention, to modify KIM (teaches searching for media assets matching the search query, each of the media assets matching the search query corresponding to a media entry in a single set of non-duplicative media entries and the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the second user device are not the same media entries as the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the first user device) with the teachings of KAGAN (teaches determining a display resolution of the first user device) with the teachings of Newman (teaches determining whether a number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds a threshold number of media assets…selecting the second subset based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device…) with the further teachings of Bagga (teaches selecting the first subset of the media assets matching the search query and not exceeding the threshold comprises: ranking the media assets matching the search query based on the users profile; selecting the first subset based on the ranking of the media assets matching the search query). One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make such a combination of providing better results in formatting data in such the results are selected to be more efficiently choosing to display one of the list (See Bagga: [0018]). In addition, the references (KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga) teach features that are directed to analogous art and they are directed to the same field of endeavor as KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga are directed to matching search queries and determining a condition on the results to locate relevant results.
Regarding claim 13, the modification of KIM, KAGAN, and Newman teaches claimed invention substantially as claimed, however the modification of KIM, KAGAN, and Newman does not explicitly teach the control circuitry configured to select the first subset of the media assets matching the search query and not exceeding the threshold number of media assets comprises control circuitry configured to: rank the media assets matching the search query based on the user’s profile; select the first subset based on the ranking of the media assets matching the search query.
Bagga teaches the control circuitry configured to select the first subset of the media assets matching the search query and not exceeding the threshold number of media assets comprises control circuitry configured to: rank the media assets matching the search query based on the user’s profile (Bagga: [0081]; Accordingly, search results 708 for media providers that match the user’s text search criteria are displayed higher than search results 710 for media assets that match the user’s text search criteria. For example, if the user typed in “Fox,” then television stations that have “Fox” in their name may be displayed before video programs that have “Fox” in their name. In this way, the search system may assume that the user is more likely to be searching for the television station than the particular program. [0109]; If the total number of media asset lists does not exceed the threshold, then the method may proceed to step 818 to select which lists from the currently existing lists are to be displayed at a user device. [0117]; The score may be associated with the particular user device and the user account. In another embodiment, the score for each media asset may be associated with a plurality of user profiles if it is determined that a plurality of different users consume content at a given user device. Such a score may indicate that the media content score is based on the consumption history, browsing history, and preferences of a composite user viewership of a plurality of users);
select the first subset based on the ranking of the media assets matching the search query (Bagga: [0112]-[0113]; In step 829, as shown in FIG. 8C, once redundant media asset lists have been removed, the computing device may receive a request to rank a plurality of different menus or media asset lists with respect to each other. Such a request may be automatically generated by the system upon determining that media assets have been selected for display at a user device. In order to personalize a page of recommended menus to the user as best as possible, media asset lists that are determined to be of the greatest user interest may be ranked higher and displayed before the remainder of the recommended media asset lists. For example, the computing device may determine which of the generated lists will be generated for display by checking user preferences for types of lists the user would like to view).
It would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art, before the effective filing date of the invention, to modify KIM (teaches searching for media assets matching the search query, each of the media assets matching the search query corresponding to a media entry in a single set of non-duplicative media entries and the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the second user device are not the same media entries as the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the first user device) with the teachings of KAGAN (teaches determining a display resolution of the first user device) with the teachings of Newman (teaches determining whether a number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds a threshold number of media assets…selecting the second subset based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device…) with the further teachings of Bagga (teaches selecting the first subset of the media assets matching the search query and not exceeding the threshold comprises: ranking the media assets matching the search query based on the users profile; selecting the first subset based on the ranking of the media assets matching the search query). One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make such a combination of providing better results in formatting data in such the results are selected to be more efficiently choosing to display one of the list (See Bagga: [0018]). In addition, the references (KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga) teach features that are directed to analogous art and they are directed to the same field of endeavor as KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga are directed to matching search queries and determining a condition on the results to locate relevant results.
Regarding claim 16, the modification of KIM, KAGAN, and Newman teaches claimed invention substantially as claimed, however the modification of KIM, KAGAN, and Newman does not explicitly teach the control circuitry is further configured to: generate for display, on at least one of the first user device and the second user device, an indication that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold.
Bagga teaches the control circuitry is further configured to: generate for display, on at least one of the first user device and the second user device, an indication that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold (Bagga: [0110]; In step 817, if the total number of currently existing media asset lists is determined to exceed the threshold number of lists to be maintained, the computing device may determine whether there exist any additional criteria for checking media asset lists similarity that have not been used for the removal of similar media asset lists).
It would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art, before the effective filing date of the invention, to modify KIM (teaches searching for media assets matching the search query, each of the media assets matching the search query corresponding to a media entry in a single set of non-duplicative media entries and the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the second user device are not the same media entries as the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the first user device) with the teachings of KAGAN (teaches determining a display resolution of the first user device) with the teachings of Newman (teaches determining whether a number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds a threshold number of media assets…selecting the second subset based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device…) with the further teachings of Bagga (teaches selecting the first subset of the media assets matching the search query and not exceeding the threshold comprises: ranking the media assets matching the search query based on the users profile; selecting the first subset based on the ranking of the media assets matching the search query). One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make such a combination of providing better results in formatting data in such the results are selected to be more efficiently choosing to display one of the list (See Bagga: [0018]). In addition, the references (KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga) teach features that are directed to analogous art and they are directed to the same field of endeavor as KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga are directed to matching search queries and determining a condition on the results to locate relevant results.
Regarding claim 19, the modification of KIM, KAGAN, and Newman teaches claimed invention substantially as claimed, however the modification of KIM, KAGAN, and Newman does not explicitly teach the control circuitry is further configured to: based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query does not exceed the threshold number of media assets, generate for display, on the first user device, the media assets matching the search query.
Bagga teaches the control circuitry is further configured to: based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query does not exceed the threshold number of media assets, generate for display, on the first user device, the media assets matching the search query (Bagga: [0044]; Media assets may be determined to be a match with a certain attribute related to the predetermined search query if the media asset includes a tag or metadata identifier for that particular attribute. Media asset tags may be searched to find media assets matching all of the media attributes in the identified menu category. [0109]; If the total number of media asset lists does not exceed the threshold, then the method may proceed to step 818 to select which lists from the currently existing lists are to be displayed at a user device {See Bagga: [0095]; Such a request is typically initiated by the system or the application servers once enough new content becomes available to generate new personalized menus reflecting new and different combinations of new and preexisting media assets}).
It would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art, before the effective filing date of the invention, to modify KIM (teaches searching for media assets matching the search query, each of the media assets matching the search query corresponding to a media entry in a single set of non-duplicative media entries and the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the second user device are not the same media entries as the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the first user device) with the teachings of KAGAN (teaches determining a display resolution of the first user device) with the teachings of Newman (teaches determining whether a number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds a threshold number of media assets…selecting the second subset based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device…) with the further teachings of Bagga (teaches selecting the first subset of the media assets matching the search query and not exceeding the threshold comprises: ranking the media assets matching the search query based on the users profile; selecting the first subset based on the ranking of the media assets matching the search query). One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make such a combination of providing better results in formatting data in such the results are selected to be more efficiently choosing to display one of the list (See Bagga: [0018]). In addition, the references (KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga) teach features that are directed to analogous art and they are directed to the same field of endeavor as KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga are directed to matching search queries and determining a condition on the results to locate relevant results.
Regarding claim 20, the modification of KIM, KAGAN, and Newman teaches claimed invention substantially as claimed, however the modification of KIM, KAGAN, and Newman does not explicitly teach the control circuitry is further configured to: receive, at the first user device, a selection of a media asset from the first subset of the media assets; generate for display, on the first user device, the selected media asset;
Bagga teaches the control circuitry is further configured to: receive, at the first user device, a selection of a media asset from the first subset of the media assets (Bagga: [0050]; In some other embodiments, a user may manually select which media asset list of the cluster is selected for display at the personalized media interface 300 as the representative media asset list of each cluster of similar media asset lists. Alternatively or additionally, an administrator with access to remote servers, such as an application server 107, from which media menus may be downloaded to a user device may select which media asset lists are selected for display at personalized media interfaces of user devices in communication with the remote servers. [0068]; For example, the user may have a user account that is associated with multiple user devices on which the user consumes media content. The media schedule screens displayed on these different user devices may recommend different media content items. If it is determined that the user watches family oriented media content on the living room television, then the media schedule screen 500 associated with the living room television may have family friendly media items scheduled in the empty timeslots of different channels. However, if it is determined that the user watches adult content on the master bedroom television, then the media schedule screen 500 associated with the master bedroom television may have adult themed media items scheduled in the empty timeslots of different channels);
generate for display, on the first user device, the selected media asset (Bagga: [0050]; In some other embodiments, a user may manually select which media asset list of the cluster is selected for display at the personalized media interface 300 as the representative media asset list of each cluster of similar media asset lists. Alternatively or additionally, an administrator with access to remote servers, such as an application server 107, from which media menus may be downloaded to a user device may select which media asset lists are selected for display at personalized media interfaces of user devices in communication with the remote servers. [0068]; If it is determined that the user watches family oriented media content on the living room television, then the media schedule screen 500 associated with the living room television may have family friendly media items scheduled in the empty timeslots of different channels. However, if it is determined that the user watches adult content on the master bedroom television, then the media schedule screen 500 associated with the master bedroom television may have adult themed media items scheduled in the empty timeslots of different channels).
It would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art, before the effective filing date of the invention, to modify KIM (teaches searching for media assets matching the search query, each of the media assets matching the search query corresponding to a media entry in a single set of non-duplicative media entries and the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the second user device are not the same media entries as the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the first user device) with the teachings of KAGAN (teaches determining a display resolution of the first user device) with the teachings of Newman (teaches determining whether a number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds a threshold number of media assets…selecting the second subset based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device…) with the further teachings of Bagga (teaches selecting the first subset of the media assets matching the search query and not exceeding the threshold comprises: ranking the media assets matching the search query based on the users profile; selecting the first subset based on the ranking of the media assets matching the search query). One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make such a combination of providing better results in formatting data in such the results are selected to be more efficiently choosing to display one of the list (See Bagga: [0018]). In addition, the references (KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga) teach features that are directed to analogous art and they are directed to the same field of endeavor as KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga are directed to matching search queries and determining a condition on the results to locate relevant results.
Claims 4-5 and 14-15 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over K.R Patent Application Publication 2014/0098597 issued to KIM et al. (hereinafter as "KIM") in view of WO International Patent Publication 2015/134739 issued to KAGAN et al. (hereinafter as "KAGAN") in view of U.S Patent 9,357,250 issued to Newman et al. (hereinafter as "Newman") in view of in further view of U.S Patent 8,042,133 issued to Shintani et al. (hereinafter as "Shintani").
Regarding claim 4, the modification of KIM, KAGAN, and Newman teaches claimed invention substantially as claimed, however the modification of KIM, KAGAN, and Newman does not explicitly teach retrieving, from memory, a minimum font size suitable for display on the first user device, wherein the generating for display, on the first user device, the first subset of the media assets comprises generating for display, on the first user device, the first subset of the media assets in the minimum font size.
Shintani teaches retrieving, from memory, a minimum font size suitable for display on the first user device, wherein generating for display, on the first user device, the first subset of the media assets comprises generating for display, on the first user device, the first subset of the media assets in the minimum font size (Shintani: Col 8, lines 58-60; Step 3020 arises if no user-supplied display characteristics input exists. In step 3020 of the present invention, a portion of the block of data is selected, based on minimum display characteristics. Col 9, lines 5-10; The present embodiment chooses a minimum display characteristic, such as minimum AR, minimum display device size, and minimum resolution, to provide a readable display of EPG data for all possible display devices. Col 10, lines 26-29; deciding the appropriate portion and formatting of block of data, such as the electronic programming information (EPG), for subsequent presentation to a display device. Col 11, lines 36-40; However, if the size input is not a high value, then process 4000 proceeds to step 4020. This latter case accounts for a small display device. Alternatively, size input can be compared to a predetermined threshold value to decide whether to proceed to step 4018 or step 4020. Col 11, lines 52-53; the block of data is decreased to accommodate a smaller size of display device).
It would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art, before the effective filing date of the invention, to modify KIM (teaches searching for media assets matching the search query, each of the media assets matching the search query corresponding to a media entry in a single set of non-duplicative media entries and the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the second user device are not the same media entries as the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the first user device) with the teachings of KAGAN (teaches determining a display resolution of the first user device) with the teachings of Newman (teaches determining whether a number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds a threshold number of media assets…selecting the second subset based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device…) with the further teachings of Shintani (teaches retrieving, from memory, a minimum font size suitable for display on the first user device; determining, based on the minimum font size, a threshold relating to a suitable number of media assets for display on the first user device). One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make such a combination of providing better results in viewing the listing by accommodating to the different size of information to be represented to the user so that the representation would be gradual and visible to the user (See Shintani: Col 8, lines 57-60). In addition, the references (KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Shintani) teach features that are directed to analogous art and they are directed to the same field of endeavor as KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Shintani are directed to matching search queries and determining a condition on the results to locate relevant results.
Regarding claim 5, the modification of KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Shintani teaches claimed invention substantially as claimed, and Shintani further teaches
determining the minimum font size based on the display resolution associated with the first user device (Shintani: Col 8, lines 38-43; the display characteristics of the display device provided by the user can include inputs such as the resolution… the aspect ratio (AR), and the physical size of the display. Additionally, the user can input a user-definable font type and font size for the text of the data to be displayed. Col 8, lines 58-60; a portion of the block of data is selected, based on minimum display characteristics. Col 10, lines 3-7; That is, when the appropriate amount of choices for display format and size have been evaluated, the best choice is…is used in the evaluation step. Col 10, lines 30-32; Process 4000 begins with step 4002. In step 4002 of the present embodiment, display characteristics of a display device are received);
storing, in the memory, the minimum font size suitable for display on the first user device (Shintani: Col 8, lines 39-43; the display characteristics of the display device provided by…can include…such as the resolution…and font size for the text of the data to be displayed. Col 8, lines 57-60; a portion of the block of data is selected, based on minimum display characteristics. Col 9, lines 6-10; The present embodiment chooses a minimum display characteristic, such as minimum AR, minimum display device size, and minimum resolution, to provide a readable display of EPG data for all possible display devices. Col 9, lines 60-63; That is, a different portion, or an increment value of a display device format, e.g. screen size, is retrieved from memory 210 and implemented with respect to a portion of the data block, also stored in memory 210).
Regarding claim 14, the modification of KIM, KAGAN, and Newman teaches claimed invention substantially as claimed, however the modification of KIM, KAGAN, and Newman does not explicitly teach retrieving, from memory, a minimum font size suitable for display on the first user device, wherein generating for display, on the first user device, the first subset of the media assets comprises generating for display, on the first user device, the first subset of the media assets in the minimum font size
Shintani teaches the retrieving, from memory, a minimum font size suitable for display on the first user device, wherein generating for display, on the first user device, the first subset of the media assets comprises generating for display, on the first user device, the first subset of the media assets in the minimum font size (Shintani: Col 8, lines 58-60; Step 3020 arises if no user-supplied display characteristics input exists. In step 3020 of the present invention, a portion of the block of data is selected, based on minimum display characteristics. Col 9, lines 5-10; The present embodiment chooses a minimum display characteristic, such as minimum AR, minimum display device size, and minimum resolution, to provide a readable display of EPG data for all possible display devices. Col 10, lines 26-29; deciding the appropriate portion and formatting of block of data, such as the electronic programming information (EPG), for subsequent presentation to a display device. Col 11, lines 36-40; However, if the size input is not a high value, then process 4000 proceeds to step 4020. This latter case accounts for a small display device. Alternatively, size input can be compared to a predetermined threshold value to decide whether to proceed to step 4018 or step 4020. Col 11, lines 52-53; the block of data is decreased to accommodate a smaller size of display device).
It would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art, before the effective filing date of the invention, to modify KIM (teaches searching for media assets matching the search query, each of the media assets matching the search query corresponding to a media entry in a single set of non-duplicative media entries and the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the second user device are not the same media entries as the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the first user device) with the teachings of KAGAN (teaches determining a display resolution of the first user device) with the teachings of Newman (teaches determining whether a number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds a threshold number of media assets…selecting the second subset based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device…) with the further teachings of Shintani (teaches retrieving, from memory, a minimum font size suitable for display on the first user device; determining, based on the minimum font size, a threshold relating to a suitable number of media assets for display on the first user device). One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make such a combination of providing better results in viewing the listing by accommodating to the different size of information to be represented to the user so that the representation would be gradual and visible to the user (See Shintani: Col 8, lines 57-60). In addition, the references (KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Shintani) teach features that are directed to analogous art and they are directed to the same field of endeavor as KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Shintani are directed to matching search queries and determining a condition on the results to locate relevant results.
Regarding claim 15, the modification of KIM, Bagga, KAGAN, Shintani, and Newman teaches claimed invention substantially as claimed, and Shintani further teaches the control circuitry is further configured to: determine the minimum font size based on the display resolution associated with the first user device (Shintani: Col 8, lines 38-43; the display characteristics of the display device provided by the user can include inputs such as the resolution… the aspect ratio (AR), and the physical size of the display. Additionally, the user can input a user-definable font type and font size for the text of the data to be displayed. Col 8, lines 58-60; a portion of the block of data is selected, based on minimum display characteristics. Col 10, lines 3-7; That is, when the appropriate amount of choices for display format and size have been evaluated, the best choice is…is used in the evaluation step. Col 10, lines 30-32; Process 4000 begins with step 4002. In step 4002 of the present embodiment, display characteristics of a display device are received. Col 11, lines 52-53; the block of data is decreased to accommodate a smaller size of display device);
store, in the memory, the minimum font size suitable for display on the first user device (Shintani: Col 8, lines 39-43; the display characteristics of the display device provided by…can include…such as the resolution…and font size for the text of the data to be displayed. Col 8, lines 57-60; a portion of the block of data is selected, based on minimum display characteristics. Col 9, lines 6-10; The present embodiment chooses a minimum display characteristic, such as minimum AR, minimum display device size, and minimum resolution, to provide a readable display of EPG data for all possible display devices. Col 9, lines 60-63; That is, a different portion, or an increment value of a display device format, e.g. screen size, is retrieved from memory 210 and implemented with respect to a portion of the data block, also stored in memory 210).
Claims 7-8 and 17-18 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over K.R Patent Application Publication 2014/0098597 issued to KIM et al. (hereinafter as "KIM") in view of WO International Patent Publication 2015/134739 issued to KAGAN et al. (hereinafter as "KAGAN") in view of U.S Patent 9,357,250 issued to Newman et al. (hereinafter as "Newman") in view of U.S Patent Application Publication 2016/0142783 issued to Bagga et al. (hereinafter as “Bagga”) in further view of U.S Patent Application Publication 2010/0131983 issued to Shannon et al. (hereinafter as “Shannon”).
Regarding claim 7, the modification of KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga teaches claimed invention substantially as claimed, however the modification of KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga, does not explicitly teach receiving, at the at least one of the first user device and the second user device, a user selection of the indication, wherein the automatically populating the second user device with the pushed second subset of the media assets is further based on receiving the user selection of the indication.
Shannon teaches receiving, at the at least one of the first user device and the second user device, a user selection of the indication, wherein the automatically populating the second user device with the pushed second subset of the media assets is further based on receiving the user selection of the indication (Shannon: [0026]; The media guidance applications may be provided as on-line applications (i.e., provided on a web-site), or as stand-alone applications or clients on hand-held computers, PDAs, mobile telephones, or other mobile devices. The various devices and platforms that may implement media guidance applications are described in more detail below. [0032]; A display combining listings for content from different types of media sources is sometimes referred to as a “mixed-media” display. The various permutations of the types of listings that may be displayed that are different than display 100 may be based on user selection or guidance application definition (e.g., a display of only recorded and broadcast listings, only on-demand and broadcast listings, etc.). As illustrated, listings 114, 116, and 118 are shown as spanning the entire time block displayed in grid 102 to indicate that selection of these listings may provide access to a display dedicated to on-demand listings, recorded listings, or Internet listings, respectively). [0041]; After the selection of modules for a particular tab in a dashboard application display, media content listings within respective modules may be automatically configured by the dashboard application or manually customized by the user. Listings may also be manually added to or deleted from the modules by the user. [0043]; In one embodiment, the media content listings may be personalized based on one or more learned user household viewing habits from, for example, a user profile. User profile information may be provided by a user, automatically compiled, or obtained from related applications).
It would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art, before the effective filing date of the invention, to modify KIM (teaches searching for media assets matching the search query, each of the media assets matching the search query corresponding to a media entry in a single set of non-duplicative media entries and the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the second user device are not the same media entries as the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the first user device) with the teachings of KAGAN (teaches determining a display resolution of the first user device) with the teachings of Newman (teaches determining whether a number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds a threshold number of media assets…selecting the second subset based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device…) with the teachings of Bagga (teaches determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold by selecting a first subset of the media assets matching the search query and not exceeding the threshold and selecting a second subset of the media assets matching the search query and not included in the first subset to generating for display on the device respectfully and generating for display, on a second user device, the second subset of the media assets, wherein the media assets displayed on the second user device are not the same media assets as the media assets displayed on the first user device) with the further teachings of Shannon (teaches a user selection of the indication, wherein the second subset of the media assets is generated for display on the second user device based on receiving the user selection of the indication). One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make such a combination of providing better results in displaying to the users a desirable experience for the various guidance information for the different user equipment devices (See Shannon [0076]). In addition, the references (KIM, KAGAN, Newman, Bagga, and Shannon) teach features that are directed to analogous art and they are directed to the same field of endeavor as KIM, KAGAN, Newman, Bagga, and Shannon are directed to utilizing multiple display devices in multimedia content access.
Regarding claim 8, the modification of KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga teaches claimed invention substantially as claimed, however the modification of KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga, does not explicitly teach the automatically populating the second user device with the pushed second subset of the media assets is
Shannon teaches the automatically populating the second user device with the pushed second subset of the media assets is After the selection of modules for a particular tab in a dashboard application display, media content listings within respective modules may be automatically configured by the dashboard application or manually customized by the user. Listings may also be manually added to or deleted from the modules by the user. [0043]; In one embodiment, the media content listings may be personalized based on one or more learned user household viewing habits from, for example, a user profile. User profile information may be provided by a user, automatically compiled, or obtained from related applications {See Shannon: [0026]; The media guidance applications may be provided as on-line applications (i.e., provided on a web-site), or as stand-alone applications or clients on hand-held computers, PDAs, mobile telephones, or other mobile devices. The various devices and platforms that may implement media guidance applications are described in more detail below}).
It would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art, before the effective filing date of the invention, to modify KIM (teaches searching for media assets matching the search query, each of the media assets matching the search query corresponding to a media entry in a single set of non-duplicative media entries and the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the second user device are not the same media entries as the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the first user device) with the teachings of KAGAN (teaches determining a display resolution of the first user device) with the teachings of Newman (teaches determining whether a number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds a threshold number of media assets…selecting the second subset based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device…) with the teachings of Bagga (teaches determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold by selecting a first subset of the media assets matching the search query and not exceeding the threshold and selecting a second subset of the media assets matching the search query and not included in the first subset to generating for display on the device respectfully and generating for display, on a second user device, the second subset of the media assets, wherein the media assets displayed on the second user device are not the same media assets as the media assets displayed on the first user device) with the further teachings of Shannon (teaches a user selection of the indication, wherein the second subset of the media assets is generated for display on the second user device based on receiving the user selection of the indication). One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make such a combination of providing better results in displaying to the users a desirable experience for the various guidance information for the different user equipment devices (See Shannon [0076]). In addition, the references (KIM, KAGAN, Newman, Bagga, and Shannon) teach features that are directed to analogous art and they are directed to the same field of endeavor as KIM, KAGAN, Newman, Bagga, and Shannon are directed to utilizing multiple display devices in multimedia content access.
Regarding claim 17, the modification of KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga teaches claimed invention substantially as claimed, however the modification of KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga, does not explicitly teach receiving, at the at least one of the first user device and the second user device, a user selection of the indication, wherein the automatically populating the second user device with the pushed second subset of the media assets is further based on receiving the user selection of the indication.
Shannon teaches receiving, at the at least one of the first user device and the second user device, a user selection of the indication, wherein the automatically populating the second user device with the pushed second subset of the media assets is further based on receiving the user selection of the indication (Shannon: [0026]; The media guidance applications may be provided as on-line applications (i.e., provided on a web-site), or as stand-alone applications or clients on hand-held computers, PDAs, mobile telephones, or other mobile devices. The various devices and platforms that may implement media guidance applications are described in more detail below. [0032]; A display combining listings for content from different types of media sources is sometimes referred to as a “mixed-media” display. The various permutations of the types of listings that may be displayed that are different than display 100 may be based on user selection or guidance application definition (e.g., a display of only recorded and broadcast listings, only on-demand and broadcast listings, etc.). As illustrated, listings 114, 116, and 118 are shown as spanning the entire time block displayed in grid 102 to indicate that selection of these listings may provide access to a display dedicated to on-demand listings, recorded listings, or Internet listings, respectively). [0041]; After the selection of modules for a particular tab in a dashboard application display, media content listings within respective modules may be automatically configured by the dashboard application or manually customized by the user. Listings may also be manually added to or deleted from the modules by the user. [0043]; In one embodiment, the media content listings may be personalized based on one or more learned user household viewing habits from, for example, a user profile. User profile information may be provided by a user, automatically compiled, or obtained from related applications).
It would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art, before the effective filing date of the invention, to modify KIM (teaches searching for media assets matching the search query, each of the media assets matching the search query corresponding to a media entry in a single set of non-duplicative media entries and the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the second user device are not the same media entries as the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the first user device) with the teachings of KAGAN (teaches determining a display resolution of the first user device) with the teachings of Newman (teaches determining whether a number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds a threshold number of media assets…selecting the second subset based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device…) with the teachings of Bagga (teaches determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold by selecting a first subset of the media assets matching the search query and not exceeding the threshold and selecting a second subset of the media assets matching the search query and not included in the first subset to generating for display on the device respectfully and generating for display, on a second user device, the second subset of the media assets, wherein the media assets displayed on the second user device are not the same media assets as the media assets displayed on the first user device) with the further teachings of Shannon (teaches a user selection of the indication, wherein the second subset of the media assets is generated for display on the second user device based on receiving the user selection of the indication). One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make such a combination of providing better results in displaying to the users a desirable experience for the various guidance information for the different user equipment devices (See Shannon [0076]). In addition, the references (KIM, KAGAN, Newman, Bagga, and Shannon) teach features that are directed to analogous art and they are directed to the same field of endeavor as KIM, KAGAN, Newman, Bagga, and Shannon are directed to utilizing multiple display devices in multimedia content access.
Regarding claim 18, the modification of KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga teaches claimed invention substantially as claimed, however the modification of KIM, KAGAN, Newman, and Bagga, does not explicitly teach the automatically populating the second user device with the pushed second subset of the media assets is
Shannon teaches the automatically populating the second user device with the pushed second subset of the media assets is After the selection of modules for a particular tab in a dashboard application display, media content listings within respective modules may be automatically configured by the dashboard application or manually customized by the user. Listings may also be manually added to or deleted from the modules by the user. [0043]; In one embodiment, the media content listings may be personalized based on one or more learned user household viewing habits from, for example, a user profile. User profile information may be provided by a user, automatically compiled, or obtained from related applications {See Shannon: [0026]; The media guidance applications may be provided as on-line applications (i.e., provided on a web-site), or as stand-alone applications or clients on hand-held computers, PDAs, mobile telephones, or other mobile devices. The various devices and platforms that may implement media guidance applications are described in more detail below}).
It would have been obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art, before the effective filing date of the invention, to modify KIM (teaches searching for media assets matching the search query, each of the media assets matching the search query corresponding to a media entry in a single set of non-duplicative media entries and the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the second user device are not the same media entries as the media entries corresponding to the media assets displayed on the first user device) with the teachings of KAGAN (teaches determining a display resolution of the first user device) with the teachings of Newman (teaches determining whether a number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds a threshold number of media assets…selecting the second subset based on determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold that is based on the determined display resolution of the first user device…) with the teachings of Bagga (teaches determining that the number of the media assets matching the search query exceeds the threshold by selecting a first subset of the media assets matching the search query and not exceeding the threshold and selecting a second subset of the media assets matching the search query and not included in the first subset to generating for display on the device respectfully and generating for display, on a second user device, the second subset of the media assets, wherein the media assets displayed on the second user device are not the same media assets as the media assets displayed on the first user device) with the further teachings of Shannon (teaches a user selection of the indication, wherein the second subset of the media assets is generated for display on the second user device based on receiving the user selection of the indication). One of ordinary skill in the art would have been motivated to make such a combination of providing better results in displaying to the users a desirable experience for the various guidance information for the different user equipment devices (See Shannon [0076]). In addition, the references (KIM, KAGAN, Newman, Bagga, and Shannon) teach features that are directed to analogous art and they are directed to the same field of endeavor as KIM, KAGAN, Newman, Bagga, and Shannon are directed to utilizing multiple display devices in multimedia content access.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure.
U.S Patent 2017/0208364 issued to GLAZIER et al. (hereinafter as “GLAZIER”) teaches a casting device in which follows up to another output device based on the proximity and obtaining content accordingly.
U.S Patent Application Publication 2015/0135238 issued to Vanessa Wickenkamp (hereinafter as “Wickenkamp”) teaches automatically detecting and pushing content to a second device based on determining the configuration to perform the next step in sending the content accordingly.
U.S Patent Application Publication 2014/0372423 issued to Majumder et al. (hereinafter as “Majumder”) teaches an architecture that performs automatic modeling of user preference based on the entity of the user’s action
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11/20/2025
/ANDREW N HO/Examiner
Art Unit 2169
/SHERIEF BADAWI/Supervisory Patent Examiner, Art Unit 2169
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