Abstract: Systems and methods for presenting user-generated content in as easily accessible manner using an interactive media guide are provided. In particular, a user may be able to peruse user-generated content through an interactive media guide which is also used to access non-user-generated media content such as linear programming (e.g., over-the-air broadcast, cable, and satellite scheduled programming) and on-demand media. The interactive media guide may include a provider of user-generated content populated with user-generated content according to the user's interests or most recently added to the provider.

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

Abstract: Systems and methods for presenting user-generated content in an easily accessible manner using an interactive media guide are provided. In particular, a user may be able to peruse user-generated content through an interactive media guide which is also used to access non-user-generated media content such as linear programming (e.g., over-the-air broadcast, cable, and satellite scheduled programming) and on-demand media. The interactive media guide may include a provider of user-generated content populated with user-generated content according to the user's interests or most recently added to the provider.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for generating automatic program recommendations based on user interactions. In some embodiments, control circuitry processes verbal data received during an interaction between a user of a user device and a person with whom the user is interacting. The control circuitry analyzes the verbal data to automatically identify a media asset referred to during the interaction by at least one of the user and the person with whom the user is interacting. The control circuitry adds the identified media asset to a list of media assets associated with the user of the user device. The list of media assets is transmitted to a second user device of the user.

Abstract: Methods and systems for a media guidance application that can identify and display a portion of a media asset that is of interest to a user. In some embodiments, the media guidance application may extract a portion of the media asset that encompasses a particular main action sequence. The extracted portion may also include an amount of additional content (e.g., content immediately before or after the main action sequence) that the media guidance application determines is necessary for the user to understand the main action sequence. In some embodiments, the media guidance application may extract several media assets, so that a user may graze through the extracted portions in series.

Abstract: Systems and methods for recapturing attention of the user when content meeting a criterion is being presented are provided. Content is caused to be presented on a display of a user equipment device. A first state of a setting of the user equipment device is stored. A determination is made as to whether the content being presented meets a criterion. A facial feature of the user is processed to determine whether the user is gazing towards the display when the content being presented meets the criterion. In response to determining the user is not gazing towards the display when the content being presented meets the criterion, the first state of the setting of the user equipment device is adjusted to a second state to alert the user about the content.

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

Abstract: Systems and methods for decoding video encoded using predictions that include reference to other higher rate video sequences in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention includes decoding at least a plurality of the frames in the first video sequence by: identifying information associated with the frame in the first video sequence that identifies a reference frame in the second video sequence; decoding the reference frame from the second video sequence identified by the information in the first video sequence; decoding the frame in the first video sequence using predictions based on the decoded reference frame; and skipping frames in the second video sequence that are not identified as reference frames by the information associated with the frames in the first video sequence.

Abstract: Systems and methods for encoding video sequences using frames from a higher rate video sequence in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention includes encoding frames in a first video sequence by selecting a frame in the first video sequence and selecting a frame in a second video sequence as a reference frame by comparing the similarity of the content of the selected frame from the first video sequence with the content of at least one frame in the second video sequence. The selected frame from the first sequence is then encoded using predictions that include references to the reference frame from the second sequence. Information identifying the reference frame from the second sequence is then associated with the encoded frame from the first sequence to enable decoding of the first sequence using the second sequence.

Abstract: Systems and methods for presenting user-generated content in an easily accessible manner using an interactive media guide are provided. In particular, a user may be able to peruse user-generated content through an interactive media guide which is also used to access non-user-generated media content such as linear programming (e.g., over-the-air broadcast, cable, and satellite scheduled programming) and on-demand media. The interactive media guide may include a provider of user-generated content populated with user-generated content according to the user's interests or most recently added to the provider.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for cataloging content metadata from a variety of sources and providing metadata to client devices. A processing device receives inconsistent data records representative of a common content element, with different values for a metadata field descriptive of a common attribute of the content element. The processor assign confidence scores metadata fields from each data record, and use these confidence scores to select the metadata that is transmitted to the client device.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for identifying a content domain associated with seed information, and searching metadata based on seed information. A processor receives seed information and accesses a database of tokens, each token associated with a content domain and each content domain associated with two or more tokens. For example, the content domain may be “Music” and the token may include “feat,” “with,” or “duet.” The processor determines whether a portion of the seed information matches a token in the database of tokens, and in response to determining that a portion of the seed information matches a token, the processor identifies the content domain associated with the matching token and determines whether at least some of the seed information, including the matching token, corresponds to some of the metadata in a database of data records.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for providing content recommendations by maintaining preference values indicative of a user's preference (e.g., degree of like or dislike) for different assets and updating these preference values based on observed events and known relationships between events and content elements. Also disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing content recommendations using polarity scores, which represent how much user preferences for certain content differ from the average user preference for that content.