Patent ID: 11910064
Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which is stored:
computer-readable instructions for generating for display a media asset;
computer-readable instructions for identifying at least one preview image corresponding to a respective play position in the media asset that is advanced with respect to a current play position in the media asset;
computer-readable instructions for determining that an alternative preview image is to be displayed in place of the at least one preview image, based on the current play position and metadata associated with the media asset, wherein the metadata indicates a risk of spoiler information contained in the alternative preview image;
computer-readable instructions for obtaining the alternative preview image by modifying, using control circuitry, a portion of the at least one preview image to remove or mask a portion of the at least one preview image containing spoiler information , wherein less than the entire preview image is masked or removed; and
computer-readable instructions for, in response to determining that the alternative preview image is to be displayed, generating for display the at least one alternative preview image in place of the at least one preview image.