Patent ID: 11962852
Assignee: GRACENOTE, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 13:
14. A method comprising:
obtaining a first portion of a first media program distributed on a first channel, the first media program scheduled to end at a scheduled end-time;
determining a first state of the first media program;
determining a predicted end-time of the first media program based on a similarity of the determined first state of the first media program compared to a second state of a past event, the predicted end-time being after the scheduled end-time;
after a determination that the predicted end-time is after at least one of the scheduled end-time of the first media program or a scheduled start-time of second media program, modifying electronic program guide (EPG) data associated with the first channel;
obtaining a second portion of media of a second media program distributed on a channel by a second distributor, the second portion of media comprising at least a segment second media program scheduled to be broadcasted between the scheduled end-time and the predicted end-time of the first media program; and
transmitting the EPG and the second portion of the second media program to a media presentation device for presentation.