Patent ID: 11936956
Assignee: TIVO CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
receiving a search request for a media asset from a user of a network connected device, wherein the search request comprises a search category;
receiving usage data associated with a subscriber profile, wherein the usage data comprises usage category data associated with a user search history and a user viewing history;
generating a list of media assets that are available for display on a network connected device associated with the subscriber profile;
comparing the usage category data to metadata of each of a plurality of segments of each media asset of the list of media assets, wherein the metadata comprises metadata category data;
transmitting the list of media assets to the network connected device;
identifying for display on the network connected device at least one respective clip and one still image associated with each respective media asset, and wherein the at least one respective clip and one still image is selected for display from one of the plurality of segments of each respective media asset based on the comparison of the usage category data to the metadata of each of the plurality of segments of each media asset; and
displaying on the network connected device, from the identified at least one respective clip and one still image associated with each respective media asset, clips and still images based on data from a user's profile that are gathered from third parties and includes at least one genre preference, wherein the at least one respective still image associated with each respective media asset is personalized to highlight a different aspect of the media asset based on the user's profile.