Patent ID: 11863826
Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method for providing a narrative based media content, the method comprising:
identifying at least two narratives relating to a plurality of interrelated series, each series comprising a plurality of sequential episodes, wherein each narrative identifies an order of providing the interrelated series that is different from a sequential order of the series and traverses at least a portion of an episode of a first series of the plurality of interrelated series and a portion of an episode of a second series of the plurality of interrelated series;
generating for display a narrative selection interface by:
generating for display an identifier for each of the episodes of each of the plurality of interrelated series;
generating for display visual connectors that connect each identifier based on the sequential order of the series;
identifying a first set of the episodes of the plurality of interrelated series that are traversed by a first narrative of the at least two narratives;
generating a first shape indicative of the first narrative, wherein the first shape intersects corresponding identifiers of episodes from the first set;
identifying a second set of the episodes of the plurality of interrelated series that are traversed by a second narrative of the at least two narratives; and
generating a second shape indicative of the second narrative, wherein the second shape intersects corresponding identifiers of episodes from the second set;

in response to receiving a selection of the first set from a user, providing the interrelated series to a user device in an order specified by the first narrative; and
in response to receiving a selection of the second set from the user, providing the interrelated series to the user device in an order specified by the second narrative.