ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,501,112, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Philadelphia).
"Providing related episode content" was invented by Ross Gilson (Philadelphia), Michael Sallas (Radnor, Pa.), Chris Bastian (Glenmoore, Pa.), Slade Mitchell (Chester Springs, Pa.), Amit Garg (Delran, N.J.) and John Leddy (Bryn Mawr, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems are disclosed for tailoring related episode content within an episode, thereby improving a user's experience. In response to receiving a request for an episode, several factors may be considered when determining how much of the related episode content to provide. ...