Methods, systems, and media for rewinding media content based on detected audio events

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10649728-B2
Application number	US-201816113266-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 27, 2018
Priority date	Dec 31, 2013
Publication date	May 12, 2020
Grant date	May 12, 2020

Abstract

Methods, systems, and media for rewinding media content based on detected audio events are provided. In some embodiments, a method for providing media guidance is provided, the method comprising: causing media content to be presented; receiving, using an audio input device, audio data that includes ambient sounds in an environment in which the media content is being presented; receiving a user command to rewind the media content; detecting that a portion of the audio data corresponds to an audio event that occurred during the presentation of the media content in response to receiving the user command to rewind the media content; determining a playback position in the media content based on the audio event; and causing the media content to be presented from the determpined playback position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for providing media guidance, the method comprising:
detecting, using a media device that includes a hardware processor, that media content is being presented, wherein the media content includes an audio portion;
receiving, using an audio input device associated with the media device, audio data that includes ambient sounds in an environment in which the media content is being presented;
determining that a portion of the audio data corresponds to an audio event that occurred during the presentation of the media content;
placing one or more identifiers within a media content file corresponding to the presented media content that identifies the one or more audio events based on the determination;
receiving a user command to rewind the media content;
determining a playback position in the media content based on the audio event, wherein the playback position corresponds to a position in the media content file that is a given time period prior to an identifier within the media content file that identifies the audio event; and
causing the media content to be presented from the determined playback position in response to receiving the user command to rewind the media content.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining that the portion of the audio data corresponds to the audio event that occurred during the presentation of the media content further comprises comparing an audio fingerprint of at least the portion of the audio data with a plurality of audio fingerprints representing one or more audio events.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising calculating a plurality of relative ambient noise level information in the audio data based on the portion of the audio data, wherein the audio fingerprint includes the plurality of relative ambient noise level information.

4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising comparing the generated audio fingerprint with an audio fingerprint of the presented media content, wherein the one or more identifiers are placed within the media content file that identify the one or more audio events based on the comparison of the generated audio fingerprint of the received audio data with the audio fingerprint of the presented media content.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user command to rewind the media content is received by identifying a voice input from the audio data that corresponds to a request to rewind the media content.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user command to rewind the media content is received by detecting that the user command has been received from a remote control.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a plurality of absolute ambient noise levels in the audio data; and
comparing each of the plurality of absolute ambient noise levels with a predetermined threshold value, wherein the audio event is detected during the presentation of the media content based on the comparison of each of the plurality of absolute ambient noise levels with the predetermined threshold value.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting a type of audio event from the audio data; and
determining the playback position based on the type of audio event.

9. A system for providing media guidance, the system comprising:
a hardware processor of a media device that is configured to:
detect, using the media device, that media content is being presented, wherein the media content includes an audio portion;
receive, using an audio input device associated with the media device, audio data that includes ambient sounds in an environment in which the media content is being presented;
determine that a portion of the audio data corresponds to an audio event that occurred during the presentation of the media content;
place one or more identifiers within a media content file corresponding to the presented media content that identifies the one or more audio events based on the determination;
receive a user command to rewind the media content;
determine a playback position in the media content based on the audio event, wherein the playback position corresponds to a position in the media content file that is a given time period prior to an identifier within the media content file that identifies the audio event; and
cause the media content to be presented from the determined playback position in response to receiving the user command to rewind the media content.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the determining that the portion of the audio data corresponds to the audio event that occurred during the presentation of the media content further comprises comparing an audio fingerprint of at least the portion of the audio data with a plurality of audio fingerprints representing one or more audio events.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to calculate a plurality of relative ambient noise level information in the audio data based on the portion of the audio data, wherein the audio fingerprint includes the plurality of relative ambient noise level information.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to compare the generated audio fingerprint with an audio fingerprint of the presented media content, wherein the one or more identifiers are placed within the media content file that identify the one or more audio events based on the comparison of the generated audio fingerprint of the received audio data with the audio fingerprint of the presented media content.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the user command to rewind the media content is received by identifying a voice input from the audio data that corresponds to a request to rewind the media content.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the user command to rewind the media content is received by detecting that the user command has been received from a remote control.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:
determine a plurality of absolute ambient noise levels in the audio data; and
compare each of the plurality of absolute ambient noise levels with a predetermined threshold value, wherein the audio event is detected during the presentation of the media content based on the comparison of each of the plurality of absolute ambient noise levels with the predetermined threshold value.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:
detect a type of audio event from the audio data; and
determine the playback position based on the type of audio event.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a hardware processor, cause the process to perform a method for providing media guidance, the method comprising:
detecting, using a media device, that media content is being presented, wherein the media content includes an audio portion;
receiving, using an audio input device associated with the media device, audio data that includes ambient sounds in an environment in which the media content is being presented;
determining that a portion of the audio data corresponds to an audio event that occurred during the presentation of the media content;
placing one or more identifiers within a media content file corresponding to the presented media content that identifies the one or more audio events based on the determination;
receiving a user command to rewind the media content;
determining a playback position in the media content based on the audio event, wherein the playback position corresp

Assignees

• Google Llc

Inventors

• Stout James

Classifications

• H04N21/6587

  Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection · CPC title

• H04N21/4394

  involving operations for analysing the audio stream, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in audio streams (arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of audio in broadcast systems H04H60/58) · CPC title

• H04N21/47202

  for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand · CPC title

• H04N21/4325

  by playing back content from the storage medium (reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79) · CPC title

• H04N21/47217

  for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks (specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312) · CPC title