Methods and systems for providing media content

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12549797-B2
Application number	US-202218078411-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 9, 2022
Priority date	Dec 9, 2022
Publication date	Feb 10, 2026
Grant date	Feb 10, 2026

Abstract

Systems and methods are described for determining an amount of time for charging a vehicle battery and selecting one or more media content items for display on a user device based on the amount of time for charging the vehicle battery. A level of driving autonomy of a vehicle is determined. An audio and/or video setting of the media content item is adjusted based on the level of driving autonomy.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
determining if a vehicle is operating in an autonomous driving mode associated with a level of driving autonomy of the vehicle; based at least in part on determining that the vehicle is operating in the autonomous driving mode, monitoring, using one or more sensors of the vehicle, a level of distraction associated with a driver of the vehicle; based at least in part on monitoring the level of distraction associated with the driver of the vehicle, determining, using control circuitry, a cognitive load of the driver of the vehicle, wherein the cognitive load of the driver of the vehicle is based at least in part on a plurality of environmental conditions requiring either a higher or a lower level of attention of the driver of the vehicle; detecting an increase in the cognitive load of the driver of the vehicle; based at least in part on detecting the increase in the cognitive load of the driver of the vehicle, determining a higher level of driving autonomy of the vehicle; and based at least in part on determining the higher level of driving autonomy of the vehicle:
determining, using the control circuitry, whether a media content item is being consumed in the vehicle; and
automatically adjusting, using the control circuitry, an audio and/or video setting of the media content item based at least in part on the increase in the cognitive load of the driver of the vehicle.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a location of the vehicle, wherein the level of driving autonomy of the vehicle is a level implemented at the location.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
determining the level of driving autonomy of the vehicle; determining whether the level of driving autonomy of the vehicle is below a threshold level; adjusting the audio and/or video setting of the media content item in response to determining that the level of driving autonomy of the vehicle is below the threshold level; and maintaining the audio and/or video setting of the media content item in response to determining that the level of driving autonomy of the vehicle is at or above the threshold level.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein determining the threshold level of driving autonomy of the vehicle comprises:
determining an environmental condition at a location.

5 . The method according to claim 3 , further comprising:
determining the threshold level of driving autonomy of the vehicle, wherein the threshold level is based at least in part on determining the cognitive load of the driver of the vehicle.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
determining whether the media content item is viewable by the driver of the vehicle; adjusting the audio and/or video setting of the media content item in response to the media content item being viewable by the driver of the vehicle; and maintaining the audio and/or video setting of the media content item in response to the media content item not being viewable by the driver of the vehicle.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein adjusting the audio and/or video setting of the media content item comprises,
reorientating a screen of the vehicle.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein adjusting the audio and/or video setting of the media content item comprises:
transferring display of the media content item from a screen of the vehicle to a screen of a mobile device.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein adjusting the audio and/or video setting of the media content item comprises:
requesting an audio component relating to the media content item based at least in part on the level of driving autonomy of the vehicle; and generating for audio playback the audio component to the driver of the vehicle.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the media content item is displayed on a multiple view directional display configured to display multiple images with each image being visible in a specific direction, and adjusting the audio and/or video setting of the media content item comprises:
adjusting an input to the multiple view directional display to change the display of at least one of the multiple images.

11 . A system comprising control circuitry configured to:
determine if a vehicle is operating in an autonomous driving mode associated with a level of driving autonomy of the vehicle; based at least in part on determining that the vehicle is operating in an autonomous driving mode, monitor, using one or more sensors of the vehicle, a level of distraction associated with a driver of the vehicle; based at least in part on monitoring the level of distraction associated with the driver of the vehicle, determine a cognitive load of the driver of the vehicle, wherein the cognitive load of the driver of the vehicle is based at least in part on a plurality of environmental conditions requiring either a higher or a lower level of attention of the driver of the vehicle; detect an increase in the cognitive load of the driver of the vehicle; based at least in part on detecting the increase in the cognitive load of the driver of the vehicle, determine a higher level of driving autonomy of the vehicle; and based at least in part on determining the higher level of driving autonomy of the vehicle:
determine whether a media content item is being consumed in the vehicle; and
automatically adjust an audio and/or video setting of the media content item based at least in part on the increase in the cognitive load of the driver of the vehicle.

12 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
determine a location of the vehicle, wherein the level of driving autonomy of the vehicle is a level implemented at the location.

13 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
determine the level of driving autonomy of the vehicle; determine whether the level of driving autonomy of the vehicle is below a threshold level; or adjust the audio and/or video setting of the media content item in response to determining that the level of driving autonomy of the vehicle is below the threshold level; and maintain the audio and/or video setting of the media content item in response to determining that the level of driving autonomy of the vehicle is at or above the threshold level.

14 . The system according to claim 13 , wherein, when determining the threshold level of driving autonomy of the vehicle, the control circuitry is configured to:
determine an environmental condition at a location.

15 . The system according to claim 13 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to determine the threshold level of driving autonomy of the vehicle, and wherein determining the threshold level is based at least in part on determining
the cognitive load of the driver of the vehicle.

16 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
determine whether the media content item is viewable by the driver of the vehicle; adjust the audio and/or video setting of the media content item in response to the media content item being viewable by the driver of the vehicle; and maintain the audio and/or video setting of the media content item in response to the media content item not being viewable by the driver of the vehicle.

17 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein, when adjusting the audio and/or video setting of the media content item, t

Assignees

• Adeia Guides Inc

Inventors

• Bove Jr V Michael
• Doken Serhad
• Harb Reda

Classifications

• H04N21/41407 Primary

  embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop (constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57) · CPC title

• H04N21/436

  Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB {or one or more peripheral devices} inside the home · CPC title

• H04N21/41422 Primary

  located in transportation means, e.g. personal vehicle (arrangements specially adapted for transportation systems in broadcast systems H04H20/62) · CPC title