Methods, systems, and media for presenting caption information based on volume setting adjustments

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021168438-A1
Application number	US-202117170099-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 8, 2021
Priority date	Dec 13, 2017
Publication date	Jun 3, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

Methods, systems, and media for presenting caption information based on volume setting adjustments are provided. The method comprises: during playback of a video content item in a media playback application, causing a volume interface that corresponds to the media playback application to be presented, wherein the volume interface includes a lowest volume setting and a caption interface element; determining that a first user selection has been received that causes the volume interface to be at the lowest volume setting of the volume interface; in response to determining that the first user selection has been received, causing the video content item being presented in the media playback application to be in a mute state in which audio content associated with the video content item is muted, updating the volume interface by positioning a highlight region over the lowest volume setting, and presenting a contextual interface element that indicates the mute state of the media playback application; determining that a second user selection has been received that corresponds with decreasing volume of the audio content associated with the video content item while the video content item being presented in the media playback application is in a mute state; and, in response to determining that the second user selection has been received, updating the volume interface by positioning the highlight region over the caption interface element, presenting the contextual interface element that indicates a caption state of the media playback application, and causing caption information associated with the video content item to be presented.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for presenting video captions, the method comprising:
causing, using a hardware processor, a volume interface that corresponds to the media playback application to be presented, wherein the volume interface includes a lowest volume setting; determining, using the hardware processor, that a user selection has been received that corresponds with decreasing volume of audio content associated with a video content item while the video content item being presented in the media playback application is in a mute state and when the volume interface is at the lowest volume setting; and in response to determining that the user selection has been received, causing, using the hardware processor, caption information associated with the video content item to be presented.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising updating the volume interface by positioning a highlight region over the lowest volume setting and presenting a contextual interface element that indicates the mute state of the media playback application.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the volume interface includes a caption interface element and wherein the method further comprises updating the volume interface by positioning the highlight region over the caption interface element, presenting the contextual interface element that indicates a caption state of the media playback application, and causing caption information associated with the video content item to be presented.

4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
determining that a subsequent user selection has been received that corresponds with increasing volume of the audio content associated with the video content item while the video content item being presented in the media playback application is in the caption state; and in response to determining that the subsequent user selection has been received, causing the caption information associated with the video content item to cease being presented, updating the volume interface by positioning the highlight region over the lowest volume setting, and presenting the contextual interface that indicates the caption state of the media playback application in which the caption information will no longer be presented.

5 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising determining that the video content item being presented in the media playback application has been placed in the mute state, wherein the volume interface is automatically updated by positioning the highlight region over the caption interface element, the contextual interface element that indicates the caption state of the media playback application is automatically presented, and the caption information associated with the video content item is automatically presented in response to determining that the video content being presented in the media playback application has been placed in the mute state.

6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
determining that the video content item being presented in the media playback application is no longer in the mute state; and automatically causing the caption information associated with the video content item to cease being presented, presenting the contextual interface that indicates the caption state of the media playback application in which the caption information will no longer be presented, and causing the caption information associated with the video content item to cease being presented.

7 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the contextual interface element is presented in a position adjacent to the highlight region and wherein the contextual interface element is inhibited from being presented in response to a predetermined time period elapsing.

8 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
determining whether the caption information is available for the video content item being played back in the media playback application; and in response to determining that the caption information is not available for the video content item being played back in the media playback application, causing the caption interface element to be disabled from activation.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a media device includes one or more volume buttons that, when selected, modifies the volume of the media playback application executing on the media device in which the media playback application is playing back the video content item and wherein the user selection is received using the one or more volume buttons.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the user selection is received using a touchscreen associated with a media device.

11 . A system for presenting video captions, the system comprising:
a memory; and a hardware processor that, when executing computer-executable instructions stored in the memory, is configured to:
cause a volume interface that corresponds to the media playback application to be presented, wherein the volume interface includes a lowest volume setting;
determine that a user selection has been received that corresponds with decreasing volume of audio content associated with a video content item while the video content item being presented in the media playback application is in a mute state and when the volume interface is at the lowest volume setting; and
in response to determining that the user selection has been received, cause caption information associated with the video content item to be presented.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to update the volume interface by positioning a highlight region over the lowest volume setting and presenting a contextual interface element that indicates the mute state of the media playback application.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the volume interface includes a caption interface element and wherein the method further comprises updating the volume interface by positioning the highlight region over the caption interface element, presenting the contextual interface element that indicates a caption state of the media playback application, and causing caption information associated with the video content item to be presented.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:
determine that a subsequent user selection has been received that corresponds with increasing volume of the audio content associated with the video content item while the video content item being presented in the media playback application is in the caption state; and in response to determining that the subsequent user selection has been received, causing the caption information associated with the video content item to cease being presented, update the volume interface by positioning the highlight region over the lowest volume setting, and presenting the contextual interface that indicates the caption state of the media playback application in which the caption information will no longer be presented.

15 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to determine that the video content item being presented in the media playback application has been placed in the mute state, wherein the volume interface is automatically updated by positioning the highlight region over the caption interface element, the contextual interface element that indicates the caption state of the media playback application is automatically presented, and the caption information associated with the video content item is automatically presented in response to determining that the video content being presented in the media playback application has been placed in the

Assignees

• Google Llc

Inventors

• Reid Bryce Gibson
• Thompson Robert

Classifications

• G10L21/10

  Transforming into visible information · CPC title

• H04N21/4884

  for displaying subtitles · 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

• H04N21/4312

  involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations · CPC title

• G06F3/165

  Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path · CPC title