Methods and systems for adjusting the amount of time required to consume a media asset based on a current trip of a user

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9363544-B2
Application number	US-201414291245-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 30, 2014
Priority date	May 30, 2014
Publication date	Jun 7, 2016
Grant date	Jun 7, 2016

Abstract

Methods and systems are described herein for a media guidance application that adjusts the amount of time required to consume a media asset based on a current trip of a user. For example, the media guidance application may determine, based on the current progress of the user in the media asset, whether or not the user with complete the media asset before the end of a current trip.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for adjusting an amount of time required to consume media assets to correspond to travel times of users, the method comprising:
generating for display, on a display device, a media asset for consumption during a current trip of a user;
determining, using control circuitry, an amount of time remaining in the current trip of the user;
determining, using the control circuitry, an amount of time remaining in the media asset being consumed, on the display device, by the user during the current trip;
comparing, using the control circuitry, the amount of time remaining in the current trip to the amount of time remaining in the media asset; and
in response to detecting a discrepancy between the amount of time remaining in the current trip and the amount of time remaining in the media asset, recommending a fast-forward playback operation, on the display device, to perform on the media asset to rectify the discrepancy.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the amount of time remaining in the media asset corresponds to an amount of time between a current point of playback in the media asset and an end point of the media asset.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein rectifying the discrepancy includes advancing a current point of playback in the media asset to a later point of playback in the media asset such that an amount of time between the later point of playback and an end point of the media asset is less than the amount of time remaining in the current trip.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the recommended fast-forward playback operation is generated for display as an overlay on the media asset.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the discrepancy is detected in response to determining that the amount of time remaining in the current trip is less than the amount of time remaining in the media asset.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating for display summary information associated with a portion of the media asset subject to the fast-forward playback operation.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a travel itinerary associated with the current trip of the user, wherein the amount of time remaining in the current trip of the user is based on the travel itinerary.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising determining the travel itinerary based on a user input.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the travel itinerary includes information associated with at least one of a destination location, an arrival time, and a travel route.

10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising in response to determining a change in the determined travel itinerary, recalculating the amount of time remaining in the current trip.

11. A system for adjusting an amount of time required to consume media assets to correspond to travel times of users, the system comprising:
control circuitry configured to:
generate for display, on a display device, a media asset for consumption during a current trip of a user
determine an amount of time remaining in the current trip of the user;
determine an amount of time remaining in the media asset being consumed, on the display device, by the user during the current trip;
compare the amount of time remaining in the current trip to the amount of time remaining in the media asset; and
in response to detecting a discrepancy between the amount of time remaining in the current trip and the amount of time remaining in the media asset, recommend a fast-forward playback operation, on the display device, to perform on the media asset to rectify the discrepancy.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the amount of time remaining in the media asset corresponds to an amount of time between a current point of playback in the media asset and an end point of the media asset.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein rectifying the discrepancy includes advancing a current point of playback in the media asset to a later point of playback in the media asset such that an amount of time between the later point of playback and an end point of the media asset is less than the amount of time remaining in the current trip.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the recommended fast-forward playback operation is generated for display as an overlay on the media asset.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the discrepancy is detected in response to determining that the amount of time remaining in the current trip is less than the amount of time remaining in the media asset.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to generate for display summary information associated with a portion of the media asset subject to the fast-forward playback operation.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to determine a travel itinerary associated with the current trip of the user, wherein the amount of time remaining in the current trip of the user is based on the travel itinerary.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to determine the travel itinerary based on a user input.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the travel itinerary includes information associated with at least one of a destination location, an arrival time, and a travel route.

20. The system of claim 17 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to recalculate the amount of time remaining in the current trip in response to determining a change in the determined travel itinerary.

Assignees

• Rovi Guides Inc

Inventors

• Tomita Kanako

Classifications

• H04N21/4524 Primary

  involving the geographical location of the client (retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; systems specially adapted for using geographical information in broadcast systems H04H60/70; protocols in which the network application is adapted for the location of the user terminal in communication control or processing H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00) · CPC title

• H04N21/462

  Content or additional data management e.g. creating a master electronic programme guide from data received from the Internet and a Head-end or controlling the complexity of a video stream by scaling the resolution or bit-rate based on the client capabilities · CPC title

• G06Q10/02

  Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events · CPC title

• H04N21/6587

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

• H04N21/26283 Primary

  for associating distribution time parameters to content, e.g. to generate electronic programme guide data · CPC title