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US 10,219,036 B2Granted
Dynamically adjusting video merchandising to reflect user preferences
AssigneeNetflix, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Stewart Jaffe, Rico Nasol, Michael Bell, John McLord, Joubert Nel
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for displaying scenes included in media assets. The technique includes selecting a first scene included in a first video asset based on one or more preferences and metadata associated with multiple scenes. The first video asset is one of multiple video assets, and each scene included in the multiple scenes is included in one of the video assets included in the multiple video assets. The technique further includes displaying the first scene within a first portion of a display area.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- displaying a plurality of still images associated with a plurality of video assets within a display, wherein the plurality of still images are amenable to interaction;
- detecting that a user has selected a first video asset included in the plurality of video assets based on at least one interaction with a first still-image included in the plurality of still-images and corresponding to the first video asset;
- determining that the user has continued interest in the first video asset;
- in response to the user having continued interest:
- determining a target scene included in the first video asset for the user;
- displaying a video of the target scene within the display;
- and
- continuing to display the plurality of still images within the display concurrently with displaying the video of the targeted scene, wherein the plurality of still images remains amenable to interaction;
- determining that the user has continued interest in the first video asset after displaying the video of the target scene;
- and
- in response to the user having continued interest after displaying the video of the target scene and prior to a request from the user to play back the first video asset:
- determining a starting scene included in the first video asset;
- and
- playing back the first video asset from the starting scene within the display.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of:
- detecting that a user has selected a first video asset included in a plurality of video assets based on at least one interaction with a first still-image included in a plurality of still-images and corresponding to the first video asset, wherein the plurality of still images are amenable to interaction;
- determining that the user has continued interest in the first video asset;
- in response to the user having continued interest:
- determining a target scene included in the first video asset for the user;
- displaying a video of the target scene within the display;
- and
- continuing to display the plurality of still images within the display concurrently with displaying the video of the targeted scene, wherein the plurality of still images remains amenable to interaction;
- determining that the user has continued interest in the first video asset after displaying the video of the target scene;
- and
- in response to the user having continued interest after displaying the video of the target scene and prior to a request from the user to play back the first video asset:
- determining a starting scene included in the first video asset;
- and
- playing back the first video asset from the starting scene within the display.
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A system, comprising:
- a memory including a video asset engine;
- and
- a processor that is coupled to the memory and, when executing the video asset engine, is configured to:
- detect that a user has selected a first video asset included in a plurality of video assets based on at least one interaction with a first still-image included in a plurality of still-images and corresponding to the first video asset, wherein the plurality of still images are amenable to interaction;
- determine that the user has continued interest in the first video asset;
- in response to the user having continued interest:
- determine a target scene included in the first video asset for the user;
- display a video of the target scene within the display;
- and
- continue to display the plurality of still images within the display concurrently with displaying the video of the targeted scene, wherein the plurality of still images remains amenable to interaction;
- determine that the user has continued interest in the first video asset after displaying the video of the target scene;
- and
- in response to the user having continued interest after displaying the video of the target scene and prior to a request from the user to play back the first video asset:
- determine a starting scene included in the first video asset;
- and
- playback the first video asset from the starting scene within the display.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.