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US 10,375,443 B2Granted
Method for enhancing a user viewing experience when consuming a sequence of media
AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorsMilan Patel, John Patterson, Charles Dawes, Jerry Vennerholm, Andrew Hunter, Gavin Clarke
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Abstract
Methods and systems are described for a media guidance application that enhances the viewing experiences of users consuming a sequence of media. In particular, the media guidance application may enhance the viewing experiences of users consuming a sequence of media by removing portions of redundant media that were previously consumed by the user.
Claims14
A method for enhancing a user viewing experience, the method comprising:
- retrieving a user profile indicating a user previously consumed a first episode of a series;
- detecting at a current time that the user is about to consume a second episode of the series, wherein the second episode of the series is different than the first episode of the series;
- comparing the second episode of the series to the first episode of the series to determine whether a portion of the second episode of the series matches a portion of the first episode of the series, wherein the portion of the second episode of the series is a part of the second episode of the series that is distinguishable from another part of the second episode of the series, and wherein the portion of the first episode of the series is a part of the first episode of the series that is distinguishable from another part of the first episode of the series;
- in response to determining that the portion of the second episode of the series matches the portion of the first episode of the series:
- retrieving from the user profile a last time the user has accessed the first episode of the series;
- computing a length of time since the last time based on a difference between the last time and the current time;
- comparing the length of time to a threshold;
- selecting one of a first playback rate or a second playback rate based on whether the length of time is less than the threshold, wherein the first playback rate is faster than the normal playback rate and wherein the second playback rate is faster than the first playback rate,
- editing the second episode of the series such that the portion of the second episode of the series is played back at the selected playback rate;
- and
- generating for display the edited second episode of the series.
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A system for enhancing a user viewing experience, the system comprising:
- storage circuitry configured to store a user profile;
- and
- control circuitry configured to:
- retrieve the user profile indicating a user previously consumed a first episode of a series;
- detect at a current time that the user is about to consume a second episode of the series, wherein the second episode of the series is different than the first episode of the series;
- compare the second episode of the series to the first episode of the series to determine whether a portion of the second episode of the series matches a portion of the first episode of the series, wherein the portion of the second episode of the series is a part of the second episode of the series that is distinguishable from another part of the second episode of the series, and wherein the portion of the first episode of the series is a part of the first episode of the series that is distinguishable from another part of the first episode of the series;
- in response to determining that the portion of the second episode of the series matches the portion of the first episode of the series:
- retrieve from the user profile a last time the user has accessed the first episode of the series;
- compute a length of time since the last time based on a difference between the last time and the current time;
- compare the length of time to a threshold;
- select one of a first playback rate or a second playback rate based on whether the length of time is less than the threshold, wherein the first playback rate is faster than the normal playback rate and wherein the second playback rate is faster than the first playback rate,
- edit the second episode of the series such that the portion of the second episode of the series is played back at the selected playback rate;
- and
- generate for display the edited second episode of the series.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.