Method and systems for providing personalized supplemental audio streams
AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorDenisse Breaux
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Abstract
The application aids users by providing supplemental audio content. For example, the application determines a subject of content provided to user equipment during a first time period of the content. The application retrieves a profile associated with the user equipment and retrieves supplemental audio related to the profile and related to the subject of the content. The application detects a supplementation point in the content corresponding with audio content similar to a supplementation signature and transmits the supplemental audio to the user equipment for output at the supplementation point.
Claims18
A method for providing supplemental audio content, the method comprising:
- determining a subject of content provided to user equipment, wherein the subject is of the content at a first time period in the content;
- retrieving a profile associated with the user equipment;
- retrieving supplemental audio related to the profile and related to the subject of the content;
- detecting a supplementation point in the content corresponding with audio content similar to a supplementation signature, wherein the detecting the supplementation point comprises:
- analyzing audio levels in a second time period of the content,
- comparing the audio levels in the second time period of the content with audio levels in the supplemental signature, and
- determining, based on comparing the audio levels in the second time period with audio levels in the supplemental signature, that the audio levels in the second time period do not, on average, exceed the audio levels in the supplemental signature;
- and
- transmitting the supplemental audio to the user equipment for output at the supplementation point.
A system for providing supplemental audio content, the system comprising:
- communication circuitry;
- and
- control circuitry configured to:
- determine a subject of content provided to user equipment, wherein the subject is of the content at a first time period in the content;
- retrieve a profile associated with the user equipment;
- retrieve supplemental audio related to the profile and related to the subject of the content;
- detect a supplementation point in the content corresponding with audio content similar to a supplementation signature, wherein detect the supplementation point comprises:
- analyzing audio levels in a second time period of the content,
- comparing the audio levels in the second time period of the content with audio levels in the supplemental signature, and
- determining, based on comparing the audio levels in the second time period with audio levels in the supplemental signature, that the audio levels in the second time period do not, on average, exceed the audio levels in the supplemental signature;
- and
- transmit, using the communication circuitry, the supplemental audio to the user equipment for output at the supplementation point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.