US 11,153,642 B2 · Systems and methods for generating a playback timeline

Abstract

The system generates a display providing condensing content for display under time constraints. In response to a selection of a program that has already started, the system retrieves information about the program. Based on this information, and information about the user, the system selects a subset of segments of the program, forming a shorter version of the content that fits within a reduced time interval, from the time of selection to a scheduled end time. Accordingly, the user is presented with the condensed version of the currently selected program by, including the important or relevant segments of the program. The system generates the condensed content by selecting segments of the program that are determined to be important to the user and that cumulatively fit with the available viewing time. The system may sort, score, or otherwise rank segment identifiers based on user profile information.

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Dependent claims

A method for displaying condensed content based on time constraints, the method comprising:

identifying a content item of a plurality of content items, the content item having a scheduled end time and a first playback duration;
generating a first condensed content item and a second condensed content item based on the content item by:
determining a plurality of segments of the content item, wherein each segment is defined in metadata by a segment start time and a segment end time;
selecting a first subset of the plurality of segments, wherein the first subset of the plurality of segments have a second playback duration less than the first playback duration;
and
selecting a second subset of the plurality of segments, wherein the second subset of the plurality of segments have a third playback duration less than the first playback duration;
generating for display an identifier of the content item;
and
generating for display overlaid over the identifier of the content item, a first marker that indicates a start time of the first condensed content item, and a second marker that indicates a start time of the second condensed content item.

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A system for displaying condensed content based on time constraints, the system comprising:

a display device;
memory configured to store content a content item and metadata;
and
control circuitry coupled to the display device and coupled to the memory, and configured to:
identify the content item of a plurality of content items, the content item having a scheduled end time and a first playback duration;
generate a first condensed content item and a second condensed content item based on the content item, wherein the control circuitry is configured to:
determine a plurality of segments of the content item, wherein the segments are arranged according to a playback order, and wherein each segment is defined in the metadata by a segment start time and a segment end time;
select a first subset of the plurality of segments, wherein the first subset of the plurality of segments have a second playback duration less than the first playback duration;
and
select a second subset of the plurality of segments, wherein the second subset of the plurality of segments have a third playback duration less than the first playback duration;
generate for display on the display device, an identifier of the content item;
and
generate for display on the display device, a first marker that indicates a start time of the first condensed content item, and a second marker that indicates a start time of the second condensed content item, wherein the first marker and the second marker are displayed with the identifier of the content item.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Systems and methods for generating a playback timeline

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Systems and methods for generating a playback timeline

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Abstract

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