Systems and methods for summarizing missed portions of storylines
AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorsAman Puniyani, Ankur Anil Aher
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Abstract
The system and methods described herein provided storyline summaries of missed content to users timed to reduce interruptions of content. A summary application detects missed content, that comprises a plurality of storylines. The summary application also identifies a storyline of current content being generated for presentation and retrieves a storyline-specific summary of a portion of the missed content comprising the current storyline. The summary application then generates, for presentation, the retrieved storyline-specific summary.
Claims20
A method for summarizing missed portions of storylines in a content item, the method comprising:
- identifying, within the content item, a plurality of storylines, wherein each storyline comprises a respective plurality of portions, each portion of the respective plurality of portions comprising a part of the storyline, and wherein the portions of the respective plurality of portions are interwoven with other portions of other storylines;
- detecting missed content of the content item, wherein the missed content comprises portions of more than one storyline;
- identifying a storyline of content being generated for presentation;
- retrieving a storyline-specific summary of portions of the missed content comprising the identified storyline;
- generating, for presentation, the retrieved storyline-specific summary;
- identifying an ancillary storyline that is indicated as being precedent to the storyline of content being generated for presentation;
- identifying portions of the ancillary storyline that were missed;
- retrieving a second storyline-specific summary of the missed portions of the ancillary storyline;
- and
- generating, for presentation, the retrieved second storyline-specific summary.
A system for summarizing missed portions of storylines in a content item, the system comprising:
- communication circuitry;
- and
- control circuitry configured to:
- identify, within the content item, a plurality of storylines, wherein each storyline comprises a respective plurality of portions, each portion of the respective plurality of portions comprising a part of the storyline, and wherein the portions of the respective plurality of portions are interwoven with other portions of other storylines;
- detect missed content of the content item, wherein the missed content comprises portions of more than one storyline;
- identify a storyline of content being generated for presentation;
- retrieve a storyline-specific summary of portions of the missed content comprising the identified storyline;
- generate, for presentation, the retrieved storyline-specific summary;
- identify ancillary storyline that is indicated as being precedent to the storyline of content being generated for presentations;
- identify portions of the ancillary storyline that were missed;
- retrieve a second storyline-specific summary of the missed portions of the ancillary storyline;
- and
- generate, for presentations, the retrieved second storyline-specific summary.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.