Systems and methods for scene change recommendations
AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorsVishwas Sharadanagar Panchaksharaiah, Vikram Makam Gupta
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for indicating whether a scene in a media asset corresponds to a scene for which a scene change was previously requested. A media player client monitors scene sequences in a media asset to anticipate whether the user will initiate a scene change request based on historical scene change data. In response to detecting a scene sequence for which the user is expected to request a scene change, the media player client determines whether a scene change is necessary and outputs an indication of whether a scene change is recommended.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- presenting a media asset for display;
- receiving a fast-forwarding command to fast forward a first scene in the media asset;
- allocating a period of time to the first scene for which the fast-forwarding command was received;
- scanning a plurality of frames within the allocated period of time to identify a prominent frame for the first scene;
- assigning a category to the identified prominent frame;
- comparing the assigned category for the prominent frame of the first scene to a category assigned for a second scene in the media asset;
- and
- in response to determining that the category assigned to the second scene does not match the category assigned to the prominent frame of the first scene, generating for display a warning that a scene change at the second scene is not recommended.
A system comprising:
- control circuitry configured to:
- present a media asset for display;
- receive a fast-forwarding command to fast forward a first scene in the media asset;
- allocate a period of time to the first scene for which the fast-forwarding command was received;
- scan a plurality of frames within the allocated period of time to identify a prominent frame for the first scene;
- assign a category to the identified prominent frame;
- compare the assigned category for the prominent frame of the first scene to a category assigned for a second scene in the media asset;
- and
- in response to determining that the category assigned to the second scene does not match the category assigned to the prominent frame of the first scene, generate for display a warning that a scene change at the second scene is not recommended.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.