Systems and methods for altering navigation instructions based on the consumption time of media content
AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorMilan Indu Patel
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described ensuring that a user will be able to consume selected media content in its entirety. In particular, a media guidance application described herein determines an amount of time (102) required to reach a destination (116) and compares this time to an amount of time required to consume media content (104). If the amount of time (104) exceeds the amount of time (102) required to reach the destination, it calculates a route (120) for a current trip in which the length of time required to traverse a calculated route corresponds to the play length of the selected media asset.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- determining a first amount of time for a vehicle to travel from a current location to a destination location, wherein the first amount of time is associated with the vehicle traveling along a first route;
- determining a second amount of time corresponding to an amount of time required to complete playing of a media asset in the vehicle;
- in response to determining that the second amount of time exceeds the first amount of time, determining, based on the second amount of time, a second route for the vehicle to travel from the current location to the destination location, wherein the second route is associated with a third amount of time that is less than or equal to the second amount of time;
- generating for display, on a user interface of a device, navigation instructions for the vehicle based on the second route;
- while the vehicle is traveling based on the second route, and during the playing of the media asset, detecting via the user interface, a fast-access operation in relation to the playing of the media asset;
- based on detecting the fast-access operation, adjusting at least a portion of the navigation instructions corresponding to the second route;
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- generating for display, on the user interface of the device, the adjusted portion of the navigation instructions corresponding to the second route.
A computer-implemented system comprising:
- input/output (I/O) circuitry;
- control circuitry configured to:
- determine a first amount of time for a vehicle to travel from a current location to a destination location, wherein the first amount of time is associated with the vehicle traveling along a first route;
- determine a second amount of time corresponding to an amount of time required to complete playing of a media asset in the vehicle;
- in response to determining that the second amount of time exceeds the first amount of time, determine, based on the second amount of time, a second route for the vehicle to travel from the current location to the destination location, wherein the second route is associated with a third amount of time that is less than or equal to the second amount of time;
- generate for display, on a user interface of a device, navigation instructions for the vehicle based on the second route;
- wherein the I/O circuitry is configured to, while the vehicle is traveling based on the second route, and during the playing of the media asset, detect via the user interface, a fast-access operation in relation to the playing of the media asset;
- wherein the control circuitry is further configured to, based on detecting the fast-access operation, adjust at least a portion of the navigation instructions corresponding to the second route;
- and
- wherein the I/O circuitry is further configured to generate for display, on the user interface of the device, the adjusted portion of the navigation instructions corresponding to the second route.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.