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US 2018/0295422 A1Published application
Apparatus, systems and methods for provision of contextual content
AssigneeEchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
InventorsNicholas Newell, Swapnil Tilaye
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Abstract
An exemplary embodiment provides clarifying supplemental information to a user who has become confused about a currently presenting media content event.
Claims20
A media device that provides clarifying supplemental information to a user who has become confused about a currently presenting media content event, the media device comprising:
- a media content stream interface that receives a streaming media content event that presents theme-based visual content and audio content to a user;
- a presentation device interface that streams the media content event to a media presentation system with a display and at least one speaker, wherein the streaming visual content is presented on the display and the audio content is reproduced on the at least one speaker;
- an interface that receives information pertaining to the user during presentation of the media content event to the user;
- a processor system that is communicatively coupled to the media content stream interface, the presentation device interface, and the interface that receives information pertaining to the user, wherein the processor system is configured to:
- determine that there is an occurrence or an onset of user confusion based on the received information pertaining to the user;
- determine a time of the occurrence or the onset of the user's confusion based on the determination of the occurrence or the onset of the user's confusion;
- associate a presentation time of a portion of the currently presenting media content event that corresponds to the determined time of the occurrence or the onset of the user's confusion;
- identify a part of the portion of the currently presenting media content event that has caused the occurrence or the onset of the user's confusion, wherein the part of the portion of the currently presenting media content event corresponds to:
- a visual part corresponding to visual information presented to the user by the currently presenting media content event when the visual part of the currently presenting media content event has caused the user confusion;
- an audio part corresponding to audio information presented to the user by the currently presenting media content event when the audio part of the currently presenting media content event has caused the user confusion;
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- a cultural part corresponding to cultural information presented to the user by the currently presenting media content event when the cultural part of the currently presenting media content event has caused the user confusion;
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- generate clarifying supplemental information based on the accessed information, wherein the clarifying supplemental information includes a sufficient amount of clarifying information so that the user may clarify or resolve their confusion in response to presentation of the clarifying supplemental information,
- wherein the clarifying supplemental information is presented to the user.
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