Systems and methods for identifying whether to use a tailored playlist of highlights to recapitulate plots when resuming content

A method for identifying a playlist of highlights to use for refreshing a user on a plot related to a media asset the user has requested to access, the method comprising:

• receiving a request from the user to access the media asset;
• in response to receiving the request, retrieving, from a database, information from a profile corresponding to the user;
• determining, based on the information from the profile, whether a related media asset to the media asset was previously consumed by the user;
• in response to determining that the related media asset was previously consumed, determining, from the information, a time at which the related media asset was previously consumed;
• determining a period of time between receiving the request and the time at which the related media asset was consumed;
• determining whether the period of time exceeds a threshold period of time;
• in response to determining that the period of time does not exceed the threshold, playing back a predefined playlist of highlights, wherein the highlights comprise a predetermined scene from the related media asset;
• and
• in response to determining that the period of time exceeds the threshold:
• generating a customized playlist of highlights by:
• retrieving, from the database, candidate highlights from a plurality of media assets, wherein the plurality of media assets comprises the related media asset;
• determining, based on the information from the profile, preferred attributes of the user;
• comparing attributes of each of the candidate highlights to the preferred attributes;
• ranking each of the candidate highlights based on the comparing of the attributes of each of the candidate highlights to the preferred attributes;
• adding each candidate highlight based on the ranking to the customized playlist of highlights until a time parameter is reached;
• and
• playing back the customized playlist of highlights.

A system for identifying a playlist of highlights to use for refreshing a user on a plot related to a media asset the user has requested to access, the method comprising:

• communications circuitry;
• and
• control circuitry configured to:
• receive, using the communications circuitry, a request from the user to access the media asset;
• in response to receiving the request, retrieve, using the communications circuitry, from a database, information from a profile corresponding to the user;
• determine, based on the information from the profile, whether a related media asset to the media asset was previously consumed by the user;
• in response to determining that the related media asset was previously consumed, determine, from the information, a time at which the related media asset was previously consumed;
• determine a period of time between receiving the request and the time at which the related media asset was consumed;
• determine whether the period of time exceeds a threshold period of time;
• in response to determining that the period of time does not exceed the threshold, play back a predefined playlist of highlights, wherein the highlights comprise a predetermined scene from the related media asset;
• and
• in response to determining that the period of time exceeds the threshold:
• generate a customized playlist of highlights by:
• retrieve, using the communications circuitry, from the database, candidate highlights from a plurality of media assets, wherein the plurality of media assets comprises the related media asset;
• determine, based on the information from the profile, preferred attributes of the user;
• compare attributes of each of the candidate highlights to the preferred attributes;
• rank each of the candidate highlights based on the comparing of the attributes of each of the candidate highlights to the preferred attributes;
• add each candidate highlight based on the ranking to the customized playlist of highlights until a time parameter is reached;
• and
• play back the customized playlist of highlights.

A system for identifying a playlist of highlights to use for refreshing a user on a plot related to a media asset the user has requested to access, the system comprising:

• means for receiving a request from the user to access the media asset;
• means for, in response to receiving the request, retrieving, from a database, information from a profile corresponding to the user;
• means for determining, based on the information from the profile, whether a related media asset to the media asset was previously consumed by the user;
• means for, in response to determining that the related media asset was previously consumed, determining, from the information, a time at which the related media asset was previously consumed;
• means for determining a period of time between receiving the request and the time at which the related media asset was consumed;
• means for determining whether the period of time exceeds a threshold period of time;
• means for, in response to determining that the period of time does not exceed the threshold, playing back a predefined playlist of highlights, wherein the highlights comprise a predetermined scene from the related media asset;
• and
• means for, in response to determining that the period of time exceeds the threshold:
• means for generating a customized playlist of highlights by:
• means for retrieving, from the database, candidate highlights from a plurality of media assets, wherein the plurality of media assets comprises the related media asset;
• means for determining, based on the information from the profile, preferred attributes of the user;
• means for comparing attributes of each of the candidate highlights to the preferred attributes;
• means for ranking each of the candidate highlights based on the comparing of the attributes of each of the candidate highlights to the preferred attributes;
• means for adding each candidate highlight based on the ranking to the customized playlist of highlights until a time parameter is reached;
• and
• means for playing back the customized playlist of highlights.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising memory with instructions encoded thereon for identifying a playlist of highlights to use for refreshing a user on a plot related to a media asset the user has requested to access, the instructions comprising:

• instructions for receiving a request from the user to access the media asset;
• instructions for, in response to receiving the request, retrieving, from a database, information from a profile corresponding to the user;
• instructions for determining, based on the information from the profile, whether a related media asset to the media asset was previously consumed by the user;
• instructions for, in response to determining that the related media asset was previously consumed, determining, from the information, a time at which the related media asset was previously consumed;
• instructions for determining a period of time between receiving the request and the time at which the related media asset was consumed;
• instructions for determining whether the period of time exceeds a threshold period of time;
• instructions for, in response to determining that the period of time does not exceed the threshold, playing back a predefined playlist of highlights, wherein the highlights comprise a predetermined scene from the related media asset;
• and
• instructions for, in response to determining that the period of time exceeds the threshold:
• instructions for generating a customized playlist of highlights by:
• instructions for retrieving, from the database, candidate highlights from a plurality of media assets, wherein the plurality of media assets comprises the related media asset;
• instructions for determining, based on the information from the profile, preferred attributes of the user;
• instructions for comparing attributes of each of the candidate highlights to the preferred attributes;
• instructions for ranking each of the candidate highlights based on the comparing of the attributes of each of the candidate highlights to the preferred attributes;
• instructions for adding each candidate highlight based on the ranking to the customized playlist of highlights until a time parameter is reached;
• and
• instructions for playing back the customized playlist of highlights.

A method for identifying a playlist of highlights to use for refreshing a user on a plot related to a media asset the user has requested to access, the method comprising:

• receiving, using control circuitry, a request from the user to access the media asset;
• in response to receiving the request, retrieving, from a database, information from a profile corresponding to the user;
• determining, based on the information from the profile, whether a related media asset to the media asset was previously consumed by the user;
• in response to determining that the related media asset was previously consumed, determining, from the information, a time at which the related media asset was previously consumed;
• determining a period of time between receiving the request and the time at which the related media asset was consumed;
• determining whether the period of time exceeds a threshold period of time;
• in response to determining that the period of time does not exceed the threshold, playing back a predefined playlist of highlights, wherein the highlights comprise a predetermined scene from the related media asset;
• and
• in response to determining that the period of time exceeds the threshold:
• generating, using control circuitry, a customized playlist of highlights by:
• retrieving, from the database, candidate highlights from a plurality of media assets, wherein the plurality of media assets comprises the related media asset;
• determining, based on the information from the profile, preferred attributes of the user;
• comparing attributes of each of the candidate highlights to the preferred attributes;
• ranking each of the candidate highlights based on the comparing of the attributes of each of the candidate highlights to the preferred attributes;
• adding each candidate highlight based on the ranking to the customized playlist of highlights until a time parameter is reached;
• and
• playing back the customized playlist of highlights.