Skipping the opening sequence of streaming content
AssigneeRoku, Inc.
InventorsAnthony WOOD, Joseph HOLLINGER
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Abstract
Described herein are various embodiments directed to skipping the opening sequence of streaming content. An embodiment operates by streaming content to a display device and determining an end of a teaser portion has been reached using crowdsourced metadata. Responsive to the determining, a skin icon is provided to the display device for display. A selection of the skip icon is received to advance past the title sequence/opening credits portion of the content. An end to the title sequence/opening credits portion of the content is determined using the crowdsourced metadata. The streaming of the content is advanced to the end of the title sequence/opening credits portion of the content.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- streaming, by at least one computer processor, content to a display device for display;
- determining a beginning of a title sequence or opening credits has been reached in the stream of the content to the display device, using crowdsourced metadata;
- providing a skip icon to the display device for display responsive to the determining the beginning of the title sequence or opening credits has been reached in the stream of the content to the display device using the crowdsourced metadata;
- receiving a selection of the skip icon to advance past the title sequence or opening credits;
- determining an end to the title sequence or opening credits using the crowdsourced metadata;
- and
- advancing the streaming of the content to the end of the title sequence or opening credits.
A system comprising:
- one or more memories;
- and
- at least one processor each coupled to at least one of the memories and configured to perform operations comprising:
- streaming content to a display device for display;
- determining a beginning of a title sequence or opening credits has been reached in the stream of the content to the display device, using crowdsourced metadata;
- providing a skip icon to the display device for display responsive to the determining the beginning of the title sequence or opening credits has been reached in the stream of the content to the display device using the crowdsourced metadata;
- receiving a selection of the skip icon to advance past the title sequence or opening credits;
- determining an end to the title sequence or opening credits using the crowdsourced metadata;
- and
- advancing the streaming of the content to the end of the title sequence or opening credits.
A non-transitory processor-readable medium having one or more instructions operational on a computing device which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
- streaming content to a display device for display;
- determining a beginning of a title sequence or opening credits has been reached in the stream of the content to the display device, using crowdsourced metadata;
- providing a skip icon to the display device for display responsive to the determining the beginning of the title sequence or opening credits has been reached in the stream of the content to the display device using the crowdsourced metadata;
- receiving a selection of the skip icon to advance past the title sequence or opening credits;
- determining an end to the title sequence or opening credits using the crowdsourced metadata;
- and
- advancing the streaming of the content to the end of the title sequence or opening credits.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.