Methods and systems for displaying media content
AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorsPadmassri Chandrashekar, Daina Emmanuel
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for displaying media content. Media content is displayed on user equipment. A scheduled break in the display of the media content is determined using control circuitry. One or more first parameters of the media content are determined for a predetermined period preceding the scheduled break using control circuitry. Additional media content having one or more second parameters corresponding to the one or more first parameters of the media content is selected from memory. The additional media content is displayed on the user equipment during the scheduled break in the display of the media content.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- transmitting a manifest of media content to user equipment;
- identifying a first portion of the media content corresponding to a time period preceding a start time of a scheduled break in the media content listed in the manifest;
- determining a parameter of supplemental content that was indicated by the manifest for playing during the scheduled break;
- based on the first portion of the media content not matching the parameter of the supplemental content that was indicated by the manifest for playing during the scheduled break:
- canceling the scheduled break;
- analyzing the media content subsequent to the start time of the scheduled break to identify a second portion of the media content corresponding to a time period after the start time of the scheduled break wherein the second portion of the media content matches the parameter of the supplemental content;
- and
- playing the supplemental content that was indicated by the manifest for playing during the scheduled break at a second time after the second portion of the media content.
A system comprising:
- input/output circuitry configured to:
- transmit a manifest of media content to user equipment;
- control circuitry configured to:
- identify a first portion of the media content corresponding to a time period preceding a start time of a scheduled break in the media content listed in the manifest;
- determine a parameter of supplemental content that was indicated by the manifest for playing during the scheduled break;
- based on the first portion of the media content not matching the parameter of the supplemental content that was indicated by the manifest for playing during the scheduled break:
- cancel the scheduled break;
- analyze the media content subsequent to the start time of the scheduled break to identify a second portion of the media content corresponding to a time period after the start time of the scheduled break wherein the second portion of the media content matches the parameter of the supplemental content;
- and
- play the supplemental content that was indicated by the manifest for playing during the scheduled break at a second time after the second portion of the media content.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.