Selective Modification of Content Output to Enhance User Experience
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorsAdam Eng, David Eng
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Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for selectively modifying output of one more portions of a content item. Selective modifications may comprise enabling closed captioning for portions with difficult-to-understand dialogue, alerts of upcoming portions of a content item, skipping or replaying portions of a content item, volume adjustments, and/or contrast adjustments. Output modification may be automatic or partially automatic (e.g., based on acceptance after a prompt).
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a first computing device, and
- a second computing device;
- wherein the first computing device is configured to:
- designate, based on data indicating that a plurality of users requested rewinding for a first portion of a content item, the first portion as an important portion of the content item;
- and
- wherein the second computing device is configured to:
- receive a request for the content item;
- cause, based on the request, output of the content item via a user device;
- receive an indication that a user, associated with the user device, is distracted;
- and
- cause, based on the designation of the first portion as an important portion and based on the received indication, output of an alert indicating upcoming output of the first portion.
A system comprising:
- a first computing device, and
- a second computing device;
- wherein the first computing device is configured to:
- determine, based on data indicating a first portion of a content item for which a plurality of users requested modified output, that a sufficient number of users requested the modified output of the first portion of the content item;
- and
- wherein the second computing device is configured to:
- receive a request for the content item;
- and
- cause, based on the received request for the content item, based on the determining, and based on receiving acceptance of an option for the modified output of the first portion:
- output, based on a first stream and without modification, of one or more second portions of the content item, and
- output, based on a second stream and based on a modification corresponding to the requested modified output, of a portion of the content item.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed, cause:
- designating, based on data indicating that a plurality of users requested rewinding for a first portion of a content item, the first portion as an important portion of the content item;
- receiving a request for the content item;
- causing, based on the request, output of the content item via a user device;
- receiving an indication that a user, associated with the user device, is distracted;
- and
- causing, based on the designation of the first portion as an important portion and based on the received indication, output of an alert indicating upcoming output of the first portion.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed, cause:
- determining, based on data indicating a first portion of a content item for which a plurality of users requested modified output, that a sufficient number of users requested the modified output of the first portion of the content item;
- receiving a request for the content item;
- and
- causing, based on the received request for the content item, based on the determining, and based on receiving acceptance of an option for the modified output of the first portion:
- output, based on a first stream and without modification, of one or more second portions of the content item, and
- output, based on a second stream and based on a modification corresponding to the requested modified output, of a portion of the content item.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.