Systems and methods for leveraging machine learning for improving and enhancing dvr services

A method comprising:

• receiving, at a media processing server, a media stream from a media source;
• transmitting the media stream from the media processing server to a client device;
• identifying a content type of the media stream based at least in part on a portion of the media stream;
• selecting, based on the identified content type, a classification model from a plurality of classification models, wherein each classification model of the plurality of classification models is trained to recognize objects specific to media content of a different respective content type;
• applying the selected classification model to the media stream to identify at least one object in the media stream;
• generating metadata describing the at least one identified object, wherein the metadata comprises at least an identifier of the at least one identified object and a playback position within the media stream at which the at least one identified object appears;
• transmitting the generated metadata to the client device separate from the media stream and separate from any instruction corresponding to recording of the media stream;
• and
• causing the client device, based on a determination made by the client device by comparing the at least one identified object to a profile of a user of the client device, to initiate recording of a content item from the media stream.

A system comprising:

• input/output circuitry configured to:
• receive, at a media processing server, a media stream from a media source;
• control circuitry configured to:
• transmit the media stream from the media processing server to a client device;
• identify a content type of the media stream based at least in part on a portion of the media stream;
• select, based on the identified content type, a classification model from a plurality of classification models, wherein each classification model of the plurality of classification models is trained to recognize objects specific to media content of a different respective content type;
• apply the selected classification model to the media stream to identify at least one object in the media stream;
• generate metadata describing the at least one identified object, wherein the metadata comprises at least an identifier of the at least one identified object and a playback position within the media stream at which the at least one identified object appears;
• transmit the generated metadata to the client device separate from the media stream and separate from any instruction corresponding to recording of the media stream;
• and
• cause the client device, based on a determination made by the client device by comparing the at least one identified object to a profile of a user of the client device, to initiate recording of a content item from the media stream.