Methods and systems for compensating for disabilities when presenting a media asset
AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorsThomas Woods, Amanda Mallardo, William Korbecki, Brian Peterson, David Wheatley, Jason Conness
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Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed herein for supplementing media assets in order to compensate for a particular disability of a user. Specifically, a media guidance application determines whether or not a user can comprehend a media asset based on the particular disability of the user. Upon determining that the user cannot comprehend the media asset, the media guidance application supplements the media asset with supplemental data, which compensates for the particular disability of the user.
Claims18
A method of compensating for disabilities of a user when presenting media assets through multiple sensory channels, the method comprising:
- determining, by a user device, a measure of a sensory disability of a user;
- receiving, by the user device, a media asset through one of the multiple sensory channels;
- determining, the user device, based on the measure of the sensory disability of the user, whether the user can comprehend the media asset by:
- prompting the user to input information, associated with media assets, to generate a user profile;
- determining a user disability based on the input information;
- and
- comparing the user profile with a database associated with measures for disabilities to determine the measure of the sensory disability of the user;
- in response to determining the user cannot comprehend the media asset based on the measure of the sensory disability of the user, requesting supplemental data, wherein the supplemental data corresponds to the measure of the sensory disability of the user;
- and
- supplementing, at the user device, the media asset with the supplemental data such that the user can comprehend the media asset.
A system for compensating for disabilities of a user when presenting media assets through multiple sensory channels, the system comprising control circuitry for:
- determining a measure of a sensory disability of a user;
- receiving a media asset through the one of the multiple sensory channels;
- determining based on the measure of the sensory disability of the user, whether the user can comprehend the media asset by:
- prompting the user to input information, associated with media assets, to generate a user profile;
- determining a user disability based on the input information;
- and
- comparing the user profile with a database associated with measures for disabilities to determine the measure of the sensory disability of the user;
- in response to determining the user cannot comprehend the media asset based on the measure of the sensory disability of the user, requesting supplemental data, wherein the supplemental data corresponds to the measure of the sensory disability of the user;
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- supplementing the media asset with the supplemental data such that the user can comprehend the media asset.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.