Systems and methods for conflict detection based on user preferences
AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorTi-Shiang Wang
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Abstract
Systems and methods for detecting a conflict between viewing selections of two users before viewing a media asset. In some aspects, the method comprises receiving an audio input through an audio channel, detecting a first utterance from a first user and a second utterance from a second user in the input of the audio channel, parsing the first utterance and the second utterance, analyzing the first utterance and the second utterance to determine context about the first media asset and the second media asset, and presenting a conflict to the users to display on the media asset.
Claims20
A method to detect a conflict between viewing selections of two users before viewing a media asset, displayed on a user equipment, the method comprising:
- receiving an audio input through an audio channel, while the media asset is not being generated for display on the user equipment;
- detecting a first utterance from a first user and a second utterance from a second user in the audio input of the audio channel;
- parsing the first utterance and the second utterance to determine a first context provided by the first user and a second context provided by the second user for at least one of a first media asset and a second media asset;
- detecting a command from the first user or the second user to generate the first media asset or the second media asset for display on the user equipment;
- extracting, from memory, a first scheduled time for the first media asset and a second scheduled time for the second media asset;
- based on the first context, the second context, the first scheduled time, and the second scheduled time, determining a conflict between the first user and the second user, wherein the determination of the conflict further comprises detecting at least one of a negative utterance for the first media asset and a negative utterance of the second media asset;
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- generating for display, the conflict to the users to display on the user equipment displaying the media asset.
A system to detect a conflict between viewing selections of two users before viewing a media asset, displayed on a user equipment, the system comprising:
- control circuitry configured to:
- receive an audio input through an audio channel, while the media asset is not being generated for display on the user equipment;
- detect a first utterance from a first user and a second utterance from a second user in the audio input of the audio channel;
- parse the first utterance and the second utterance to determine a first context provided by the first user and a second context provided by the second user for at least one of a first media asset and a second media asset;
- detect a command from the first user or the second user to generate the first media asset or the second media asset for display on the user equipment;
- extract, from memory, a first scheduled time for the first media asset and a second scheduled time for the second media asset;
- based on the first context, the second context, the first scheduled time, and the second scheduled time, determine a conflict between the first user and the second user, wherein the determination of the conflict further comprises detecting at least one of a negative utterance for the first media and a negative utterance of the second media asset;
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- generate for display, the conflict to the users to display on the user equipment displaying the media asset.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.