CONTENT INTERRUPTION POINT IDENTIFICATION ACCURACY AND EFFICIENCY
First Claim
1. A content interruption point identification device providing improved accuracy and efficiency in identifying interruption points in content, the content interruption point identification device comprising:
- one or more processing units that execute computer-executable instructions; and
a content interruption point identification engine comprising computer-executable instructions which, when executed by at least some of the one or more processing units, cause the content interruption point identification device to perform steps comprising;
identifying scene changes in the content based on at least one of;
a detected change in brightness of the content, a detected change in audio volume of the content, or a detected change in a quantity of people visible in the content;
selecting at least some of the identified scene changes to be identified as potential content interruption points at which presentation of the content to a user is temporarily interruptible to accommodate presentation of auxiliary content to the user; and
annotating the content to comprise the selected ones of the identified potential content interruption points.
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Abstract
Automated content interruption point identification improves the accuracy with which potential content interruption points are identified, and increases the efficiency of content interruption point identification and content distribution. Potential interruption points are automatically identified based on transitions occurring within the content, including changes in the sound level, changes in the light, or brightness, level, changes in people visible in a scene of the content, transitions that are identified by content metadata, and other types of transitions. In providing content to a content consumer, a determination is made whether to interrupt the provision of the content, at one or more of the identified potential content interruption points, based on factors including interruption point metadata, metadata associated with auxiliary content that would be inserted, and user information, which includes explicitly specified user settings, as well as detected user information.
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20 Claims
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1. A content interruption point identification device providing improved accuracy and efficiency in identifying interruption points in content, the content interruption point identification device comprising:
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one or more processing units that execute computer-executable instructions; and a content interruption point identification engine comprising computer-executable instructions which, when executed by at least some of the one or more processing units, cause the content interruption point identification device to perform steps comprising; identifying scene changes in the content based on at least one of;
a detected change in brightness of the content, a detected change in audio volume of the content, or a detected change in a quantity of people visible in the content;selecting at least some of the identified scene changes to be identified as potential content interruption points at which presentation of the content to a user is temporarily interruptible to accommodate presentation of auxiliary content to the user; and annotating the content to comprise the selected ones of the identified potential content interruption points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for improving accuracy and efficiency in identifying interruption points in content, the method comprising the steps of:
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identifying scene changes in the content based on at least one of;
a detected change in brightness of the content, a detected change in audio volume of the content, or a detected change in a quantity of people visible in the content;selecting at least some of the identified scene changes to be identified as potential content interruption points at which presentation of the content to a user is temporarily interruptible to accommodate presentation of auxiliary content to the user; and annotating the content to comprise the selected ones of the identified potential content interruption points. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a content presentation device configured to perform steps comprising; presenting content to a user on a physical display device communicationally coupled to the content presentation device; reaching, as part of the presenting the content, an identified potential content interruption point; determining whether to interrupt the presenting the content at the reached identified potential content interruption point; and temporarily interrupting the presenting the content at the reached identified potential content interruption point and, instead, temporarily presenting auxiliary content, if the determining determines to interrupt the presenting the content; and one or more computer-readable storage media comprising computer-executable instructions directed to steps comprising; identifying scene changes in the content based on at least one of;
a detected change in brightness of the content, a detected change in audio volume of the content, or a detected change in a quantity of people visible in the content;selecting at least some of the identified scene changes to be identified as potential content interruption points; and annotating the content to comprise the selected ones of the identified potential content interruption points. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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