SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NOTIFYING DIFFERENT USERS ABOUT MISSED CONTENT BY TAILORING CATCH-UP SEGMENTS TO EACH DIFFERENT USER

• US 20170332125A1
• Filed: 07/01/2016
• Published: 11/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Panchaksharaiah, Vishwas Sharadanagar, Gupta, Vikram Makam
• Application Number:
  US15/200,194
• Publication Number:
  US 20170332125A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/21805 enabling multiple viewpoints, e.g. using a plurality of cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2187 Live feed
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23418 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics television picture signal circuitry for scene change detection H04N5/147; filtering for image enhancement G06T5/00; methods or arrangements for recognising scenes G06V20/00; arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26283 for associating distribution time parameters to content, e.g. to generate electronic program guide data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4415 using biometric characteristics of the user, e.g. by voice recognition or fingerprint scanning cryptography using biological data H04L9/3231; authentication in networks using biometric H04L63/0861
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44227 Monitoring of local network, e.g. connection or bandwidth variations; Detecting new devices in the local network configuring of peripheral devices in general G06F9/4411; monitoring connectivity in data switched networks H04L43/0811
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4826 using recommendation lists, e.g. of programs or channels sorted out according to their score
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8549 Creating video summaries, e.g. movie trailer retrieval in video databases by using presentations in form of a video summary G06F16/739

Abstract

Systems and methods are described herein for providing a media guidance application that reduces an amount of time required to catch a user up to live media by selectively presenting to the user portions of important content that the user finds most important. For example, a first user and a second user may wish to catch-up on a mutually missed portion of media. Both users may be notified about an important event in the media. If the first user is a fan of a first actor in the media, the first user will be presented a description of the missed portion in relation the first actor. If the second user is a fan of a second actor in the media, the second user will be presented a description of the missed portion in relation the second actor. Therefore, each respective user, will catch-up on content from the missed portion that he or she respectively finds most important.

Claims

1. A method for notifying different users about content from live video that the different users missed by tailoring important catch-up segments to each different user, the method comprising:

determining, during a first period, that a first user and a second user are disregarding a portion of live video corresponding to the first period;

identifying a micro-portion of the portion of the live video that corresponds to an important event in the live video;

retrieving a first profile of a first user and a second profile of a second user from memory;

determining, based on data of the first profile, a first criterion characterizing content that is important to the first user;

determining, based on data of the second profile, a second criterion characterizing content that (1) is important to the second user and (2) is different from the first criterion;

retrieving data corresponding to the micro-portion;

identifying, based on the retrieved data corresponding to the micro-portion, a first frame of the micro-portion matching the first criterion and a second frame of the micro-portion matching the second criterion, wherein the second frame is different from the first frame;

generating for display to the first user information associated with the first frame; and

generating for display to the second user information associated with the second frame.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the micro-portion corresponding to the important event in the live video comprises:

determining a respective type of each micro-portion of the portion;

retrieving, from a database, a set of popular types of micro-portions;

comparing each respective type to types of the set of popular types to determine whether a micro-portion of the portion matches a popular type from the set; and

determining that the micro-portion of the portion corresponds to the important event in the live video if the micro-portion matches the popular type from the set.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the first frame of the micro-portion matching the first criterion and the second frame of the micro-portion matching the second criterion comprises:

identifying a first plurality of objects associated with the first criterion and a second plurality of objects associated with the second criterion;

performing object recognition on each respective frame of a plurality of frames associated with the micro-portion to identify a respective plurality of objects associated with each respective frame;

selecting the first frame in response to determining that the first frame is associated with the first plurality of objects; and

selecting the second frame in response to determining that the second frame is associated with the second plurality of objects.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the plurality of frames associated with the micro-portion is a first plurality of frames, and wherein selecting the first frame in response to determining that the first frame is associated with the first plurality of objects comprises:

identifying, from the first plurality of frames, a second plurality of frames each comprising an object matching the first plurality of objects;

ranking each respective frame of the second plurality of frames based on a respective amount of objects in the respective frame matching the first plurality of objects; and

selecting the first frame in response to determining that the first frame has a highest respective amount of objects matching the first plurality of objects with respect to each frame of the second plurality of frames.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

computing a respective amount of pixels corresponding to each object of the first plurality of objects within the first frame;

based on the respective amount of pixels, identifying a largest object, from the first plurality of objects, corresponding to a highest respective percentage of pixels;

retrieving, from a database, a textual template associated with the largest object; and

generating for display text describing the largest object based on the retrieved textual template.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the micro-portion of the portion corresponding to the important event in the live video comprises:

retrieving a frame of the live video generated for display during the portion;

analyzing the frame using an image processing algorithm to determine whether the frame matches an image processing rule; and

determining that the frame corresponds to the important event when the frame matches the image processing rule.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the portion of the live video is generated for display by a first user equipment, and wherein determining that the first user and the second user are disregarding a portion of live video comprises:

identifying a second user equipment associated with the first user and a third user equipment associated with the second user;

determining, at a first time, before the first period, that the second user equipment and the third user equipment are within a threshold maximum distance from the first user equipment;

determining, at a second time, during the first period, that the second user equipment and the third user equipment are greater than the threshold maximum distance away from the first user equipment; and

determining that the first user and the second user are disregarding the live video at the second time in response to determining that the second user equipment and the third user equipment are greater than the threshold maximum distance away from the first user equipment.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

generating for display on the second user equipment the information associated with the first frame in response to determining, at a third time later than the second time, that the second user equipment is within the threshold maximum distance away from the first user equipment; and

generating for display on the third user equipment the information associated with the second frame in response to determining that the third user equipment is within the threshold maximum distance away from the first user equipment.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

generating for display on the second user equipment, at the second time, the information associated with the first frame in response to determining that the second user equipment is greater than the threshold maximum distance away from the first user equipment.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the live video is generated for display by the first user equipment, and wherein the method further comprises:

detecting, using a camera associated with the first user equipment, a first gaze point corresponding to the first user and a second gaze point corresponding to the second user relative to the first user equipment; and

determining that the first user and the second user are disregarding the live video in response to determining that the first gaze point and the second gaze point do not correspond to the first user equipment.

11. A system comprising control circuitry configured to notify different users about content from live video that the different users missed by tailoring important catch-up segments to each different user, wherein the control circuitry is configured to:

determine, during a first period, that a first user and a second user are disregarding a portion of live video corresponding to the first period;

identify a micro-portion of the portion of the live video that corresponds to an important event in the live video;

retrieve a first profile of a first user and a second profile of a second user from memory;

determine, based on data of the first profile, a first criterion characterizing content that is important to the first user;

determine, based on data of the second profile, a second criterion characterizing content that (1) is important to the second user and (2) is different from the first criterion;

retrieve data corresponding to the micro-portion;

identify, based on the retrieved data corresponding to the micro-portion, a first frame of the micro-portion matching the first criterion and a second frame of the micro-portion matching the second criterion, wherein the second frame is different from the first frame;

generate for display to the first user information associated with the first frame; and

generate for display to the second user information associated with the second frame.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured, when identifying the micro-portion corresponding to the important event in the live video, to:

determine a respective type of each micro-portion of the portion;

retrieve, from a database, a set of popular types of micro-portions;

compare each respective type to types of the set of popular types to determine whether a micro-portion of the portion matches a popular type from the set; and

determine that the micro-portion of the portion corresponds to the important event in the live video if the micro-portion matches the popular type from the set.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured, when identifying the first frame of the micro-portion matching the first criterion and the second frame of the micro-portion matching the second criterion, to:

identify a first plurality of objects associated with the first criterion and a second plurality of objects associated with the second criterion;

perform object recognition on each respective frame of a plurality of frames associated with the micro-portion to identify a respective plurality of objects associated with each respective frame;

select the first frame in response to determining that the first frame is associated with the first plurality of objects; and

select the second frame in response to determining that the second frame is associated with the second plurality of objects.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the plurality of frames associated with the micro-portion is a first plurality of frames, and wherein the control circuitry is further configured, when selecting the first frame in response to determining that the first frame is associated with the first plurality of objects, to:

identify, from the first plurality of frames, a second plurality of frames each comprising an object matching the first plurality of objects;

rank each respective frame of the second plurality of frames based on a respective amount of objects in the respective frame matching the first plurality of objects; and

select the first frame in response to determining that the first frame has a highest respective amount of objects matching the first plurality of objects with respect to each frame of the second plurality of frames.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

compute a respective amount of pixels corresponding to each object of the first plurality of objects within the first frame;

based on the respective amount of pixels, identify a largest object, from the first plurality of objects, corresponding to a highest respective percentage of pixels;

retrieve, from a database, a textual template associated with the largest object; and

generate for display text describing the largest object based on the retrieved textual template.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured, when identifying the micro-portion of the portion corresponding to the important event in the live video, to:

retrieve a frame of the live video generated for display during the portion;

analyze the frame using an image processing algorithm to determine whether the frame matches an image processing rule; and

determine that the frame corresponds to the important event when the frame matches the image processing rule.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the portion of the live video is generated for display by a first user equipment, and wherein the control circuitry is further configured, when determining that the first user and the second user are disregarding a portion of live video, to:

identify a second user equipment associated with the first user and a third user equipment associated with the second user;

determine, at a first time, before the first period, that the second user equipment and the third user equipment are within a threshold maximum distance from the first user equipment;

determine, at a second time, during the first period, that the second user equipment and the third user equipment are greater than the threshold maximum distance away from the first user equipment; and

determine that the first user and the second user are disregarding the live video at the second time in response to determining that the second user equipment and the third user equipment are greater than the threshold maximum distance away from the first user equipment.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

generate for display on the second user equipment the information associated with the first frame in response to determining, at a third time later than the second time, that the second user equipment is within the threshold maximum distance away from the first user equipment; and

generate for display on the third user equipment the information associated with the second frame in response to determining that the third user equipment is within the threshold maximum distance away from the first user equipment.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

generate for display on the second user equipment, at the second time, the information associated with the first frame in response to determining that the second user equipment is greater than the threshold maximum distance away from the first user equipment.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

generate for display the live video on the first user equipment;

detect, using a camera associated with the first user equipment, a first gaze point corresponding to the first user and a second gaze point corresponding to the second user relative to the first user equipment; and

determine that the first user and the second user are disregarding the live video in response to determining that the first gaze point and the second gaze point do not correspond to the first user equipment.

21-50. -50. (canceled)