Strategies for controlling presentation of media information based on a sampling of customer playback behavior
First Claim
1. A method for governing a playback of a program, comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device and from one or more authorities representing one or more individuals authorized to generate actual event data, the actual event data defining a manner in which the program has been presented,the actual event data being formed based on a playback of at least part of the program on at least one prior occasion and a manner in which the program is archived,the manner in which the program is archived relating to archiving content that corresponds to a particular duration of time of the program by the one or more authorities;
forming, by the computing device, modified playback decisions based on the actual event data;
and using, by the computing device, the modified playback decisions to automatically modify the program for a subsequent presentation.
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Abstract
Functionality is described for controlling the playback of a recorded media program. The functionality formulates initial playback decisions that govern the playback of the program based on a set of initial assumptions. The functionality then formulates modified playback decisions that define the manner in which the program should actually be played back. The modified playback decisions can be formed based on the playback-related behavior of a population of users who have previously consumed the same program. The functionality makes modifications which affect the playback of the recorded program based on the modified playback decisions, such as by bookmarking or truncating the recorded program.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for governing a playback of a program, comprising:
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receiving, by a computing device and from one or more authorities representing one or more individuals authorized to generate actual event data, the actual event data defining a manner in which the program has been presented, the actual event data being formed based on a playback of at least part of the program on at least one prior occasion and a manner in which the program is archived, the manner in which the program is archived relating to archiving content that corresponds to a particular duration of time of the program by the one or more authorities; forming, by the computing device, modified playback decisions based on the actual event data; and using, by the computing device, the modified playback decisions to automatically modify the program for a subsequent presentation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for governing a playback of a program, comprising:
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recording, by a client device, a program based on initial playback decisions performed by one or more authorities, the one or more authorities representing one or more individuals authorized to generate initial playback decisions; providing, by the client device and based on the initial playback decisions performed by the one or more authorities, modified playback decisions that define a manner in which the program should actually be presented, the modified playback decisions being formed based on a playback of at least part of the program on at least one prior occasion by at least one authority of the one or more authorities and based on a time in which the playback of the program typically occurred for a group of users;
making, by the client device, a modification that affects a subsequent playback of the program in accordance with the modified playback decisions; and
increasing, by the client device, a visibility of the program at a subsequent time corresponding to one or more previous times during which the group of users initiated playback of the program or a related program after the program or the related program was initially recorded. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for governing a playback of a program, comprising:
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recording, by a client device, a program based on initial playback decisions performed by one or more authorities, the one or more authorities representing one or more individuals authorized to generate initial playback decisions;
providing, by the client device and based on the initial playback decisions performed by the one or more authorities,modified playback decisions that define a manner in which the program should actually be presented, the modified playback decisions being formed based at least in part on a manner in which the program is archived, the manner in which the program is archived relating to archiving a particular segment of the program that corresponds to a first duration of time that is shorter than a second duration of time associated with an entirety of the program; and making, by the client device, a modification to the recorded program that affects the playback of the recorded program in accordance with the modified playback decisions.
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