System and method for adaptive playback based on destination

• US 9,026,555 B2
• Filed: 08/06/2012
• Issued: 05/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Corp.
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Shahraray, Behzad, Basso, Andrea, Begeja, Lee, Gibbon, David C., Liu, Zhu, Renger, Bernard S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ly, Anh
• Application Number:
  US13/567,539
• Publication Number:
  US 20120304043A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,002 Days
• Field of Search: 707/804, 707/784, 707/E17.009, 715/202, 715/719, 715/736, 715/727, 715/720, 715/716, 725/34, 725/60, 725/86, 725/32, 725/109, 725/105, 725/134, 725/120, 725/43, 725/78, 725/126, 725/37, 725/135, 725/87, 725/38, 725/89, 725/40, 725/133, 725/141, 725/153, 725/138, 725/140, 701/1, 701/33, 701/35, 701/36, 701/210, 455/456.1, 455/414.1, 709/228, 709/229, 709/231, 709/217, 709/213, 846/09, 386/343, 386/284, 386/291, 386/230, 386/239, 386/219, 386/220, 386/95
• US Class Current: 707/784
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/005 Reproducing at a different information rate from the information rate of recording for television signals H04N5/783
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/783 Adaptations for reproducing at a rate different from the recording rate

Abstract

Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer readable-media for adaptive media playback based on destination. The method for adaptive media playback comprises determining one or more destinations, collecting media content that is relevant to or describes the one or more destinations, assembling the media content into a program, and outputting the program. In various embodiments, media content may be advertising, consumer-generated, based on real-time events, based on a schedule, or assembled to fit within an estimated available time. Media content may be assembled using an adaptation engine that selects a plurality of media segments that fit in the estimated available time, orders the plurality of media segments, alters at least one of the plurality of media segments to fit the estimated available time, if necessary, and creates a playlist of selected media content containing the plurality of media segments.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining a current location associated with a device;

determining a destination, where the destination is an expected future location of the device;

collecting, via a processor, media content comprising audio content and video content, the media content based on one of an actual event, a planned event, the current location, the destination, and a path from the current location to the destination, wherein the media content is a media segment comprising one of advertising, consumer generated media, and media based on a user profile;

generating a media presentation from the media content based on an estimated available time to get to the destination, wherein the media content is altered to fill the estimated available time;

playing the media presentation interspersed with directions to the destination;

upon detecting, while playing the media presentation, an available time change associated with the estimated available time, generating an updated available time;

altering the media segment to allow the media presentation to fit within one of the estimated available time and the updated available time; and

modifying the media presentation to conform to the updated available time while playing the media presentation.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the estimated available time is determined based on one of an input, a route, a speed, and a trajectory between the current location and the destination.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising communicating the media presentation to a user via the device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the media presentation is presented using one of video, Internet content, text, sound files, odor, and Braille.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the current location is determined by a global positioning system device.

6. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

determining a current location associated with a device;

determining a destination, where the destination is an expected future location of the device;

collecting, via a processor, media content comprising audio content and video content, the media content based on one of an actual event, a planned event, the current location, the destination, and a path from the current location to the destination, wherein the media content is a media segment comprising one of advertising, consumer generated media, and media based on a user profile;

generating a media presentation from the media content based on an estimated available time to get to the destination, wherein the media content is altered to fill the estimated available time

playing the media presentation interspersed with directions to the destination;

upon detecting, while playing the media presentation, an available time change associated with the estimated available time, generating an updated available time;

altering the media segment to allow the media presentation to fit within one of the estimated available time and the updated available time; and

modifying the media presentation to conform to the updated available time while playing the media presentation.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the estimated available time is determined based on one of an input, a route, a speed, and a trajectory between the current location and the destination.

8. The system of claim 6, the computer-readable storage medium having additional instructions stored which result in operations comprising communicating the media presentation to a user via the device.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the media presentation is presented using one of video, Internet content, text, sound files, odor, and Braille.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the current location is determined by a global positioning system device.

11. A computer-readable storage device having instructions stored which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

determining a current location associated with a device;

determining a destination, where the destination is an expected future location of the device;

collecting, via a processor, media content comprising audio content and video content, the media content based on the current location, the destination, a path from the current location to the destination, wherein the media content is a media segment comprising one of advertising, consumer generated media, and media based on a user profile;

generating a media presentation from the media content based on an estimated available time to get to the destination, wherein the media content is altered to fill the estimated available time

playing the media presentation interspersed with directions to the destination;

upon detecting, while playing the media presentation, an available time change associated with the estimated available time, generating an updated available time;

altering the media segment to allow the media presentation to fit within one of the estimated available time and the updated available time; and

modifying the media presentation to conform to the updated available time while playing the media presentation.

12. The computer-readable storage device of claim 11, wherein the estimated available time is determined based on one of an input, a route, a speed, and a trajectory between the current location and the destination.

13. The computer-readable storage device of claim 11, the computer-readable storage device having additional instructions stored which result in operations comprising communicating the media presentation to a user, via the device.

14. The computer-readable storage device of claim 11, wherein the media presentation is presented using one of video, Internet content, text, sound files, odor, and Braille.