Identifying extra material in companion content
First Claim
1. A system for providing information regarding extra material within a content item, the system comprising:
- an electronic data store configured to store an electronic book and an audio book that is at least a partial audio representation of the electronic book; and
a computing device in communication with the electronic data store, the computing device configured to at least;
generate alignment information mapping regions of the electronic book to corresponding regions of the audio book,based at least in part on the alignment information, identify a region within the audio book that does not correspond to a region within the electronic book;
obtain, from a human interaction task service, verification that the region identified within the audio book contains extra material, wherein the extra material is absent from the electronic book and contributes to the substance of the audio book; and
cause transmission of a portion of the extra material to a user computing device as a sample of the audio book.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed which facilitate identifying extra substantive material within a content item not included within corresponding companion content items. For example, extra substantive material may include commentary, interviews, or improvisation included within an audio book and not included within a corresponding electronic book. Specifically, an electronic marketplace is disclosed that may analyze two companion content items to determine similarities and differences between the content items. Thereafter, portions that differ between the content items may be further analyzed to determine whether these portions include extra substantive material. Also disclosed is an electronic marketplace for providing information regarding content items, including the existence of extra substantive material within a content item. In some instances, the electronic marketplace may be configured to provide samples of extra content within a content item to a user.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for providing information regarding extra material within a content item, the system comprising:
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an electronic data store configured to store an electronic book and an audio book that is at least a partial audio representation of the electronic book; and a computing device in communication with the electronic data store, the computing device configured to at least; generate alignment information mapping regions of the electronic book to corresponding regions of the audio book, based at least in part on the alignment information, identify a region within the audio book that does not correspond to a region within the electronic book; obtain, from a human interaction task service, verification that the region identified within the audio book contains extra material, wherein the extra material is absent from the electronic book and contributes to the substance of the audio book; and cause transmission of a portion of the extra material to a user computing device as a sample of the audio book. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer-implemented method for providing information regarding extra material within a content item, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a first computing device, a first content item and a second content item that is at least a partial representation of the first content item; generating, by the first computing device, alignment information mapping portions of the first content item to corresponding portions of the second content item, determining, by the first computing device, a region within the first content item that does not correspond to a region within the second content item based at least in part on the generated alignment information; analyzing, by the first computing device, the region within the first content item for the presence of extra material, wherein the extra material is absent from the second content item and contributes to the substance of the first content item; and transmitting, from the first computing device, an indication to a second computing device that the first content item includes the extra material. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer system, configure the computer system to perform operations comprising:
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generating alignment information that maps portions of a first content item to corresponding portions of a second content item, wherein the second content item at least partially represents the first content item; identifying, based at least in part on the alignment information, a region within the first content item that is not represented within the second content item; performing an analysis of the region within the first content item for the presence of extra material in the region, wherein the extra material is absent from the second content item and contributes to the substance of the first content item; determining from the analysis that the extra material is present in the region; and causing transmission to a user computing device of an indication of the extra material within the first content item. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising:
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an electronic data store configured to store a first content; and a first computing device in communication with the electronic data store, the first computing device configured to at least; generate alignment information that maps portions of the first content to corresponding portions a second content that is at least a partial representation of the first content; and based at least in part on the alignment information, identify a region within the first content that does not correspond to a region within the second content; analyze the region within the first content for the presence of extra material, wherein the extra material is absent from the second content and contributes to the substance of the first content; and transmit to a second computing device an indication that the first content includes the extra material. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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