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Content interruption point identification accuracy and efficiency

  • US 9,633,262 B2
  • Filed: 11/21/2014
  • Issued: 04/25/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computing device providing improved accuracy and efficiency in identifying interruption points in content, the computing device comprising:

  • one or more processing units that execute computer-executable instructions; and

    one or more computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions which, when executed by at least some of the one or more processing units, cause the computing 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;

    annotating the content to comprise the selected ones of the identified potential content interruption points;

    presenting the content to the user on a physical display device communicationally coupled to the content interruption point identification device;

    reaching, as part of the presenting the content, a one of the identified potential content interruption points;

    determining whether to interrupt the presenting the content at the reached identified potential content interruption point, the determining being based at least in part on an elapsed time since the presenting the content was temporarily interrupted; 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.

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