Pacing content
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1. A system comprising:
- an electronic data store configured to store an audiobook; and
a computing device in communication with the electronic data store, the computing device configured to;
determine a convey duration, the convey duration representing an amount of time a user has to consume the audiobook;
determine a bound for a preferred convey rate for the user;
select a first portion of the audiobook using at least two reference points occurring before an end of the audiobook, a first reference point of the at least two reference points occurring before the end of the audiobook, and a second reference point of the at least two reference points occurring after the first reference point;
determine a base duration of the first portion of the audiobook selected using the at least two reference points, the base duration comprising an amount of time over which the first portion of the audiobook is currently set to be conveyed to the user;
determine a first suggested convey rate for the first portion of the audiobook, the first suggested convey rate determined at least in accordance with the base duration of the first portion of the audiobook and the convey duration;
determine that the first suggested convey rate for the first portion of the audiobook selected using the at least two reference points does not satisfy the bound for the preferred convey rate for the user;
select, without intervention by the user, a second portion of the audiobook using at least two different reference points, wherein the at least two different reference points are distinct from at least one of the first reference point and the second reference point;
determine a second suggested convey rate at which to convey, during the convey duration, the second portion of the audiobook;
determine that the second suggested convey rate for the second portion of the audiobook satisfies the bound for the preferred convey rate for the user; and
convey the second portion of the audiobook substantially at the second suggested convey rate.
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Users may have a set duration during which they may consume content, or they may have a variable duration during which they may consume content. A content pacing service is disclosed so that a portion of an item of content may be conveyed in the set duration during which a user is to consume the content. In one embodiment, the rate at which the content is conveyed is increased or decreased so that a reference point in the item of content (e.g., the end of a chapter in an audiobook) is reached approximately when the duration of the user'"'"'s content consumption ends.
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1. A system comprising:
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an electronic data store configured to store an audiobook; and a computing device in communication with the electronic data store, the computing device configured to; determine a convey duration, the convey duration representing an amount of time a user has to consume the audiobook; determine a bound for a preferred convey rate for the user; select a first portion of the audiobook using at least two reference points occurring before an end of the audiobook, a first reference point of the at least two reference points occurring before the end of the audiobook, and a second reference point of the at least two reference points occurring after the first reference point; determine a base duration of the first portion of the audiobook selected using the at least two reference points, the base duration comprising an amount of time over which the first portion of the audiobook is currently set to be conveyed to the user; determine a first suggested convey rate for the first portion of the audiobook, the first suggested convey rate determined at least in accordance with the base duration of the first portion of the audiobook and the convey duration; determine that the first suggested convey rate for the first portion of the audiobook selected using the at least two reference points does not satisfy the bound for the preferred convey rate for the user; select, without intervention by the user, a second portion of the audiobook using at least two different reference points, wherein the at least two different reference points are distinct from at least one of the first reference point and the second reference point; determine a second suggested convey rate at which to convey, during the convey duration, the second portion of the audiobook; determine that the second suggested convey rate for the second portion of the audiobook satisfies the bound for the preferred convey rate for the user; and convey the second portion of the audiobook substantially at the second suggested convey rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer-implemented method comprising:
under control of one or more computing devices configured with specific computer-executable instructions, receiving a request for a recommendation of an item of content to be consumed during a convey duration; determining a slowest preferred convey rate; determining a fastest preferred convey rate; determining a preferred base duration bound in accordance with at least one of the slowest preferred convey rate, the fastest preferred convey rate, and the convey duration; identifying at least two reference points in the item of content, a first reference point of the at least two reference points occurring after a beginning of the item of content, a second reference point of the at least two reference points occurring before an end of the item of content; identifying a first portion of the item of content using the at least two reference points; determining the first portion has a first total base duration that does not satisfy the preferred base duration bound; and identifying, without user input, a second portion of the item of content using at least two different reference points, wherein the at least two different reference points are distinct from at least one of the at least two reference points; determining the second portion has a second total base duration that satisfies the preferred base duration bound; and generating a recommendation for the second portion of item of content as identified with the at least two different reference points. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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