Systems and methods for presenting social network communications in audible form based on user engagement with a user device
First Claim
1. A method for generating an audible presentation of a communication received from a remote server, the method comprising:
- generating a presentation, for a first user, of a media asset on a user equipment device;
receiving, at the user equipment device from the remote server, a textual-based communication, wherein the textual-based communication is transmitted to the remote server by a second user, and wherein the remote server is configured to;
identify a plurality of users that includes the first user that are associated with the second user; and
transmit the textual-based communication to each user in the identified plurality of users including the first user;
computing an engagement level of the first user based on one or more current actions being performed by the first user; and
responsive to determining that the engagement level of the first user does not exceed a threshold value, directing a presentation of the textual-based communication in audible form to the first user to ensure the first user is exposed to the communication, wherein the presentation of the textual-based communication in audible form is provided concurrently with the presentation of audio corresponding to the media asset on the user equipment device.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are described herein for generating an audible presentation of a communication received from a remote server. A presentation of a media asset on a user equipment device is generated for a first user. A textual-based communication is received, at the user equipment device from the remote server. The textual-based communication is transmitted to the remote server by a second user and the remote server transmits the textual-based communication to the user equipment device responsive to determining that the second user is on a list of users associated with the first user. An engagement level of the first user with the user equipment device is determined. Responsive to determining that the engagement level does not exceed a threshold value, a presentation of the textual-based communication is generated in audible form.
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1. A method for generating an audible presentation of a communication received from a remote server, the method comprising:
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generating a presentation, for a first user, of a media asset on a user equipment device; receiving, at the user equipment device from the remote server, a textual-based communication, wherein the textual-based communication is transmitted to the remote server by a second user, and wherein the remote server is configured to; identify a plurality of users that includes the first user that are associated with the second user; and transmit the textual-based communication to each user in the identified plurality of users including the first user; computing an engagement level of the first user based on one or more current actions being performed by the first user; and responsive to determining that the engagement level of the first user does not exceed a threshold value, directing a presentation of the textual-based communication in audible form to the first user to ensure the first user is exposed to the communication, wherein the presentation of the textual-based communication in audible form is provided concurrently with the presentation of audio corresponding to the media asset on the user equipment device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for generating an audible presentation of a communication received from a remote server, the system comprising:
processing circuitry configured to; generate a presentation, for a first user, of a media asset on a user equipment device; receive, at the user equipment device from the remote server, a textual-based communication, wherein the textual-based communication is transmitted to the remote server by a second user, and wherein the remote server is configured to; identify a plurality of users that includes the first user that are associated with the second user; and transmit the textual-based communication to each user in the identified plurality of users including the first user; compute an engagement level of the first user based on one or more current actions being performed by the first user; and responsive to determining that the engagement level of the first user does not exceed a threshold value, direct a presentation of the textual-based communication in audible form to the first user to ensure the first user is exposed to the communication, wherein the presentation of the textual-based communication in audible form is provided concurrently with the presentation of audio corresponding to the media asset on the user equipment device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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