Systems and methods for viewing-session continuity
The present disclosure is generally directed to media systems configured to receive and play media assets. In particular, methods and systems are provided for improved media asset session continuity across such media systems. Systems and methods are provided herein for continuing media asset sessions across media systems or media devices in a way designed to minimize manual intervention, for example, by determining a likelihood (e.g., a probability) of a user requesting media session continuation of an ongoing media asset or a segment thereof across two or more devices.
1 . A method comprising:
receiving, at a first device, a media asset having an established connection with a source of the media asset, wherein the first device is logged into a user profile associated with the source of the media asset;
causing to generate, for output at the first device, the received media asset;
receiving, via a voice recognition interface, a command to transfer the output of the media asset to a second device;
identifying, based at least in part on the command, the second device for outputting the media asset;
transferring the output of the media asset to the second device;
establishing a connection between the source of the media asset and the second device, wherein the second device is logged into the user profile associated with the source of the media asset;
accessing a first media asset setting associated with the user profile;
causing to generate, for output at the second device and in accordance with the media asset setting, the media asset;
accessing a second media asset setting associated with the user profile;
determining, based at least in part on the transferring and the second media asset setting, that a condition to stop generating the received media asset for output at the first device has been satisfied; and
stopping generating the received media asset for output at the first device.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
receiving the command to transfer the output of the media asset to the second device comprises receiving the command to transfer the output of the media asset to a plurality of second devices;
identifying the second device for outputting the media asset comprises identifying the plurality of second devices;
transferring the output of the media asset to the second device comprises transferring the output of the media asset to the plurality of second devices;
establishing the connection between the source of the media asset and the second device comprises establishing connections between the source of the media asset and the plurality of second devices; and
causing to generate the media asset for output at the second device comprises causing to generate the media asset for output at the plurality of second devices.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein transferring the output of the media asset to the second device is based at least in part on determining that the first device and the second device are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein establishing the connection between the source of the media asset and the second device comprises establishing the connection via data stored in the user profile.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the second device comprises:
identifying a plurality of other devices;
generating a list of the plurality of other devices for output; and
receiving an input associated with selecting the second device from the plurality of other devices.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
transferring a portion of the media asset to a third device located on the internet; and
receiving, from the third device, the media asset at the second device.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least a subset of the steps are facilitated by a media guidance application running on the first device.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
receiving, at the first device, input selecting the media asset setting; and
updating the user profile in accordance with the input selecting the media asset setting.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying further comprises identifying the second device from a plurality of other devices and identifying the second device based, at least in part, on the media asset setting.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the method further comprises:
initiating, based at least in part on the transferring, a timer; and
monitoring, at the first device, whether an input has been received; and
the determining that the condition to stop generating the received media asset for output at the first device has been satisfied further comprises determining, based at least in part on the monitoring, that a threshold amount of time without an input at the first device has passed since the initiation of the timer.
11 . A system comprising:
input/output circuitry configured to:
receive, at a first device, a media asset having an established connection with a source of the media asset, wherein the first device is logged into a user profile associated with the source of the media asset;
cause to generate, for output at the first device, the received media asset; and
receive, via a voice recognition interface, a command to transfer the output of the media asset to a second device; and
processing circuitry configured to:
identify, based at least in part on the command, the second device for outputting the media asset;
transfer the output of the media asset to the second device;
establish a connection between the source of the media asset and the second device, wherein the second device is logged into the user profile associated with the source of the media asset;
access a first media asset setting associated with the user profile;
cause to generate, for output at the second device and in accordance with the media asset setting, the media asset;
access a second media asset setting associated with the user profile;
determine, based at least in part on the transferring and the second media asset setting, that a condition to stop generating the received media asset for output at the first device has been satisfied; and
stop generating the received media asset for output at the first device.
12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein:
the input/output circuitry is further configured to:
initiate, based at least in part on the transferring, a timer; and
monitor, at the first device, whether an input has been received; and
the input/output circuitry configured to determine that the condition to stop generating the received media asset for output at the first device has been satisfied is further configured to determine, based at least in part on the monitoring, that a threshold amount of time without an input at the first device has passed since the initiation of the timer.
13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein:
the input/output circuitry configured to receive the command to transfer the output of the media asset to the second device is configured to receive the command to transfer the output of the media asset to a plurality of second devices;
the processing circuitry configured to identify the second device for outputting the media asset is configured to identify the plurality of second devices;
the processing circuitry configured to transfer the output of the media asset to the second device is configured to transfer the output of the media asset to the plurality of second devices;
the processing circuitry configured to establish the connection between the source of the media asset and the second device comprises establishing connections between the source of the media asset and the plurality of second devices; and
the processing circuitry configured to cause to generate the media asset for output at the second device is configured to cause to generate the media asset for output at the plurality of second devices.
14 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the processing circuitry configured to transfer the output of the media asset to the second device is configured to transfer the output of the media asset to the second device based at least in part on determining that the first device and the second device are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
15 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the processing circuitry configured to establish the connection between the source of the media asset and the second device is configured to establish the connection via data stored in the user profile.
16 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the processing circuitry configured to identifying the second device is configured to:
identify a plurality of other devices;
generate a list of the plurality of other devices for output; and
receive an input associated with selecting the second device from the plurality of other devices.
17 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
transfer a portion of the media asset to a third device located on the internet; and
receive, from the third device, the media asset at the second device.
18 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to perform at least a subset of the steps via a media guidance application running on the first device.
19 . The system of claim 12 , wherein:
the input/output circuitry is further configured to receive, at the first device, input selecting the media asset setting; and
the processing circuitry is further configured to update the user profile in accordance with the input selecting the media asset setting.
20 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the processing circuitry configured to identify the second device further comprises processing circuitry configured to identify the second device from a plurality of other devices and identify the second device based, at least in part, on the media asset setting.