SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING MEDIA ASSET CLIPS ON A MEDIA EQUIPMENT DEVICE
Systems and methods for simulating dialog between a user and a media equipment device are provided. Videos of a user selected actor may be retrieved. An opener video of the selected actor may be displayed and based on a verbal response received from the user, a clip of a media asset associated with the selected actor may be retrieved. User reactions to the displayed clip may be monitored and subsequent videos of the actor and clips may be provided based on the user reactions. Clips of a media asset that matches preferences of the user may be retrieved. A clip associated with a mid level rank may be displayed. When the user reacts positively to the clip a clip associated with a low class level rank may be retrieved next otherwise a high class level rank clip may be retrieved next.
1 . A method for presenting media asset clips on a media equipment device, the method comprising:
storing a plurality of clips of a media asset that matches user preferences, wherein first, second and third sets of the plurality of clips are respectively associated with first, second and third class level ranks;
displaying a first of the plurality of media asset clips in the second set;
monitoring verbal utterances made by a user while the first media asset clip is displayed;
determining whether the verbal utterances are associated with a negative or a positive reaction; and
selecting a second of the plurality of media asset clips in one of the first and third sets for display based on whether the verbal utterance is associated with a negative or a positive reaction.
2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising ranking each of the plurality of stored media asset clips according to a level of interest to the user.
3 . The method of claim 2 wherein the level of interest to the viewer is determined based on at least one of a match between characteristics of the media asset and a profile of the user and a number of times the media asset has been viewed by other users.
4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the first class level rank is higher than the second class level rank and the second class level rank is higher than the third class level rank, wherein selecting for display the second media asset clip comprises:
selecting a media asset clip of the third set as the second media asset clip when the reaction is positive; and
selecting a media asset clip of the first set as the second media asset clip when the reaction is negative.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the verbal utterances are associated with the negative or positive reaction comprises:
maintaining a user verbal profile which includes a mapping between voice information associated with the user and negative or positive reactions.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the voice information includes at least one of voice frequency, cadence and vocabulary.
7 . The method of claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of media asset clips is a short segment of an episode of a show.
8 . The method of claim 1 wherein each of the plurality of media asset clips is a short segment presented at some point within an instance of a show associated with a user selected actor.
9 . The method of claim 1 wherein the media asset clips are short video or audio only segments that are less than five minutes long.
10 . A system for presenting media asset clips on a media equipment device, the system comprising:
a memory;
a display; and
processing circuitry configured to:
store in the memory a plurality of clips of a media asset that matches user preferences, wherein first, second and third sets of the plurality of clips are respectively associated with first, second and third class level ranks;
display on the display a first of the plurality of media asset clips in the second set;
monitor verbal utterances made by a user while the first media asset clip is displayed;
determine whether the verbal utterances are associated with a negative or a positive reaction; and
select a second of the plurality of media asset clips in one of the first and third sets for display based on whether the verbal utterance is associated with a negative or a positive reaction.
11 . The system of claim 10 wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to rank each of the plurality of stored media asset clips according to a level of interest to the user.
12 . The system of claim 11 wherein the level of interest to the viewer is determined based on at least one of a match between characteristics of the media asset and a profile of the user and a number of times the media asset has been viewed by other users.
13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the first class level rank is higher than the second class level rank and the second class level rank is higher than the third class level rank, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
select a media asset clip of the third set as the second media asset clip when the reaction is positive; and
select a media asset clip of the first set as the second media asset clip when the reaction is negative.
14 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
maintain a user verbal profile which includes a mapping between voice information associated with the user and negative or positive reactions.
15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the voice information includes at least one of voice frequency, cadence and vocabulary.
16 . The system of claim 10 wherein each of the plurality of media asset clips is a short segment of an episode of a show.
17 . The system of claim 10 wherein each of the plurality of media asset clips is a short segment presented at some point within an instance of a show associated with a user selected actor.
18 . The system of claim 10 wherein the media asset clips are short video or audio only segments that are less than five minutes long.
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