Methods and systems for selecting media guidance functions based on tactile attributes of a user input
View Patent ↗Methods and systems are disclosed herein for a media guidance application that determines the tactile attributes (e.g., an amount of pressure applied by a user, a length of time pressure is applied by a user, a velocity of the user input, etc.) associated with a received user input and determines which media guidance function, of a plurality of media guidance functions, is associated with the tactile attributes.
1. A method for selecting media guidance functions based on tactile attributes, the method comprising:
receiving a first user input;
storing a first timestamp associated with the first user input;
receiving a second user input;
storing a second timestamp associated with the second user input;
determining an amount of pressure applied by a user associated with the second user input;
calculating a first length of time between the first timestamp and the second timestamp;
storing a database of a plurality of records, wherein each record of the plurality of records includes a media guidance function listing, a pressure attribute, and a corresponding time length attribute, and wherein each media guidance function listing is associated with a media guidance function of a plurality of media guidance functions;
searching the database for a target record of the plurality of records for which the pressure attribute matches the amount of pressure applied by the user and for which the time length attribute matches the first length of time;
selecting an intended media guidance function corresponding to the media guidance function listing of the target record of the plurality of records;
retrieving the intended media guidance function; and
performing the intended media guidance function in response to the second user input.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of media guidance functions is associated with a different fast-access playback operation.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein a first fast-access playback operation is a rewind operation, and a second fast-access playback operation is a start over operation.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of media guidance functions is associated with a different fast-access playback operation speed.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein a first fast-access playback operation speed indicates a first number of frames skipped during the fast-access playback operation, and a second fast-access playback operation speed indicates a second number of frames skipped during the fast-access playback operation.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a first media guidance function of the plurality of media guidance functions relates to replacing current content with new content on a display device, and a second media guidance function of the plurality of media guidance functions relates to presenting the new content simultaneously with the current content on the display device.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second media guidance function of the plurality of media guidance functions relates to presenting the new content in a picture-in-a-picture window overlaid on the current content.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of media guidance functions is associated with a different channel scan speed.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of media guidance functions is associated with a different number of user devices affected by the media guidance function.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a second length of time the amount of pressure is applied by the user; and
selecting the media guidance function based on the second length of time the amount of pressure is applied by the user.
11. A system for selecting media guidance functions based on tactile attributes, the system comprising control circuitry that:
receives a first user input;
stores a first timestamp associated with the first user input;
receives a second user input;
stores a second timestamp associated with the second user input;
determines an amount of pressure applied by a user associated with the second user input;
calculates a first length of time between the first timestamp and the second timestamp;
stores a database of a plurality of records, wherein each record of the plurality of records includes a media guidance function listing, a pressure attribute, and a corresponding time length attribute, and wherein each media guidance function listing is associated with a media guidance function of a plurality of media guidance functions;
searches the database for a target record of the plurality of records for which the pressure attribute matches the amount of pressure applied by the user and for which the time length attribute matches the first length of time;
selects an intended media guidance function corresponding to the media guidance function listing of the target record of the plurality of records;
retrieves the intended media guidance function; and
performs the intended media guidance function in response to the second user input.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of media guidance functions is associated with a different fast-access playback operation.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein a first fast-access playback operation is a rewind operation, and a second fast-access playback operation is a start over operation.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of media guidance functions is associated with a different fast-access playback operation speed.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein a first fast-access playback operation speed indicates a first number of frames skipped during the fast-access playback operation, and a second fast-access playback operation speed indicates a second number of frames skipped during the fast-access playback operation.
16. The system of claim 11 , wherein a first media guidance function of the plurality of media guidance functions relates to replacing current content with new content on a display device, and a second media guidance function of the plurality of media guidance functions relates to presenting the new content simultaneously with the current content on the display device.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the second media guidance function of the plurality of media guidance functions relates to presenting the new content in a picture-in-a-picture window overlaid on the current content.
18. The system of claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of media guidance functions is associated with a different channel scan speed.
19. The system of claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of media guidance functions is associated with a different number of user devices affected by the media guidance function.
20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry:
determines a second length of time the amount of pressure is applied by the user; and
selects the media guidance function based on the second length of time the amount of pressure is applied by the user.