METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CORRECTING OVERRUNS DURING FAST-ACCESS PLAYBACK OPERATIONS BASED ON CONTENT SUBJECT TO THE FAST-ACCESS PLAYBACK OPERATION

1 . A method for automatically correcting overruns during fast-access playback operations, the method comprising:

receiving a user input ending a fast-access playback operation at a first progression point in a media asset;

determining content of the media asset at the first progression point;

cross-referencing the content with a database associated with overrun corrections to determine an overrun correction based on the content of the media asset at the first progression point;

automatically selecting a second progression point in the media asset for ending the fast-access playback operation based on the overrun correction; and

ending the fast-access playback operation at the second progression point.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the overrun correction indicates a number of frames of the media asset from the first progression point to be skipped.

3 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

continually monitoring each progression point's content during the fast-access playback operation; and

cross-referencing each progression point's content with the database in real-time.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the fast-access playback operation includes a fast-forward or rewind operation.

5 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining a genre of the media asset; and

cross-referencing the genre with the database associated with overrun corrections to determine the overrun correction based on the genre.

6 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining a level of precision associated with the fast-access playback operation based on the content; and

selecting the overrun correction based on the level of precision.

7 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining a user associated with the fast-access playback option based on the content; and

selecting the overrun correction based on a level of skill associated with the user.

8 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining a portion of the media asset associated with the first progression point; and

selecting the second progression point in response to determining that the second progression point corresponds to a beginning point of the portion.

9 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining a portion of the media asset associated with the first progression point; and

selecting the overrun correction based on a correction associated with the portion.

10 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining an attentiveness level of a user; and

selecting the overrun correction based on the attentiveness level of the user.

11 . A system for automatically correcting overruns during fast-access playback operations, the system comprising control circuitry that:

receives a user input ending a fast-access playback operation at a first progression point in a media asset;

determines content of the media asset at the first progression point;

cross-references the content with a database associated with overrun corrections to determine an overrun correction based on the content of the media asset at the first progression point;

automatically selects a second progression point in the media asset for ending the fast-access playback operation based on the overrun correction; and

ends the fast-access playback operation at the second progression point.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the overrun correction indicates a number of frames of the media asset from the first progression point to be skipped.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry:

continually monitors each progression point's content during the fast-access playback operation; and

cross-references each progression point's content with the database in real-time.

14 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the fast-access playback operation includes a fast-forward or rewind operation.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry:

determines a genre of the media asset; and

cross-references the genre with the database associated with overrun corrections to determine the overrun correction based on the genre.

16 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry:

determines a level of precision associated with the fast-access playback operation based on the content; and

selects the overrun correction based on the level of precision.

17 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry:

determines a user associated with the fast-access playback option based on the content; and

selects the overrun correction based on a level of skill associated with the user.

18 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry:

determines a portion of the media asset associated with the first progression point; and

selects the second progression point in response to determining that the second progression point corresponds to a beginning point of the portion.

19 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry:

determines a portion of the media asset associated with the first progression point; and

selects the overrun correction based on a correction associated with the portion.

20 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry:

determines an attentiveness level of a user; and

selects the overrun correction based on the attentiveness level of the user.

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