Methods, systems, and media for causing an alert to be presented

1. A method for providing an alert, comprising:

causing a first portion of video to be presented on a display;

generating user preferences by:

determining a character of interest to a viewer identified in the first portion of video based at least in part on a user playback action of a plurality of user playback actions that is received on a user device associated with the display during presentation of the character;

providing a plurality of available actions in association with the character of interest;

determining an action to be performed that is selected from the provided plurality of available actions in association with the character of interest based on the user playback action, wherein the action includes causing an alert to be presented; and

associating the character of interest with the action from the plurality of available actions:

identifying, using a hardware processor, the character in a second portion of video while the first portion of video is being presented using facial recognition, wherein the second portion of video is stored in a buffer associated with the display; and

causing the alert to be presented, wherein the alert at least identifies the character.

2. A system for providing an alert, the system comprising:

a hardware processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

cause a first portion of video to be presented on a display;

generate user preferences by:

determining a character of interest to a viewer identified in the first portion of video based at least in part on a user playback action of a plurality of user playback actions that is received on a user device associated with the display during presentation of the character;

providing a plurality of available actions in association with the character of interest;

determining an action to be performed that is selected from the provided plurality of available actions in association with the character of interest based on the user playback action, wherein the action includes causing an alert to be presented; and

associating the character of interest with the action from the plurality of available actions:

identify the character in a second portion of video while the first portion of video is being presented using facial recognition, wherein the second portion of video is stored in a buffer associated with the display; and

cause the alert to be presented, wherein the alert at least identifies the character.

3. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for providing an alert, the method comprising:

causing a first portion of video to be presented on a display;

generating user preferences by:

determining a character of interest to a viewer identified in the first portion of video based at least in part on a user playback action of a plurality of user playback actions that is received on a user device associated with the display during presentation of the character;

providing a plurality of available actions in association with the character of interest;

determining an action to be performed that is selected from the provided plurality of available actions in association with the character of interest based on the user playback action, wherein the action includes causing an alert to be presented; and

associating the character of interest with the action from the plurality of available actions:

identifying the character in a second portion of video while the first portion of video is being presented using facial recognition, wherein the second portion of video is stored in a buffer associated with the display; and

causing the alert to be presented, wherein the alert at least identifies the character.

4. A method for providing an alert, comprising:

causing a first portion of video to be presented on a display;

generating user preferences that indicate a character of interest to a viewer identified in the first portion of video based at least in part on a user playback action received on a user device associated with the display during presentation of the character and an action to be performed in association with the character of interest, wherein the action includes causing an alert to be presented;

identifying, using a hardware processor, the character in a second portion of video while the first portion of video is being presented using facial recognition, wherein the second portion of video is stored in a buffer associated with the display;

identifying a duration of time until the character is to be presented in the second portion of video; and

causing the alert to be presented, wherein the alert at least identifies the character and the duration of time.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first portion of video is associated with a first channel, and wherein the second portion of video is associated with a second channel.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the alert identifies the channel.

7. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

determining whether the alert has been selected; and

in response to determining that the alert has been selected, causing the second portion of video to be presented on the display.

8. The method of claim 4 , wherein the alert is presented on a user device other than the display.

9. The method of claim 4 , wherein determining the character of interest further comprises:

identifying a character in a third portion of video, wherein the user-specified playback action is detected during presentation of the third portion of video;

associating the identified character in the third portion of video with the user-specified playback action; and

in response to detecting the user-specified playback action in a fourth portion of video that includes the identified character, associating the character of interest with the identified character.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the user-specified playback action is fast-forwarding the third portion of video.

11. A system for providing an alert, the system comprising:

a hardware processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

cause a first portion of video to be presented on a display;

generate user preferences that indicate a character of interest to a viewer identified in the first portion of video based at least in part on a user playback action received on a user device associated with the display during presentation of the character and an action to be performed in association with the character of interest, wherein the action includes causing an alert to be presented;

identify the character in a second portion of video while the first portion of video is being presented using facial recognition, wherein the second portion of video is stored in a buffer associated with the display;

identify a duration of time until the character is to be presented in the second portion of video; and

cause the alert to be presented, wherein the alert at least identifies the character and the duration of time.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first portion of video is associated with a first channel, and wherein the second portion of video is associated with a second channel.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the alert identifies the channel.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the hardware processor is further programmed to:

determine whether the alert has been selected; and

in response to determining that the alert has been selected, cause the second portion of video to be presented on the display.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the alert is presented on a user device other than the display.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the hardware processor is further programmed to:

identify a character in a third portion of video, wherein the user-specified playback action is detected during presentation of the third portion of video;

associate the identified character in the third portion of video with the user-specified playback action; and

in response to detecting the user-specified playback action in a fourth portion of video that includes the identified character, associate the character of interest with the identified character.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the user-specified playback action is fast-forwarding the third portion of video.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for providing an alert, the method comprising:

causing a first portion of video to be presented on a display;

generating user preferences that indicate a character of interest to a viewer identified in the first portion of video based at least in part on a user playback action received on a user device associated with the display during presentation of the character and an action to be performed in association with the character of interest, wherein the action includes causing an alert to be presented;

identifying the character in a second portion of video while the first portion of video is being presented using facial recognition, wherein the second portion of video is stored in a buffer associated with the display;

identifying a duration of time until the character is to be presented in the second portion of video; and

causing the alert to be presented, wherein the alert at least identifies the character and the duration of time.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the first portion of video is associated with a first channel, and wherein the second portion of video is associated with a second channel.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the alert identifies the channel.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining whether the alert has been selected; and

in response to determining that the alert has been selected, causing the second portion of video to be presented on the display.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the alert is presented on a user device other than the display.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein determining the character of interest further comprises:

identifying a character in a third portion of video, wherein the user-specified playback action is detected during presentation of the third portion of video;

associating the identified character in the third portion of video with the user-specified playback action; and

in response to detecting the user-specified playback action in a fourth portion of video that includes the identified character, associating the character of interest with the identified character.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 23 , wherein the user-specified playback action is fast-forwarding the third portion of video.