Learning activity duration for providing content during activity
Methods and systems are described for recognizing an activity and providing content for consumption during the activity. The methods and systems use an activity engine to learn a duration of an activity by receiving input with a start cue indicating a start of an activity and receiving input with a stop cue indicating an end of the activity. The activity engine determines an average or estimated duration for the activity based on the time difference between the start cue and the stop cue so that when the activity engine receives a third input and identifies the start cue, a content curation engine identifies one or more content items with a total runtime substantially similar to the average or estimated duration for the activity and provides the content for consumption.
1. A method of learning a duration of a variable-duration activity and providing content for the duration of the variable-duration activity, the method comprising:
receiving a first input including a start cue indicating a start of a first session of a variable-duration activity;
receiving a second input including a stop cue indicating an end of the first session of the variable-duration activity;
determining an average time for the variable-duration activity based on a time difference between the start cue and the stop cue;
receiving a third input and identifying the start cue;
identifying one or more content items to provide during a second session of the variable-duration activity, the total runtime of the one or more content items being substantially the same as the average time for the variable-duration activity; and
providing for consumption of the one or more content items during the second session of the variable-duration activity.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the start cue is explicit.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the start cue is implicit.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the one or more content items has a variable runtime.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more content items comprises a plurality of videos in a playlist.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more content items includes a podcast.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving a first input further comprises receiving a first input by a smartphone.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving a first input further comprises receiving a first input by a microphone.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the providing for consumption further comprises providing for consumption of the one or more content items on a television or monitor.
10. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving a fourth input, identifying the stop cue and updating the average time for the variable-duration activity based on a second time difference between the start cue of the third input and the stop cue of the fourth input.
11. A system for learning a duration of a variable-duration activity and providing content for the duration of the variable-duration activity, the method comprising:
input/output circuitry configured to receive a first input including a start cue indicating a start of a first session of a variable-duration activity and a second input including a stop cue indicating an end of the first session of the variable-duration activity;
processing circuitry configured to determine an average time for the variable-duration activity based on a time difference between the start cue and the stop cue;
second input/output circuitry configured to receive a third input;
second processing circuitry configured to identify the start cue of the third input, identify one or more content items to provide during a second session of the variable-duration activity, the total runtime of the one or more content items being substantially the same as the average time for the variable-duration activity, and provide for consumption of the one or more content items during the second session of the variable-duration activity.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the start cue is explicit.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the start cue is implicit.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the one or more content items has a variable runtime.
15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more content items comprises a plurality of videos in a playlist.
16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more content items includes a podcast.
17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the input/output circuitry configured to receive a first input resides in a smartphone.
18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the input/output circuitry configured to receive a first input resides in a microphone.
19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the second input/output circuitry is configured to receive a fourth input and the second processing circuitry is configured to identify the stop cue and update the average time for the variable-duration activity based on a second time difference.
20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions encoded thereon that when executed by control circuitry cause the control circuitry to:
receive a first input including a start cue indicating a start of a first session of a variable-duration activity;
receive a second input including a stop cue indicating an end of the first session of the variable-duration activity;
determine an average time for the variable-duration activity based on a time difference between the start cue and the stop cue;
receive a third input and identifying the start cue;
identify one or more content items to provide during a second session of the variable-duration activity, the total runtime of the one or more content items being substantially the same as the average time for the variable-duration activity; and
provide for consumption of the one or more content items during the second session of the variable-duration activity.