IP Library Granted Patent US 11,248,927
Granted Patent B2
US 11,248,927 · App. 16/557,918 · Granted Feb 15, 2022

Systems and methods for providing uninterrupted media content during vehicle navigation

Inventors: Nishchit Mahajan (Punjab, IN); Ankur Aher (Maharashtra, IN)
Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc.
G01C21/3655G01C21/3629G01C21/3632G01C21/3697
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Patent No.
US 11,248,927
App. No.
16/557,918
Granted
Feb 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for providing uninterrupted media content during vehicle navigation. The disclosed techniques herein discuss determining directions from route data and navigation announcements for each of the directions. For each navigation announcement, a determination is made whether current playback of a media asset in a playlist ends within a predefined time threshold before the navigation announcement. In a positive determination, the playback of the playlist is paused until the navigation announcement has elapsed.

Claims (38)

1. A method for providing uninterrupted media content during vehicle navigation, the method comprising:

determining, by control circuitry, one or more directions from route data and one or more navigation announcements for each of the one or more directions;

for each navigation announcement:

determining, by the control circuitry, whether current playback of a media asset from a plurality of media assets in a playlist, wherein the type of the media asset is at least one of audio, video, live broadcast, music, movie, audio book, documentary, lecture, holographic media, 3D media, augmented reality media, or virtual reality media, ends within a predefined time threshold before the navigation announcement, wherein the predefined time threshold is set by a user instruction; and

responsive to the determination that the current playback of the media asset from the plurality of media assets in the playlist ends within the predefined time threshold before the navigation announcement, pausing via the audio system of the vehicle, the playback of the playlist until the navigation announcement has elapsed.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the route data is received from a navigation application.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein date of the current playback of the media asset from the plurality of media assets in the playlist is received from a media application.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predefined time threshold is 10 seconds.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a type of the media asset from the plurality of media assets;

retrieving a type specific time threshold value based on the type of the media asset from the plurality of media assets; and

assigning the type specific time threshold value to the predefined time threshold.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

responsive to pausing playback of the playlist until the navigation announcement has elapsed, generating for presentation an advertisement.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the presentation of advertisement is terminated upon elapse of the navigation announcement.

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

determining locational information based on the one or more directions; and

selecting an advertisement at least in part based on current locational information.

9. A system for providing uninterrupted media content during vehicle navigation, comprising:

memory configured to retrieve route data and one or more navigation announcements for each of the one or more directions; and

control circuitry configured to:

determine one or more directions from the route data and the one or more navigation announcements for each of the one or more directions;

for each navigation announcement:

determine whether current playback of a media asset from a plurality of media assets in a playlist, wherein the type of the media asset is at least one of audio, video, live broadcast, music, movie, audio book, documentary, lecture, holographic media, 3D media, augmented reality media, or virtual reality media, ends within a predefined time threshold before the navigation announcement, wherein the predefined time threshold is set by a user instruction; and

responsive to the determination that the current playback of the media asset from the plurality of media assets in the playlist ends within the predefined time threshold before the navigation announcement, pause via the audio system of the vehicle, the playback of the playlist until the navigation announcement has elapsed.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the route data is received from a navigation application.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein date of the current playback of the media asset from the plurality of media assets in the playlist is received from a media application.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the predefined time threshold is 10 seconds.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein control circuitry is further configured to:

determine a type of the media asset from the plurality of media assets;

retrieve a type specific time threshold value based on the type of the media asset from the plurality of media assets; and

assign the type specific time threshold value to the predefined time threshold.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

responsive to pausing playback of the playlist until the navigation announcement has elapsed, generate for presentation an advertisement.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the presentation of advertisement is terminated upon elapse of the navigation announcement.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the control circuitry is figured configured to:

determine locational information based on the one or more directions; and

select an advertisement at least in part based on current locational information.

Assignments (7)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 3, 2024
From: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
To: ADEIA GUIDES INC.
Reel/Frame 069106/0207 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
To: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
Reel/Frame 053481/0790 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC
To: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
Reel/Frame 053458/0749 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2020
From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS INC.; VEVEO, INC.; INVENSAS CORPORATION; INVENSAS BONDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TESSERA, INC.; TESSERA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DTS, INC.; PHORUS, INC.; IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053468/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2020
From: MAHAJAN, NISHCHIT; AHER, ANKUR
To: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Reel/Frame 051816/0658 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 25, 2019
From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 051110/0006 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2019
From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS, INC.; VEVEO, INC.
To: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 051143/0468 →
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