Systems and methods for generating summaries of missed portions of media assets

1. A method for generating a summary of a portion of a media asset, the method comprising:

determining a length of the portion of the media asset, wherein the portion is less than the entirety of the media asset;

in response to determining that the length is greater than a threshold length:

retrieving a first plurality of segment identifiers for media asset summary segments of a first importance; and

causing to be displayed a first summary of the portion of the media asset based on the first plurality of segment identifiers, the first summary having a first length; and

in response to determining that the length is not greater than the threshold length:

retrieving the first plurality of segment identifiers for media segments of the first importance and a second plurality of segment identifiers for media asset summary segments of a second importance; and

causing to be displayed a second summary of the portion of the media asset based on the first plurality of segment identifiers and on the second plurality of segment identifiers, the second summary having a second length that is greater than the first length.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the length of the portion of the media asset further comprises:

retrieving a start time and a stop time of the portion of the media asset; and

determining, based on the start time and the stop time, the length of the portion of the media asset.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating the first summary of the portion of the media asset based on the first plurality of segment identifiers by:

retrieving, for each segment identifier in the first plurality of segment identifiers, a link corresponding to a location of a segment;

retrieving, using a respective link, each segment associated with the first plurality of segment identifiers; and

generating the first summary by combining the retrieved segments in chronological order.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating the first summary of the portion of the media asset based on the first plurality of segment identifiers by:

retrieving, for each segment identifier in the first plurality of segment identifiers, one or more start times and stop times each pair of start time and stop time corresponding to a segment;

retrieving, from the media asset using the one or more start times and stop times, a plurality of segments for the summary; and

generating the summary by combining the plurality of segments in chronological order.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating the summary of the portion of the media asset based on the first plurality of segment identifiers by:

retrieving, for each segment identifier in the first plurality of segment identifiers, one or more start times and stop times each pair of a start time and a stop time corresponding to a segment; and

storing both the missed portion of the media asset and the one or more start times and stop times.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

retrieving the one or more start times and stop times in chronological order; and

playing portions of the missed portion of the media asset in accordance with the one or more start times and stop times.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

retrieving the length of the media asset; and

determining the threshold length based on the length of the media asset.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein retrieving the first plurality of segment identifiers further comprises:

transmitting a request that includes an instruction for receiving segment data for media asset summary segments that are associated with the portion of the media asset; and

receiving in response to the request, the segment data for the media asset summary segments that are associated with the portion of the media asset.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein receiving in response to the request, the segment data for the media asset summary segments that are associated with the portion of the media asset further comprises:

determining a plurality of fields associated with the segment data;

generating a data structure for the segment data, wherein the data structure includes the plurality of fields; and

storing each field of the plurality of fields associated with the segment data in a corresponding field of the data structure.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the media asset is a missed portion of the media asset, the method further comprising:

monitoring user interactions to detect when the user switches from the media asset while consuming the media asset;

responsive to detecting the user switching from the media asset, storing a start time of the portion;

monitoring user interactions to detect when the user switches back to the media asset; and

responsive to detecting the user switching back to the media asset, storing a stop time of the portion.

11. A system for generating a summary of a portion of a media asset, the system comprising:

communications circuitry; and

control circuitry configured to:

determine a length of the portion of the media asset, wherein the portion is less than the entirety of the media asset;

in response to determining that the length is greater than a threshold length:

retrieve a first plurality of segment identifiers for media asset summary segments of a first importance; and

cause to be displayed a first summary of the portion of the media asset based on the first plurality of segment identifiers, the first summary having a first length; and

in response to determining that the length is not greater than the threshold length:

retrieve the first plurality of segment identifiers for media segments of the first importance and a second plurality of segment identifiers for media asset summary segments of a second importance; and

cause to be displayed a second summary of the portion of the media asset based on the first plurality of segment identifiers and on the second plurality of segment identifiers, the second summary having a second length that is greater than the first length.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry configured to determine the length of the portion of the media asset is further configured to:

retrieve a start time and a stop time of the portion of the media asset; and

determine, based on the start time and the stop time, the length of the portion of the media asset.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to generate the first summary of the portion of the media asset based on the first plurality of segment identifiers by:

retrieving, for each segment identifier in the first plurality of segment identifiers, a link corresponding to a location of a segment;

retrieving, using a respective link, each segment associated with the first plurality of segment identifiers; and

generating the first summary by combining the retrieved segments in chronological order.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to generate the first summary of the portion of the media asset based on the first plurality of segment identifiers by:

retrieving, for each segment identifier in the first plurality of segment identifiers, one or more start times and stop times each pair of start time and stop time corresponding to a segment;

retrieving, from the media asset using the one or more start times and stop times, a plurality of segments for the summary; and

generating the summary by combining the plurality of segments in chronological order.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to generate the summary of the portion of the media asset based on the first plurality of segment identifiers by:

retrieving, for each segment identifier in the first plurality of segment identifiers, one or more start times and stop times each pair of a start time and a stop time corresponding to a segment; and

storing both the missed portion of the media asset and the one or more start times and stop times.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

retrieve the one or more start times and stop times in chronological order; and

play portions of the missed portion of the media asset in accordance with the one or more start times and stop times.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

retrieve the length of the media asset; and

determine the threshold length based on the length of the media asset.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry configured to retrieve the first plurality of segment identifiers is further configured to:

transmit a request that includes an instruction for receiving segment data for media asset summary segments that are associated with the portion of the media asset; and

receive in response to the request, the segment data for the media asset summary segments that are associated with the portion of the media asset.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the control circuitry configured to receive in response to the request, the segment data for the media asset summary segments that are associated with the portion of the media asset is further configured to:

determine a plurality of fields associated with the segment data;

generate a data structure for the segment data, wherein the data structure includes the plurality of fields; and

store each field of the plurality of fields associated with the segment data in a corresponding field of the data structure.

20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the portion of the media asset is a missed portion of the media asset, and wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

monitor user interactions to detect when the user switches from the media asset while consuming the media asset;

responsive to detecting the user switching from the media asset, store a start time of the portion;

monitor user interactions to detect when the user switches back to the media asset; and

responsive to detecting the user switching back to the media asset, store a stop time of the portion.