Methods and systems for customizing skip-forward functionality
In some aspects, control circuitry receives and stores a user-specified time duration to associate with a skip-forward command. When the user later issues a skip-forward command to advance playback of a media asset to a desired location, the control circuitry retrieves the stored time duration, and determines an expected overshoot value associated with the skip-forward command. The control circuitry then compensates for the expected overshoot by calculating a new location in the media asset based on both the retrieved time duration and expected overshoot value. Upon advancing to the new location, the media asset is played back in a fast-forward mode, e.g., at a speed higher than normal speed.
1. A method for controlling media asset playback, the method comprising:
receiving, while a media asset is being played back at a normal playback speed, a skip-forward command associated with a time duration;
in response to receiving the skip-forward command:
determining a new location in the media asset based on a predetermined time duration associated with the skip-forward command;
determining an updated location in the media asset preceding the new location;
skipping forward to the updated location; and
without further input, resuming playback at the updated location at a speed greater than the normal playback speed until additional input is received.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising resuming playback at normal playback speed at the new location or in response to receiving additional input.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining an updated location in the media asset preceding the new location is based on a predetermined overshoot value.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the overshoot value is based on a rewind duration for a prior viewer.
5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the overshoot value is based on an average rewind duration for a plurality of prior viewers.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the speed greater than the normal playback speed is a multiple of the normal playback speed.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the time duration associated with the skip-forward command is selected by a viewer via user interface.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the time duration associated with the skip-forward command is selected based on a viewer preference corresponding to the media asset.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the time duration associated with the skip-forward command is 30 seconds.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the time duration associated with the skip-forward command is 3 minutes.
11. A system for controlling media asset playback, the system comprising:
input/output circuitry configured to:
receive, while a media asset is being played back at a normal playback speed, a skip-forward command associated with a time duration; and
processing circuitry configured to, in response to receiving the skip-forward command:
determine a new location in the media asset based on a predetermined time duration associated with the skip-forward command;
determine an updated location in the media asset preceding the new location;
skip forward to the updated location; and
without further input, resume playback at the updated location at a speed greater than the normal playback speed until additional input is received.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to resume playback at normal playback speed at the new location or in response to the input/output circuitry receiving additional input.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to determine an updated location in the media asset preceding the new location based on a predetermined overshoot value.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the overshoot value is based on a rewind duration for a prior viewer.
15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the overshoot value is based on an average rewind duration for a plurality of prior viewers.
16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the speed greater than the normal playback speed is a multiple of the normal playback speed.
17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the time duration associated with the skip-forward command is selected by a viewer via user interface.
18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the time duration associated with the skip-forward command is selected based on a viewer preference corresponding to the media asset.
19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the time duration associated with the skip-forward command is 30 seconds.
20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the time duration associated with the skip-forward command is 3 minutes.