IP Library Granted Patent US 11,838,829
Granted Patent B2
US 11,838,829 · App. 17/970,737 · Granted Dec 5, 2023

Systems and methods for intelligent audio output

Inventor: Ti-Shiang Wang (Lexington, MA)
Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
H04W4/023H04H60/16H04H60/33H04H60/52H04L67/06H04L67/306H04W4/48H04L67/12
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Patent No.
US 11,838,829
App. No.
17/970,737
Granted
Dec 5, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for a media guidance application that adjusts output parameters of media assets delivered to output devices based on user preferences of users near the output devices. For example, the media guidance application may adjust the volume to be higher at a speaker near a first user who enjoys a particular media asset and lower at a speaker near a second user who dislikes the media asset.

Claims (40)

1. A method comprising:

determining a media device among a plurality of media devices configured for a shared listening and/or viewing experience located in a general location;

determining a media preference for the media device;

determining a media item from a plurality of media items corresponding to the media preference; and

generating for delivery the media item to the media device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the general location is at least one of a vehicle, a room, a building, a venue, or a predetermined proximity to an output device, and

wherein each of the plurality of media devices are located within the at least one of the vehicle, the room, the building, the venue, or the predetermined proximity to the output device.

3. The method of claim 2 ,

wherein each media device of the plurality of media devices is associated with at least one of a portion of the vehicle, a portion of the room, a portion of the building, a portion of the venue, or a proximity to an output device, and

wherein the media preference is determined based on the associated at least one of the portion of the vehicle, the portion of the room, the portion of the building, the portion of the venue, or the proximity to the output device.

4. The method of claim 2 ,

wherein each media device of the plurality of media devices is associated with at least one of a seat of the vehicle; a seat in the room; a room of the building; a seat, a section, or a deck of the venue; or a proximity to an output device, and

wherein the media preference is determined based on the associated at least one of the seat of the vehicle; the seat in the room; the room of the building; the seat, the section, or the deck of the venue; or the proximity to the output device.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising in response to determining that the media preference does not correspond with another media preference of another media device of the plurality of media devices, generating an alert notifying the media device to access a second media device to access the media item.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising adjusting an output parameter of the media device when presenting the media item based on the media preference for the media device.

7. The method of claim 1 , comprising determining, for each of the plurality of media items, at least one of a title, a genre, an artist, a year, a length, a country of origin, a rating, a keyword, a lyric, an encoding format, a file size, or information about the media item.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the media preference is based on the at least one of the title, the genre, the artist, the year, the length, the country of origin, the rating, the keyword, the lyric, the encoding format, the file size, or the information about the media item.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the media device is based on the at least one of the title, the genre, the artist, the year, the length, the country of origin, the rating, the keyword, the lyric, the encoding format, the file size, or the information about the media item.

10. The method of claim 1 , comprising adjusting the media preference based on a profile associated with the media device, or a request received by the media device.

11. A system comprising:

circuitry configured to:

determine a media device among a plurality of media devices configured for a shared listening and/or viewing experience located in a general location;

determine a media preference for the media device;

determine a media item from a plurality of media items corresponding to the media preference; and

generate for delivery the media item to the media device.

12. The system of claim 11 ,

wherein the general location is at least one of a vehicle, a room, a building, a venue, or a predetermined proximity to an output device, and

wherein each of the plurality of media devices are located within the at least one of the vehicle, the room, the building, the venue, or the predetermined proximity to the output device.

13. The system of claim 12 ,

wherein each media device of the plurality of media devices is associated with at least one of a portion of the vehicle, a portion of the room, a portion of the building, a portion of the venue, or a proximity to an output device, and

wherein the media preference is determined based on the associated at least one of the portion of the vehicle, the portion of the room, the portion of the building, the portion of the venue, or the proximity to the output device.

14. The system of claim 12 ,

wherein each media device of the plurality of media devices is associated with at least one of a seat of the vehicle; a seat in the room; a room of the building; a seat, a section, or a deck of the venue; or a proximity to an output device, and

wherein the media preference is determined based on the associated at least one of the seat of the vehicle; the seat in the room; the room of the building; the seat, the section, or the deck of the venue; or the proximity to the output device.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry is configured to: in response to determining that the media preference does not correspond with another media preference of another media device of the plurality of media devices, generate an alert notifying the media device to access a second media device to access the media item.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry is configured to adjust an output parameter of the media device when presenting the media item based on the media preference for the media device.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry is configured to determine, for each of the plurality of media items, at least one of a title, a genre, an artist, a year, a length, a country of origin, a rating, a keyword, a lyric, an encoding format, a file size, or information about the media item.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the media preference is based on the at least one of the title, the genre, the artist, the year, the length, the country of origin, the rating, the keyword, the lyric, the encoding format, the file size, or the information about the media item.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the media device is based on the at least one of the title, the genre, the artist, the year, the length, the country of origin, the rating, the keyword, the lyric, the encoding format, the file size, or the information about the media item.

20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry is configured to adjust the media preference based on a profile associated with the media device, or a request received by the media device.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 2, 2024
From: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
To: ADEIA GUIDES INC.
Reel/Frame 069085/0755 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2023
From: ADEIA GUIDES INC.; ADEIA IMAGING LLC; ADEIA MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC; ADEIA MEDIA SOLUTIONS INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR BONDING TECHNOLOGIES INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR INC.; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS LLC; ADEIA SEMICONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGIES LLC; ADEIA SOLUTIONS LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063529/0272 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 21, 2022
From: WANG, TI-SHIANG
To: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Reel/Frame 061496/0037 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation 17485685 · Sep 27, 2021
Continuation 16902521 · Jun 16, 2020
Continuation 16524945 · Jul 29, 2019
Continuation 15989645 · May 25, 2018
Continuation 15215168 · Jul 20, 2016
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