IP Library Granted Patent US 12,176,004
Granted Patent B2
US 12,176,004 · App. 18/079,176 · Granted Dec 24, 2024

Adapting runtime and providing content during an activity

Inventors: Susanto Sen (Karnataka, IN); Shakir Sharfraz Ashfaq Ahamed (Karnataka, IN); Sriram Ponnusamy (Bengaluru, IN)
Assignee: Adeia Guides Inc.
G11B27/005G11B27/34H04N21/4147H04N21/4358H04N21/4402H04N21/6587
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Patent No.
US 12,176,004
App. No.
18/079,176
Granted
Dec 24, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and systems are described for identifying and adapting the playback speed of content to be provided during an activity. The methods and systems receive an input including a start cue indicating a start of an activity and access an average duration and an intensity score for the activity. Then the system calculates an adjusted average runtime for the activity based on the average duration and the intensity score and identifies one or more content items, the one or more content items having a total runtime equivalent to the adjusted average runtime for the activity. The system adjusts the playback speed of the identified one or more content items such that the total runtime of playback of the one or more content items matches the average duration for the activity and provides the one or more content items for consumption.

Claims (29)

1. A method of providing content, the method comprising:

receiving a first input indicating a start of an activity, wherein the activity is selected from a plurality of activities and each of the plurality of activities has a corresponding intensity score;

accessing a range of acceptable durations for the activity, wherein the range is based on acceptable playback speeds corresponding to a content type or content genre for the content provided during the activity;

selecting, as the content, a plurality of content items having a total runtime within the range of acceptable durations for the activity;

adjusting the playback speed of at least one of the plurality of content items based on the total runtime of playback of the plurality of content items, the corresponding intensity score for the activity, and the range of acceptable durations for the activity; and

providing the plurality of content items including the at least one content item with the adjusted playback speed.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the playback speed of the selected one or more content items is adjusted to match the total runtime of playback of the one or more content items and the range of acceptable durations for the activity.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the range of acceptable durations comprises at least one of a maximum duration or a minimum of the duration.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the intensity score is associated with a range of acceptable playback speeds.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the accessing the intensity score further includes accessing a profile.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the range of acceptable durations is based on a plurality of maximum speeds in a profile.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the accessing the range of acceptable durations for the activity further includes accessing a duration range in an activity database.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first input is sound.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the range of acceptable durations is based on the sound.

10. A system for providing content, the system comprising:

input/output circuitry configured to receive a first input indicating a start of an activity, wherein the activity is selected from a plurality of activities and each of the plurality of activities has a corresponding intensity score; and

processing circuitry configured to:

access a range of acceptable durations for the activity, wherein the range is based on acceptable playback speeds corresponding to a content type or content genre for the content provided during the activity;

select, as the content, a plurality of content items having a total runtime within the range of acceptable durations for the activity;

adjust the playback speed of at least one of the plurality of content items based on the total runtime of playback of the plurality of content items, the corresponding intensity score for the activity, and the range of acceptable durations for the activity; and

provide the plurality of content items including the at least one content item with the adjusted playback speed.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the playback speed of the selected one or more content items is adjusted, by the processing circuitry, to match the total runtime of playback of the one or more content items and the range of acceptable durations for the activity.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the range of acceptable durations comprises at least one of a maximum duration or a minimum of the duration.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the intensity score is associated with a range of acceptable playback speeds.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the accessing the intensity score, by the processing circuitry, further includes accessing a profile.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the range of acceptable durations is based on a plurality of maximum speeds in a profile.

16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the accessing the range of acceptable durations for the activity, by the processing circuitry, further includes accessing a duration range in an activity database.

17. The system of claim 10 , wherein the input is sound.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the range of acceptable durations is based on the sound.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 3, 2024
From: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
To: ADEIA GUIDES INC.
Reel/Frame 069106/0207 →
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 Dec 12, 2022
From: SEN, SUSANTO; AHAMED, SHAKIR SHARFRAZ ASHFAQ; PONNUSAMY, SRIRAM
To: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Reel/Frame 062057/0196 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17102193 · Nov 23, 2020
Continuation 16554093 · Aug 28, 2019
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