Systems and methods for providing a contextual menu with information related to an emergency alert
Systems and methods are described herein for presenting additional information related to an emergency alert. A media guidance application may detect that a new emergency alert has been received. The media guidance application may then perform a search of various content sources (e.g., program listings, the Internet, etc.) for content related to the emergency alert. The media guidance application may then present the search results in a contextual menu enabling the user to access content of the search results. The media guidance application may also provide more options, such as, recording or pausing media content that the user was in the process of consuming when the emergency alert was generated, and an option to the user not to bring up the contextual menu again if the same emergency alert is repeated.
1. A method comprising:
while generating for display content of a first media asset, receiving an emergency alert;
identifying a second media asset related to the emergency alert; and
generating for display (a) a first selectable option corresponding to the second media asset and (b) a second selectable option to record the first media asset.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first selectable option corresponding to the second media asset indicates to switch to display content of the second media asset.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first selectable option corresponding to the second media asset indicates to display content of the second media asset using picture-in-picture.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a user input indicating that the second selectable option was selected; and
recording the content of the first media asset.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content of the first media asset is generated for display on a first device, the method further comprising:
receiving a user input indicating that the second selectable option was selected; and
transmitting instructions to a second device to record the content of the first media asset.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a user input indicating that the second selectable option was selected; and
transmitting an instruction to a content provider to record the content of the first media asset.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating for display a third selectable option indicating to switch to display content of the second media asset and to pause the content of the first media asset.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
receiving a user input indicating that the third selectable option was selected; and
generating a pointer to a position within a continuous ring buffer, wherein the continuous ring buffer stores a particular amount of media content that is currently generated for display.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
in response to receiving a user input indicating to start playback from a pause point:
retrieving the pointer; and
generating for display stored content of the first media asset from the position of the pointer in the continuous ring buffer.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
generating a third selectable option to prevent further display of a contextual menu comprising the first selectable option and the second selectable option.
11. A system comprising:
input/output circuitry configured to:
while generating for display content of a first media asset, receive an emergency alert; and
control circuitry configured to:
identify a second media asset related to the emergency alert; and
wherein the input/output circuitry is further configured to:
generate for display (a) a first selectable option corresponding to the second media asset and (b) a second selectable option to record the first media asset.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first selectable option corresponding to the second media asset indicates to switch to display content of the second media asset.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first selectable option corresponding to the second media asset indicates to display content of the second media asset using picture-in-picture.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the input/output circuitry is further configured to:
receive a user input indicating that the second selectable option was selected; and
wherein the control circuitry is configured to:
record the content of the first media asset.
15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the content of the first media asset is generated for display on a first device; and
wherein the input/output circuitry is further configured to:
receive a user input indicating that the second selectable option was selected; and
transmit instructions to a second device to record the content of the first media asset.
16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the input/output circuitry is further configured to:
receive a user input indicating that the second selectable option was selected; and
transmit an instruction to a content provider to record the content of the first media asset.
17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the input/output circuitry is further configured to:
generate for display a third selectable option indicating to switch to display content of the second media asset and to pause the content of the first media asset.
18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the input/output circuitry is further configured to:
receive a user input indicating that the third selectable option was selected; and
wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
generate a pointer to a position within a continuous ring buffer, wherein the continuous ring buffer stores a particular amount of media content that is currently generated for display.
19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
in response to receiving a user input indicating to start playback from a pause point:
retrieve the pointer; and
generate for display stored content of the first media asset from the position of the pointer in the continuous ring buffer.
20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the input/output circuitry is further configured to:
generate a third selectable option to prevent further display of a contextual menu comprising the first selectable option and the second selectable option.