Granted Patent B2

US 12,260,080 · App. 18/116,086 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Inventor: Vinayaka Prakasha Bandishti (Hangal, IN)

Assignee: Adeia Guides Inc.

G06F3/0487G05D1/0061G06F3/0346B60K35/28B60K35/29B60K2360/164B60K2360/195

Abstract

Claims (70)

1. A method comprising:

detecting movement of a wearable user device inside a self-driving vehicle;

based on the detected movement, determining that (a) a user is present in the self-driving vehicle, (b) the vehicle is engaged in a self-driving mode, and (c) the user has assumed a relaxed posture;

obtaining metadata of the user wearing the wearable user device inside the self-driving vehicle;

determining based on the metadata obtained, that the user has partially consumed a media asset on a second device that is not related to the self-driving vehicle; and

in response to the determination of (a) the user having partially consumed the media asset on the second device, (b) the vehicle being engaged in the self-driving mode, and (c) the user having assumed the relaxed posture:

resuming play of the media asset wherein the play is resumed on a user interface of the self-driving vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a setting configured on the second device on which the media asset was partially consumed; and

applying the same setting configured on the second device on the user interface of the self-driving vehicle for resuming play of the partially consumed media asset.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, retrieving the metadata that indicates that the user has partially consumed the media asset from a remote media content source.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the metadata retrieved identifies the media asset that is partially consumed.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining a user identifier of the self-driving vehicle and a user profile of the user wearing the wearable user device;

matching the user identifier to the user profile; and

implementing the media asset on the user interface of the self-driving vehicle based on the matching the user identifier to the user profile.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the user identifier is a biometric login to the self-driving vehicle.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

accessing a user profile associated with the user;

determining media content preferences based on the accessed user profile;

determining a top selection media asset of the user based on the user profile; and

implementing the top selection media asset on the user interface of the self-driving vehicle.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting a measured acceleration value of the wearable user device that is inside the self-driving vehicle;

determining that the measured acceleration value of the wearable device exceeds a threshold rate of acceleration inside the self-driving vehicle; and

in response to the determination, stopping the resumed play of the media asset.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that (b) the vehicle is engaged in a self-driving mode, and (c) the user has assumed a relaxed posture comprises:

determining, based on the detected movement of the wearable device, that the user has moved their arm away from a steering wheel of the self-driving vehicle.

10. A system comprising:

communication circuitry to communicate with a wearable device within a self-driving vehicle; and

control circuitry configured to:

detect movement of a wearable user device inside a self-driving vehicle;

based on the detected movement, determine that (a) a user is present in the self-driving vehicle, (b) the vehicle is engaged in a self-driving mode, and (c) the user has assumed a relaxed posture;

obtaining metadata of the user wearing the wearable user device inside the self-driving vehicle;

determine based on the metadata obtained, that the user has partially consumed a media asset on a second device that is not related to the self-driving vehicle; and

in response to the determination of (a) the user having partially consumed the media asset on the second device, (b) the vehicle being engaged in the self-driving mode, and (c) the user having assumed the relaxed posture:

resume play of the media asset wherein the play is resumed on a user interface of the self-driving vehicle.

11. The system of claim 10 , further comprising, the control circuitry configured to:

determine a setting configured on the second device on which the media asset was partially consumed; and

apply the same setting configured on the second device on the user interface of the self-driving vehicle for resuming play of the partially consumed media asset.

12. The system of claim 10 , further comprising, the control circuitry configured to retrieve the metadata that indicates that the user has partially consumed the media asset from a remote media content source.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the metadata retrieved by the control circuitry identifies the media asset that is partially consumed.

14. The system of claim 10 , further comprising, the control circuitry configured to:

obtain a user identifier of the self-driving vehicle and a user profile of the user wearing the wearable user device;

match the user identifier to the user profile; and

implement the media asset on the user interface of the self-driving vehicle based on the matching the user identifier to the user profile.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the user identifier is a biometric login to the self-driving vehicle.

16. The system of claim 10 , further comprising, the control circuitry configured to:

access a user profile associated with the user;

determine media content preferences based on the accessed user profile;

determine a top selection media asset of the user based on the user profile; and

implement the top selection media asset on the user interface of the self-driving vehicle.

17. The system of claim 10 , further comprising, the control circuitry configured to:

detect a measured acceleration value of the wearable user device that is inside the self-driving vehicle;

determine that the measured acceleration value of the wearable device exceeds a threshold rate of acceleration inside the self-driving vehicle; and

in response to the determination, stop playing of the resumed media asset.

18. The system of claim 10 , wherein control circuitry is configured to determine that (c) the user has assumed a relaxed posture based on:

determining, based on the detected movement of the wearable device, that the user has moved their arm away from a steering wheel of the self-driving vehicle.

19. A system comprising:

communication circuitry to communicate with a wearable device within a self-driving vehicle; and

control circuitry configured to:

detect movement of a wearable user device inside a self-driving vehicle;

obtain metadata of the user wearing the wearable user device inside the self-driving vehicle;

determine based on the metadata obtained, that the user has partially consumed a media asset on a second device that is not related to the self-driving vehicle;

in response to determining that (a) the vehicle is not engaged in the self-driving mode and (b) the user has assumed an unrelaxed posture:

refrain from resuming play of the media asset;

in response to determining that (a) the vehicle is engaged in the self-driving mode and (b) the user has assumed an unrelaxed position:

refrain from resuming play of the media asset;

in response to determining that (a) the vehicle is engaged in the self-driving mode and (b) the user has assumed a relaxed position:

resume play of the media asset wherein the play is resumed on a user interface of the self-driving vehicle.

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