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 comprising:
playing a media asset;
in response to receiving a skip-forward command:
retrieving a time duration associated with the skip-forward command;
determining a first new location in the media asset based on the time duration;
in response to determining that content of the media asset at the first new location is a commercial:
determining a second new location in the media asset, wherein the second new location is different from the first new location; and
resuming the playing of the media asset from the second new location.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the first new location in the media asset is further based on an expected overshoot value.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein determining the expected overshoot value comprises:
calculating a user overshoot value based on an average amount of time a plurality of users rewind after issuing respective skip-forward commands.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the resuming the playing from the second new location occurs at a speed greater than a normal playback speed.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the retrieving the time duration associated with the skip-forward command further comprises:
receiving user interface input specifying a user-specified time duration to associate with the skip-forward command; and
storing, in memory, the user-specified time duration.
6. A system comprising:
processing circuitry configured to:
play a media asset;
input/output circuitry configured to:
receive a skip-forward command
wherein the processing circuitry further comprises:
in response to the receiving the skip-forward command:
retrieve a time duration associated with the skip-forward command;
determine a first new location in the media asset based on the time duration;
in response to determining that content of the media asset at the first new location is a commercial:
determine a second new location in the media asset, wherein the second new location is different from the first new location; and
resume the play of the media asset from the second new location.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the determining the first new location in the media asset is further based on an expected overshoot value.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to determine the expected overshoot value by:
calculating a user overshoot value based on an average amount of time a plurality of users rewind after issuing respective skip-forward commands.
9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to resume the play from the second new location at a speed greater than a normal playback speed.
10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to retrieve the time duration associated with the skip-forward command by:
receiving user interface input specifying a user-specified time duration to associate with the skip-forward command; and
storing, in memory, the user-specified time duration.
11. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising:
instructions that when executed by processing circuitry cause the processing circuitry to:
play a media asset;
in response to receiving a skip-forward command:
retrieve a time duration associated with the skip-forward command;
determine a first new location in the media asset based on the time duration;
in response to determining that content of the media asset at the first new location is a commercial:
determine a second new location in the media asset, wherein the second new location is different from the first new location; and
resume the play of the media asset from the second new location.
12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the determining the first new location in the media asset is further based on an expected overshoot value.
13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 , further comprising instructions that when executed by the processing circuitry cause the processing circuitry to determine the expected overshoot value by:
calculating a user overshoot value based on an average amount of time a plurality of users rewind after issuing respective skip-forward commands.
14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , further comprising instructions that when executed by the processing circuitry cause the processing circuitry to resume the play from the second new location at a speed greater than a normal playback speed.
15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , further comprising instructions that when executed by the processing circuitry cause the processing circuitry to retrieve the time duration associated with the skip-forward command by:
receiving user interface input specifying a user-specified time duration to associate with the skip-forward command; and
storing, in memory, the user-specified time duration.