Granted Patent B2

US 12,206,961 · App. 18/237,826 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Inventors: Aman Puniyani (Rohtak, IN); Ankur Anil Aher (Bangalore, IN)

Assignee: ADEIA GUIDES INC.

H04N21/8549H04N21/278

Abstract

Claims (89)

1. A method for summarizing missed portions of storylines in a content item, the method comprising:

identifying, within the content item, a plurality of storylines, wherein each storyline comprises a respective plurality of portions, each portion of the respective plurality of portions comprising a part of the storyline, and wherein the portions of the respective plurality of portions are interwoven with other portions of other storylines;

identifying a storyline of content being generated for presentation by a user equipment;

identifying portions of the storyline already presented by the user equipment;

comparing the portions of the storyline already presented by the user equipment to a user interaction log to determine content missed by a user;

retrieving a storyline-specific summary of portions of the content missed by the user comprising the identified storyline; and

generating, for presentation, the retrieved storyline-specific summary.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

comparing the portions of the storyline already presented by the user equipment to a second user interaction log to determine content missed by a second user;

retrieving a second storyline-specific summary of portions of the content missed by the second user comprising the identified storyline; and

generating, for presentation, the retrieved second storyline-specific summary.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein generating, for presentation, the retrieved storyline-specific summary is on a first display and wherein generating, for presentation, the retrieved second storyline-specific summary is on a second display.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying an ancillary storyline that is indicated as being precedent to the storyline of content being generated for presentation;

identifying portions of the ancillary storyline that were missed;

retrieving a second storyline-specific summary of the missed portions of the ancillary storyline; and

generating, for presentation, the retrieved second storyline-specific summary.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein retrieving a storyline-specific summary of portions of the content missed by the user comprising the identified storyline comprises:

identifying, based on the metadata, a plurality of storyline-specific portions in the missed content, each of the plurality of storyline-specific portions associated with the storyline identifier;

retrieving summaries for the plurality of storyline-specific portions in the missed content; and

concatenating the summaries for the plurality of storyline-specific portions in the missed content to generate the storyline-specific summary of a portion of the missed content comprising the identified storyline.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying the plurality of portions in the content missed by the user;

identifying, for each of the plurality of portions, a plurality of segments, wherein each of the plurality of segments is associated with a segment summary; and

wherein retrieving the storyline-specific summary of portions of the missed content that comprise the identified storyline comprises:

retrieving a plurality of segment summaries, wherein each of the plurality of segment summaries is for a segment in the plurality of portions in the missed content; and

concatenating the plurality of segment summaries.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying an ancillary storyline that is indicated as being precedent to the storyline of content being generated for presentation;

identifying portions of the ancillary storyline that were missed;

retrieving a second storyline-specific summary of the missed portions of the ancillary storyline; and

generating, for presentation, the retrieved second storyline-specific summary.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein retrieving a second storyline-specific summary of the missed portions of the ancillary storyline comprises:

determining a detail level for the second storyline-specific summary;

identifying a plurality of summaries for the ancillary storyline; and

selecting one of the plurality of summaries for the ancillary storyline based on the determined detail level.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying watched content related to the identified storyline;

determining the watched content should be refreshed based on when the watched content was consumed;

retrieving a second storyline-specific summary of the watched content; and

generating, for presentation, the retrieved second storyline-specific summary.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating, for presentation, the retrieved storyline-specific summary comprises:

identifying a secondary display from a plurality of display, wherein the secondary display is available to display the storyline-specific summary and is not presenting the storyline of content; and

directing the secondary display to present the storyline-specific summary.

11. A system for summarizing missed portions of storylines in a content item, the system comprising:

control circuitry configured to:

identify, within the content item, a plurality of storylines, wherein each storyline comprises a respective plurality of portions, each portion of the respective plurality of portions comprising a part of the storyline, and wherein the portions of the respective plurality of portions are interwoven with other portions of other storylines;

identify a storyline of content being generated for presentation by a user equipment;

identify portions of the storyline already presented by the user equipment;

compare the portions of the storyline already presented by the user equipment to a user interaction log to determine content missed by a user;

retrieve a storyline-specific summary of portions of the content missed by the user comprising the identified storyline; and

generate, for presentation, the retrieved storyline-specific summary.

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

compare the portions of the storyline already presented by the user equipment to a second user interaction log to determine content missed by a second user;

retrieve a second storyline-specific summary of portions of the content missed by the second user comprising the identified storyline; and

generate, for presentation, the retrieved second storyline-specific summary.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein generating, for presentation, the retrieved storyline-specific summary is on a first display and wherein generating, for presentation, the retrieved second storyline-specific summary is on a second display.

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

identify an ancillary storyline that is indicated as being precedent to the storyline of content being generated for presentation;

identify portions of the ancillary storyline that were missed;

retrieve a second storyline-specific summary of the missed portions of the ancillary storyline; and

generate, for presentation, the retrieved second storyline-specific summary.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry configured to retrieve a storyline-specific summary of portions of the content missed by the user comprising the identified storyline is further configured to:

identify, based on the metadata, a plurality of storyline-specific portions in the missed content, each of the plurality of storyline-specific portions associated with the storyline identifier;

retrieve summaries for the plurality of storyline-specific portions in the missed content; and

concatenate the summaries for the plurality of storyline-specific portions in the missed content to generate the storyline-specific summary of a portion of the missed content comprising the identified storyline.

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

identify the plurality of portions in the missed content;

identify, for each of the plurality of portions, a plurality of segments, wherein each of the plurality of segments is associated with a segment summary; and

wherein the control circuitry configured to retrieve the storyline-specific summary of portions of the missed content that comprise the identified storyline cis further configured to:

retrieve a plurality of segment summaries, wherein each of the plurality of segment summaries is for a segment in the plurality of portions in the missed content; and

concatenate the plurality of segment summaries.

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

identify an ancillary storyline that is indicated as being precedent to the storyline of content being generated for presentation;

identify portions of the ancillary storyline that were missed;

retrieve a second storyline-specific summary of the missed portions of the ancillary storyline; and

generate, for presentation, the retrieved second storyline-specific summary.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein control circuitry configured to retrieve a second storyline-specific summary of the missed portions of the ancillary storyline is further configured to:

determine a detail level for the second storyline-specific summary;

identify a plurality of summaries for the ancillary storyline; and

select one of the plurality of summaries for the ancillary storyline based on the determined detail level.

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

Identify watched content related to the identified storyline;

determine the watched content should be refreshed based on when the watched content was consumed;

retrieve a second storyline-specific summary of the watched content; and

generate, for presentation, the retrieved second storyline-specific summary.

20. The system of claim 11 , the control circuitry configured to generate, for presentation, the retrieved storyline-specific summary further comprises:

identify a secondary display from a plurality of display, wherein the secondary display is available to display the storyline-specific summary and is not presenting the storyline of content; and

direct the secondary display to present the storyline-specific summary.

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