SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REPLACING A STORED VERSION OF MEDIA WITH A VERSION BETTER SUITED FOR A USER

    公开(公告)号:US20220365924A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-17

    申请号:US17485643

    申请日:2021-09-27

    Abstract: A first version of a media asset may be stored (e.g., recorded). Availability of a second version of the media asset may be determined. A first set of characteristics of the first version of the media asset and a second set of characteristics of the second version of the media asset may be identified, where the first set of characteristics and the second set of characteristics include corresponding characteristics that are different between the first version of the media asset and the second version of the media asset. A determination may be made that the second set of characteristics is preferred by the user over the first set of characteristics, and in response, the first version of the media asset may be replaced with the second version of the media asset.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PREDICTIVE BUFFERING OF RELATED CONTENT SEGMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20220286735A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-08

    申请号:US17578630

    申请日:2022-01-19

    Abstract: The methods and systems described herein aid users by providing thorough and efficient content consumption. For example, the methods and systems buffer content segments related to a current portion of the content that the system is generating for display. The methods and systems determine a characteristic of the current portion of the content and related content segments based on the characteristic. Confidence scores are determined by the systems and methods for each of the related content segments, and one or more related content segments with higher confidence scores are buffered in memory. Accordingly, the methods and systems described herein provide a thorough viewing of content through related segments that are buffered in memory for quick access.

    Systems and methods for adjusting buffer size

    公开(公告)号:US11303957B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-12

    申请号:US17077421

    申请日:2020-10-22

    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for adjusting a size of a buffer based on a probability that a rewind request will be received during a currently playing segment of media. When the system determines that receiving a rewind request is likely, the system will increase the size of a buffer such that the rewind request can be accommodated using data from the buffer. When the system determines that receiving a rewind request is unlikely, the system will decrease the size of the buffer to free resources for other system components.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVE AUDIO SEGMENT COMPRESSION FOR ACCELERATED PLAYBACK OF MEDIA ASSETS BY SERVICE PROVIDERS

    公开(公告)号:US20210352338A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-11

    申请号:US17382780

    申请日:2021-07-22

    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for selective audio segment compression for accelerated playback of media assets by service providers. A playback speed of the video segment of a media asset is calculated based on the duration of the video segment and a received playback time period. The system receives audio segments and corresponding priority weights. The audio segments with the lowest priority weight are removed from the group of various audio segments. The system then determines whether the duration of the remaining audio segments exceeds the received playback time period. If so, the system modifies the remaining audio segments by removing another audio segment with the lowest priority weight from the remaining audio segments. The system then rechecks whether the received playback time period is exceeded. If not, the system generates for playback the video segment based on the video playback speed and the remaining audio segments.

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