METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPERATING A GROUP WATCHING SESSION

    公开(公告)号:US20250126316A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-17

    申请号:US18891427

    申请日:2024-09-20

    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for operating a group watching session, in which a group watching session for presentation of a media content item is initiated at a first participant device and a second participant device; a segment of the media content item for which the presentation of the media content item is to be synchronized at the first participant device and the second participant device is identified; a viewing progress of the media content item at the first participant device is determined to be different from a viewing progress of the media content item at the second participant device; and in response to the determining, the viewing progress at the first and second participant devices is synchronized for the presentation of the identified segment.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO MEDIA ASSETS BASED ON A PROJECTED LOCATION OF A USER

    公开(公告)号:US20250124146A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-17

    申请号:US18999870

    申请日:2024-12-23

    Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed herein for a media guidance application that allows access restrictions to be modified in a flexible manner based on a deviation in a user's projected location. Specifically, the media guidance application determines at an end of a first time period whether a user is in a projected location for a second time period. If the user is in a projected location for the second time period, the media guidance application sets a second level of media access restriction. However, if the media guidance application determines that the user is not in the projected location for the second time period, the media guidance application maintains the first level of media access restriction.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT ACCORDING TO SKIP LIKELIHOOD

    公开(公告)号:US20250119616A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-10

    申请号:US18984214

    申请日:2024-12-17

    Abstract: Systems and methods for a computer-based process that determines when a viewer is likely to skip over supplemental content and adjusts supplemental content presentation to compensate. Systems of embodiments of the disclosure may utilize various inputs to determine the likelihood of skipping supplemental content, including cursor position at or near specified icons or other UI elements, as well as user actions such as gaze direction, various motions or actions, controller manipulations, and the like. Once a likelihood of skipping supplemental content is determined, various actions may be taken in response, including without limitation selection of supplemental content that conveys its intended message prior to skipping, supplemental content that can be played at increased speed, and designation of supplemental content slots as skippable or non-skippable.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING MEDIA ASSETS WITH POST-CREDITS CONTENT

    公开(公告)号:US20250113083A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-03

    申请号:US18375316

    申请日:2023-09-29

    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for playing post-credits content in media assets by overriding play-next logic in OTT applications and presenting options for post-credits content in broadcast applications. A media application may be pre-configured to automatically “play-next” a queued media asset after the beginning of credits of a media asset start playing. However, if the media application detects post-credits content (e.g., trailer), it may display a user interface prompt to present options that may include continuing to play the credits, or to skip the credits entirely and go straight to the post-credits content. Upon receiving the user interface selection for one of the options, the media application modifies the playing of the media asset to override the configuration to automatically play-next, and instead modifies the logic to play the selected one of two options as described above.

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT DURING A PAUSE EVENT

    公开(公告)号:US20250113078A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-03

    申请号:US18374828

    申请日:2023-09-29

    Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for displaying content to a user during a pause event of media content. The systems and methods comprise determining contextual information of the media content at the pause event, determining a visual effect based at least in part on the contextual information, modifying the media content based on the visual effect, and displaying, to a user, the modified media content during the pause event.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIRTUALLY DISPLAYING CONTENT ITEMS ON REAL-WORLD OBJECTS IN AN EXTENDED REALITY ENVIRONMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20250111619A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-03

    申请号:US18376367

    申请日:2023-10-03

    Inventor: Mona Singh

    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for placing digital content items on trigger objects in an extended reality (XR) environment based on their relative prominence. The system receives an input of a live real-world view that is visible via the XR device, which includes a plurality of trigger objects at varying distances and angles, and obtains attributes related to the trigger objects in the live real-world view. Trigger objects' prominence, vantage, and adjusted prominence values, along with any handicaps and restrictions on content item placements, are collectively considered. Comparing the values between two or more trigger objects, a selection of at least one trigger object is made. Barring any safety concerns or placement restrictions, the content item that is designated for the selected trigger object is placed, such as overlayed, on the selected trigger object.

    SPATIAL MULTI STREAMING OF XR CONTENT

    公开(公告)号:US20250111617A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-03

    申请号:US18375346

    申请日:2023-09-29

    Abstract: The disclosure relates to method for supervising a plurality of users of XR devices. A problem arises in that a supervisor hoping to assist a user in operating in the XR environment cannot easily obtain a representation of the XR environment which a particular user amongst the plurality of users is currently perceiving. The disclosure addresses this problem by having each XR device and a supervisory device independently determine the position of an XR device. Each XR device provides replica stream data in association with its position, and the user of the supervisory device selects an XR device by selecting its position. By tallying the position in the supervisor's selection of an XR device with the position associated with each replica stream, the replica stream of the XR device selected by the supervisor can be provided to the supervisory device.

    Acceleration-Based Screen Effects to Prevent Vehicle Passenger Motion Sickness

    公开(公告)号:US20250111562A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-03

    申请号:US18374359

    申请日:2023-09-28

    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for reducing or preventing motion sickness using an animated overlay displayed over a content item and reflecting a detected acceleration. In some embodiments the systems and methods generate for display, on a device, a content item. The systems and methods determine an acceleration of the device along a vector, where the vector comprises a vector component that is normal to a plane defined by the display of the content item. The systems and methods then generate for display a graphical overlay over the display of the content item, wherein the graphical overlay is animated to appear to move in a direction defined by the vector comprising the vector component that is normal to the plane defined by the display.

    Systems and methods for modifying modulated signals for transmission

    公开(公告)号:US12267192B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-01

    申请号:US18381888

    申请日:2023-10-19

    Inventor: Jeffry Copps

    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for modifying modulated signals for transmission. The system receives a modulated signal comprising a speech signal and a carrier wave and generates first and second spectral signals by converting the modulation signal and carrier wave from the time domain to the frequency domain respectively. The system then determines spectral bands for the first and second spectral signals. For each spectral band, the system calculates a weighted spectral band value based on a magnitude of the first spectral signal within the spectral band and generates a modified spectral signal by modifying the second spectral signal with the weighted spectral band value. The system then converts the modified spectral signal from the frequency domain to the time domain and transmits the converted modified spectral signal to a server.

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