Methods and systems for generating a notification

Abstract

Methods and systems are disclosed herein for a media guidance application that alerts a user to the appearance of objects in media content that may be of interest to the user. For example, as media content progresses, the media guidance application may determine objects that may interest a user. The media guidance application may record the number of determined objects and present the number to the user as well as supplemental content associated with each object.

1 . A method of indicating an amount of content of interest to users, the method comprising:
 generating for display a portion of a media asset to a user;   determining that an object in the media asset is of interest to the user;   determining that a supplemental asset that corresponds to the object is available;   in response to determining that the supplemental asset is available, incrementing a counter, wherein the counter corresponds to a total number of supplemental assets available for the portion of the media asset;   determining that the portion of the media asset is no longer being presented; and   in response to determining that the portion of the media asset is no longer being presented, generating for display an indication of the total number of supplemental assets available for the portion of the media asset to the user.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining that the portion of the media asset is no longer being presented comprises determining that the media asset is at one of an end of the media asset, a beginning of a commercial break, and an end of a scene in the media asset. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising, in response to determining that the portion of the media asset is no longer being presented, generating for display a user-selectable indication of the supplemental asset, wherein the user-selectable indication comprises information about the supplemental asset. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 determining whether the user selected the user-selectable indication; and   determining, based on a user selection of the user-selectable indication, whether to present to the user a second supplemental asset related to the supplemental asset, at a future time.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining a user's level of interest in the supplemental asset;   storing the user's level of interest in the supplemental asset; and   determining, based on the stored user's level of interest in the supplemental asset, whether to present to the user a second supplemental asset related to the supplemental asset, at a future time.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising in response to determining that the supplemental asset that corresponds to the object is available, notifying the user during the presentation of the portion of the media asset that the supplemental asset is available. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising, incrementing the counter in response to determining that an additional supplemental asset is available for the object in the portion of the media asset. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining that the object in the media asset is of interest to the user further comprises cross-referencing the object with a database listing objects that are of interest to the user to determine whether the object matches one of the objects that are of interest to the user. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining that the supplemental asset that corresponds to the object is available further comprises cross-referencing the object with a database listing assets that correspond to the object and selecting the supplemental asset from the assets that corresponds to the object. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein generating for display an indication of the total number of supplemental assets available to the user is performed on one of a different device and a different screen. 
     
     
         11 . A system for indicating an amount of content of interest to users, the system comprising:
 storage circuitry configured to store a counter; and   control circuitry configured to:
 generate for display a portion of a media asset to a user; 
 determine that an object in the media asset is of interest to the user; 
 determine that a supplemental asset that corresponds to the object is available; 
 in response to determining that the supplemental asset is available, increment the counter, wherein the counter corresponds to a total number of supplemental assets available for the portion of the media asset; 
 determine that the portion of the media asset is no longer being presented; and 
 in response to determining that the portion of the media asset is no longer being presented, generate for display an indication of the total number of supplemental assets available for the portion of the media asset to the user. 
   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein determining that the portion of the media asset is no longer being presented comprises determining that the media asset is at one of an end of the media asset, a beginning of a commercial break, and an end of a scene in the media asset. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to, in response to determining that the portion of the media asset is no longer being presented, generate for display a user-selectable indication of the supplemental asset, wherein the user-selectable indication comprises information about the supplemental asset. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
 determine whether the user selected the user-selectable indication; and   determine, based on a user selection of the user-selectable indication, whether to present to the user a second supplemental asset related to the supplemental asset, at a future time.   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
 determine a user's level of interest in the supplemental asset;   store the user's level of interest in the supplemental asset; and   determine, based on the stored user's level of interest in the supplemental asset, whether to present to the user a second supplemental asset related to the supplemental asset, at a future time.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 11 , further comprising control circuitry configured to, in response to determining that the supplemental asset that corresponds to the object is available, notify the user during the presentation of the portion of the media asset that the supplemental asset is available. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 11 , further comprising control circuitry configured to increment the counter in response to determining that an additional supplemental asset is available for another object in the portion of the media asset. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry configured to determine that the object in the media asset is of interest to the user is further configured to cross-reference the object with a database listing objects that are of interest to the user to determine whether the object matches one of the objects that are of interest to the user. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry configured to determine that the supplemental asset that corresponds to the object is available is further configured to cross-reference the object with a database listing assets that correspond to the object and selecting the supplemental asset, from the assets, that corresponds to the object. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry configured to generate for display an indication of the total number of supplemental assets available to the user is further configured to generate for display the indication on one of a different device and a different screen. 
     
     
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