Customized content skip for media players

Abstract

Systems and methods for determining a skip time for navigating a media content in a media content system are disclosed herein. An input to perform a media content skip operation on the media content is detected. A current play position time in the media content is further detected, and a skip time amount based on the current play position time and a total media content play time is determined. The media content is skipped to a new play position time based on the skip time amount in response to the detected input.

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         21 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 generating for display media content;   generating for display an icon that is selectable to skip from a current play position time in the media content to a new play position time in the media content based on a skip time amount;   detecting an input associated with the icon;   based on detecting the input:
 adjusting the skip time amount associated with the icon; and 
 performing a skip operation to skip to a new play position in the media content based on the adjusted skip time amount. 
   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , the input associated with the icon is a first input, and performing the skip operation to skip to the new play position in the media content based on the adjusted skip time amount is performed further based on detecting a second input comprising a selection of the icon. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the input comprises a swipe action, and detecting the input further comprises determining that the icon is included in a path of the swipe action. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the displayed icon comprises an indication of the skip time amount, and the indication is modified to comprise the adjusted skip time amount when the skip time amount is adjusted. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the skip operation comprises a skip forward operation or a skip backward operation. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 21 , further comprising:
 detecting a plurality of additional inputs associated with the icon; and   further adjusting the skip time amount based on each detected input of the plurality of inputs.   
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein:
 the input comprises a swipe action;   the method further comprises:
 determining a distance covered by the swipe action; and 
 determining a direction of the swipe action; and 
   adjusting the skip time amount comprises:
 determining, based on the distance covered by the swipe action, a particular amount by which to adjust the skip time amount; and 
 determining, based on the direction of the swipe action, whether to increase or decrease the skip time by the particular amount. 
   
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein adjusting the skip time amount is further based at least in part on a remaining amount of play time in the media content. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein adjusting the skip time amount based at least in part on the remaining amount of play time in the media content further comprises:
 determining an initial skip time amount by comparing a total media content play time to a first predefined threshold;   in response to determining the total media content play time is less than the first predefined threshold, setting the skip time amount to a first value corresponding to the initial skip time amount; and   updating the skip time amount based on the remaining amount of play time in the media content, as the current play position time progresses.   
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29 , further comprising:
 in response to determining the total media content play time is greater than the first predefined threshold, determining whether the total media content play time is less than a second predefined threshold; and   in response to determining the total media content play time is less than the second predefined threshold, setting the skip time amount to a second value corresponding to the initial skip time amount, wherein the second value is greater than the first value.   
     
     
         31 . A computer-implemented system comprising:
 input/output (I/O) circuitry;   control circuitry configured to:
 generate for display media content; 
 generate for display an icon that is selectable to skip from a current play position time in the media content to a new play position time in the media content based on a skip time amount; 
   wherein the I/O circuitry is configured to:
 detect an input associated with the icon; and 
   wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
 based on detecting the input:
 adjust the skip time amount associated with the icon; and 
 perform a skip operation to skip to a new play position in the media content based on the adjusted skip time amount. 
 
   
     
     
         32 . The system of  claim 31 , the input associated with the icon is a first input, and the control circuitry is configured to perform the skip operation to skip to the new play position in the media content based on the adjusted skip time amount is further based on the I/O circuitry detecting a second input comprising a selection of the icon. 
     
     
         33 . The system of  claim 31 , wherein the input comprises a swipe action, and the I/O circuitry is configured to detect the input by determining that the icon is included in a path of the swipe action. 
     
     
         34 . The system of  claim 31 , wherein the displayed icon comprises an indication of the skip time amount, and the control circuitry is further configured to modify the indication to comprise the adjusted skip time amount when the skip time amount is adjusted. 
     
     
         35 . The system of  claim 31 , wherein the skip operation comprises a skip forward operation or a skip backward operation. 
     
     
         36 . The system of  claim 31 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
 detect a plurality of additional inputs associated with the icon; and   further adjust the skip time amount based on each detected input of the plurality of inputs.   
     
     
         37 . The system of  claim 31 , wherein:
 the input comprises a swipe action;   the control circuitry is further configured to:
 determine a distance covered by the swipe action; 
 determine a direction of the swipe action; and 
 adjust the skip time amount by:
 determining, based on the distance covered by the swipe action, a particular amount by which to adjust the skip time amount; and 
 determining, based on the direction of the swipe action, whether to increase or decrease the skip time by the particular amount. 
 
   
     
     
         38 . The system of  claim 31 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to adjust the skip time amount further based at least in part on a remaining amount of play time in the media content. 
     
     
         39 . The system of  claim 38 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to adjust the skip time amount based at least in part on the remaining amount of play time in the media content further by:
 determining an initial skip time amount by comparing a total media content play time to a first predefined threshold;   in response to determining the total media content play time is less than the first predefined threshold, setting the skip time amount to a first value corresponding to the initial skip time amount; and   updating the skip time amount based on the remaining amount of play time in the media content, as the current play position time progresses.   
     
     
         40 . The system of  claim 39 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
 in response to determining the total media content play time is greater than the first predefined threshold, determine whether the total media content play time is less than a second predefined threshold; and   in response to determining the total media content play time is less than the second predefined threshold, set the skip time amount to a second value corresponding to the initial skip time amount, wherein the second value is greater than the first value.