Abstract
Digital media platforms can create fixed-duration playlists that may be misaligned with a user's variable, real-world time constraints, such as a commute, potentially resulting in abrupt content interruptions or periods of silence. This disclosure describes systems and methods for dynamically synchronizing media playback with a time-bound activity. A system can generate an initial media queue to approximate a time budget and can monitor for discrepancies between the remaining content duration and the activity's remaining time. Based on the magnitude of a detected discrepancy, the system can apply a tiered re-calibration mechanism. For example, such a mechanism may include restructuring the queue by substituting media items, employing generative synthesis to create custom-length content, or using elastic modification techniques such as time-scale adjustment. This approach can help a media playback session conclude proximate to the end of a designated activity, reducing temporal mismatches.
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Recommended Citation
KRISHNA, THIYAGARAJ, "Adaptive Content Pacing and Media Playlist Resolution to Match Dynamic Time Constraint", Technical Disclosure Commons, ()
https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/9719