Patent ID: 11962870
Assignee: ROKU, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
determining, by a content-presentation device, a media-device loudness of a content portion that is provided to the content-presentation device by a media device, wherein the content portion is provided to the content-presentation device prior to an upcoming content-modification opportunity;
determining, by the content-presentation device, that the media-device loudness is less than a predetermined threshold level;
based on determining that the media-device loudness is less than the predetermined threshold level, obtaining, by the content-presentation device, a reference loudness of the content portion;
determining, by the content-presentation device, a device mute state based on a comparison result between the reference loudness and the predetermined threshold level; and
carrying out, by the content-presentation device based on the device mute state, a content-modification operation in connection with the upcoming content-modification opportunity.