Patent ID: 11875695
Assignee: MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method, comprising:
at a device having one or more processors and memory:
receiving a user selection of a recipe from a plurality of recipes included in an interactive recipe program, wherein the recipe includes a sequence of ordered preparation steps and each preparation step corresponds to a respective sets of content items;
in response to receiving the user selection of the recipe, playing a first content item corresponding to a first preparation step of the selected recipe on a display, wherein the first content item is being played in a first media format;
while playing the first content item:
monitoring user's actions performing the first preparation step of the selected recipe; and
controlling one or more cooking appliances based on a first set of control instructions associated with the first preparation step;

in accordance with a determination that the user's actions performing the first preparation step meets a first criteria, adjusting the playing of the first content item, including displaying the first content item in a second media format, wherein the second media format differs from the first media format in at least a size and resolution of a portion of the first content item,
while displaying the first content item, in accordance with a determination that the user's actions are indicative of a question on the first preparation step:
searching a database associated with the first preparation step to retrieve one or more corresponding answers; and
displaying the retrieved one or more answers on the display concurrently with the first content item, and

while playing the first content item, determining that one or more conditions for playing the first content item in a third format are satisfied; and
in response to determining that the one or more conditions for playing the first content item in the third format are satisfied, playing the first content in the third format, wherein the first format is a video format, and the third format is an audio-only format, and wherein the one or more conditions include determining that the user is not looking at the display.