Patent ID: 9665169
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A61B,G06F,G16H

Claim:
1. A computing device that is configured to resume playback of digital media, comprising: a processor; a memory in electronic communication with the processor; instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to: identify playback of the digital media for consumption; collect wakefulness data from a plurality of discrete devices, the wakefulness data being indicative of a wakefulness during the consumption of the digital media and at periodic intervals during the consumption; determine a state of reduced wakefulness at the periodic intervals by comparing the wakefulness data with historical user sleep data and by weighting wakefulness data from the plurality of discrete devices based on historical accuracy of the plurality of discrete devices for predicting the state of reduced wakefulness; wherein the state of reduced wakefulness comprises an asleep state and a state at which a user is falling asleep; and wherein the historical user sleep data comprises historical wakefulness data; reduce a volume of audio associated with the playback of the digital media during the state at which the user is falling asleep; terminate the playback of the digital media at a termination point when the asleep state is determined to exist; set a resume playback position for the digital media at a resume point in the digital media, wherein the resume point is prior to the termination point; and resume playback of the digital media at the resume playback position when consumption of the digital media resumes.