Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving reservation data associated with a user, the reservation data requesting that a physical accommodation be provided to the user at a requested location for a requested time period, the requested time period comprising a start time and an end time; responsive to receipt of the reservation data, facilitating delivery of the physical accommodation to the requested location at a delivery time no later than the start time, at least one characteristic of the physical accommodation being configured based upon the reservation data by inference without explicit request by the user; determining whether a current time is later than the end time, resulting in a determination; and responsive to the determination being that the current time is later than the end time, facilitating movement of the physical accommodation away from the requested location. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving information about a content item of interest to a content consumer, determining a context of the content consumer, curating a summary segment for the content consumer based on the context of the content consumer, and presenting the summary segment to the content consumer at a context-appropriate time and in a context-appropriate manner to orient the content consumer to the content item of interest at a current viewing time of the content consumer. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving information about a content item of interest to a content consumer, determining a context of the content consumer, curating a summary segment for the content consumer based on the context of the content consumer, and presenting the summary segment to the content consumer at a context-appropriate time and in a context-appropriate manner to orient the content consumer to the content item of interest at a current viewing time of the content consumer. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: An example method includes detecting an audience for a first item of media content being delivered to a user endpoint device, wherein the audience includes at least a first user, monitoring a reaction of the first user to the first item of media content during a presentation of the first item of media content on the user endpoint device, determining an adaptation to be made to the presentation of the first item of media content in response to the reaction of the first user, and sending an instruction to at least one device to make the adaptation to the presentation in response to the reaction of the first user.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving information about a content item of interest to a content consumer, determining a context of the content consumer, curating a summary segment for the content consumer based on the context of the content consumer, and presenting the summary segment to the content consumer at a context-appropriate time and in a context-appropriate manner to orient the content consumer to the content item of interest at a current viewing time of the content consumer. Other embodiments are disclosed.