Presenting media guidance data based on the trajectory of the user

• US 10,085,062 B2
• Filed: 05/18/2016
• Issued: 09/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Patel, Milan, Khaliq, Imran
• Primary Examiner(s): Smith, Chenea
• Application Number:
  US15/158,104
• Publication Number:
  US 20170339458A1
• Time in Patent Office: 860 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/50 Network service management, e.g. ensuring proper service fulfilment according to agreements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/08 Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1083 In-session procedures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/28 Timers or timing mechanisms used in protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44226 on social networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4524 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; systems specially adapted for using geographical information in broadcast systems H04H60/70; protocols in which the network application is adapted for the location of the user terminal in communication control or processing H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4667 Processing of monitored end-user data, e.g. trend analysis based on the log file of viewer selections
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4668 for recommending content, e.g. movies
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4826 using recommendation lists, e.g. of programs or channels sorted out according to their score
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/64738 Monitoring network characteristics, e.g. bandwidth, congestion level data switched network analysis H04L41/14; monitoring functioning in data switched networks H04L43/0817; flow control in packet networks H04L47/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02

Abstract

Systems and methods are described herein for a media guidance application that recommends media content to a user based on the media content likely to be available to the user at a given location and providing media guidance data for receiving the media content from a content provider at the location.

Claims

1. A method for providing content recommendations based on user trajectories, the method comprising:

determining, using control circuitry, that a user has stopped consuming a first media asset on a first device, wherein determining that the user has stopped consuming the first media asset on the first device comprises determining, using the control circuitry, that a threshold period of time has elapsed since a user input was last received at the first device, and wherein the threshold period of time is adjusted based on previous threshold periods of time;

in response to determining that the user has stopped consuming the first media asset on the first device;

determining, using the control circuitry, a mode of transportation with which the user has left a vicinity of the first device; and

determining, using the control circuitry, a trajectory of the user based on the determined mode of transportation;

identifying, using the control circuitry, a second device corresponding to the trajectory;

determining, using the control circuitry, a content provider for the second device;

determining, using the control circuitry, whether the first media asset is available through the content provider; and

in response to determining that the first media asset is available through the content provider, providing, using the control circuitry, media guidance data for receiving the first media asset from the content provider.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing a second location corresponding to the second device in memory;

retrieving the second location of the second device from the memory;

determining that the second location corresponds to the trajectory.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein determining that the user has stopped consuming the first media asset on the first device further comprises detecting that the user has moved from a first location corresponding to first device to the second location.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein determining whether the first media asset is available through the content provider comprises searching all media guidance data available for the content provider for the first media asset.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the trajectory of the user, further comprises:

determining a first location corresponding to the first device;

determining a current location of the user; and

comparing the first location to the current location.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising in response to determining that the first media asset is not available through the content provider:

identifying a plurality of media assets available to the user at the second device;

filtering the plurality of media assets available to the user at the second device based on a comparison of the first media asset and the plurality of media assets available to the user at the second device; and

recommending a second media asset from the plurality of media assets available to the user on the second device based on the comparison.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the content provider for the second device comprises searching a database listing content providers for various devices.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the content provider for the second device comprises querying the second device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising recommending the second device based on a quality of service level for the second device being higher than a quality of service level for a third device.

10. A system for providing content recommendations based on user trajectories, the system comprising:

communications circuitry; and

control circuitry configured to;

determine that a user has stopped consuming a first media asset on a first device, wherein determining that the user has stopped consuming the first media asset on the first device comprises determining that a threshold period of time has elapsed since a user input was last received at the first device, and wherein the threshold period of time is adjusted based on previous threshold periods of time;

in response to determining that the user has stopped consuming the first media asset on the first device;

determine, using the control circuitry, a mode of transportation with which the user has left a vicinity of the first device; and

determine a trajectory of the user based on the determined mode of transportation;

identify a second device corresponding to the trajectory;

determine a content provider for the second device;

determine whether the first media asset is available through the content provider; and

provide, using the communications circuitry, media guidance data for receiving the first media asset from the content provider in response to determining that the first media asset is available through the content provider.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the control circuitry is configured to:

store a second location corresponding to the second device in memory;

retrieve the second location of the second device from the memory;

determine that the second location corresponds to the trajectory.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is configured to determine that the user has stopped consuming the first media asset on the first device comprises detecting that the user has moved from a first location corresponding to first device to the second location.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is configured to determine whether the first media asset is available through the content provider comprises searching all media guidance data available for the content provider for the first media asset.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the control circuitry configured to determine the trajectory of the user, is further configured:

determine a first location corresponding to the first device;

determine a current location of the user; and

compare the first location to the current location.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the control circuitry is configured to, in response to determining that the first media asset is not available through the content provider:

identify a plurality of media assets available to the user at the second device;

filter the plurality of media assets available to the user at the second device based on a comparison of the first media asset and the plurality of media assets available to the user at the second device; and

recommend a second media asset from the plurality of media assets available to the user on the second device based on the comparison.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the control circuitry is configured to determine the content provider for the second device comprises searching a database listing content providers for various devices.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein determining the content provider for the second device comprises querying the second device.

18. The system of claim 10, wherein the control circuitry is configured to recommend the second device based on a quality of service level for the second device being higher than a quality of service level for a third device.