Bookmarking prospective media content on computer network

• US 10,158,918 B2
• Filed: 02/07/2017
• Issued: 12/18/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Wiseman, Matt, Oztaskent, Ant, Volovich, Yaroslav
• Primary Examiner(s): Avellino, Joseph E
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kunwar, Binod J
• Application Number:
  US15/426,854
• Publication Number:
  US 20170150226A1
• Time in Patent Office: 679 Days
• Field of Search: 709217
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/17306 Intercommunication techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/783 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9558 Details of hyperlinks; Management of linked annotations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9562 Bookmark management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9566 URL specific, e.g. using aliases, detecting broken or misspelled links
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47217 for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8586 by using a URL processing chained hypermedia data for information retrieval G06F16/94; information retrieval from the Internet by using URLs G06F16/955; URL in broadcast information H04H20/93; Web-based protocols H04L67/02

Abstract

Systems and methods for bookmarking prospective media content on computer network. In some implementations, a method includes: at a server system, obtaining, from a electronic device, information corresponding to a media content item; identifying the media content item, from among a plurality of media content items, in accordance with the information; creating a provisional bookmark corresponding to a first URL where the media content item is not yet available but is likely to be available within a predefined time period; and transmitting the provisional bookmark to the electronic device. The method optionally includes: after creating the provisional bookmark, in accordance with a determination that the media content item has become available at the first URL, before the predefined time period: converting the provisional bookmark into a non-provisional bookmark.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

at a computing system having one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors;

obtaining from a first device information corresponding to a content fingerprint of a currently displaying media content item, wherein an online version of the media content item is not yet available;

identifying the media content item in accordance with the obtained information corresponding to the media content item;

creating a provisional bookmark for the media content item, wherein the provisional bookmark corresponds to a place holder location and one or more terms associated with the media content item, and wherein the provisional bookmark is unresolvable to an online location of the media content item until a full online version of the media content item is available;

after creating the provisional bookmark and when the full online version of the media content item is available;

resolving the provisional bookmark to an actual location of the full online version in accordance with the place holder location and the one or more terms, wherein the resolving comprises performing a search for the one or more terms on the place holder location to determine whether the media content item is available online at the place holder location within a predefined time period; and

updating the provisional bookmark to the actual location in accordance with the resolving.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the media content item is being output by a second device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

initially displaying the provisional bookmark with a first set of visual characteristics; and

changing one or more visual characteristics of the first set of visual characteristics based on a status of the provisional bookmark.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the information corresponding to the currently displaying media content item comprises a portion of the media content item, and identifying the media content item in accordance with the obtained information corresponding to the media content item comprises:

obtaining the content fingerprint in accordance with the portion of the media content item; and

identifying the media content item in accordance with the content fingerprint.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the information corresponding to the content fingerprint of the currently displaying media content item is generated from a portion of the media content item output by the second device and captured by the first device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the place holder location is a domain identified by a domain name;

and

wherein performing a search for the one or more terms on the place holder location comprises performing a search for the one or more terms on the domain identified by the domain name.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein updating the provisional bookmark in accordance with the resolving comprises:

in accordance with a determination that the media content item is not available online at the place holder location after expiration of the predefined time period;

marking the provisional bookmark as invalid.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein updating the provisional bookmark in accordance with the resolving comprises:

in accordance with a determination that the media content item is available online at the place holder location before expiration of the predefined time period;

converting the provisional bookmark into a non-provisional bookmark.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein resolving the provisional bookmark in accordance with the place holder location and the one or more terms further comprises:

identifying one or more URLs in accordance with the search.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

identifying an additional URL where a portion of the media content item is likely to be available within the predefined time period or is presently available; and

in accordance with a determination that the portion of the media content item is less than a threshold amount, forgoing creating a bookmark corresponding to the additional URL.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

obtaining from the first device second information corresponding to a second media content item being output by the second device;

identifying the second media content item in accordance with the obtained second information;

identifying a URL where the second media content item is available; and

creating a non-provisional bookmark corresponding to the URL where the second media content item is available.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the information corresponding to the media content item is obtained from media content promoting the media content item.

13. A computing system, comprising:

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs stored in the memory and configured for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs comprising instructions for;

obtaining from a first device information corresponding to a content fingerprint of a currently displaying media content item, wherein an online version of the media content item is not yet available;

identifying the media content item in accordance with the obtained information corresponding to the media content item;

creating a provisional bookmark for the media content item, wherein the provisional bookmark corresponds to a place holder location and one or more terms associated with the media content item, and wherein the provisional bookmark is unresolvable to an online location of the media content item until a full online version of the media content item is available;

after creating the provisional bookmark and when the full online version of the media content item is available;

resolving the provisional bookmark to an actual location of the full online version in accordance with the place holder location and the one or more terms, wherein the resolving comprises performing a search for the one or more terms on the place holder location to determine whether the media content item is available online at the place holder location within a predefined time period; and

updating the provisional bookmark to the actual location in accordance with the resolving.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the place holder location is a domain identified by a domain name;

and

the system comprises instructions for;

performing a search for the one or more terms on the domain identified by the domain name.

15. The system of claim 13, comprising instructions for:

in accordance with a determination that the media content item is not available online at the place holder location after expiration of the predefined time period;

marking the provisional bookmark as invalid.

16. The system of claim 13, comprising instructions for:

in accordance with a determination that the media content item is available online at the place holder location before expiration of the predefined time period;

converting the provisional bookmark into a non-provisional bookmark.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which, when executed by a computer system with one or more processors, cause the computer system to:

obtain from a first device information corresponding to a content fingerprint of a currently displaying media content item, wherein an online version of the media content item is not yet available;

identify the media content item in accordance with the obtained information corresponding to the media content item;

create a provisional bookmark for the media content item, wherein the provisional bookmark corresponds to a place holder location and one or more terms associated with the media content item, and wherein the provisional bookmark is unresolvable to an online location of the media content item until a full online version of the media content item is available;

after creating the provisional bookmark and when the full online version of the media content item is available;

resolve the provisional bookmark to an actual location of the full online version in accordance with the place holder location and the one or more terms, wherein the resolve comprises performing a search for the one or more terms on the place holder location to determine whether the media content item is available online at the place holder location within a predefined time period; and

update the provisional bookmark to the actual location in accordance with the resolving.