Data repurposing

• US 10,326,812 B2
• Filed: 01/16/2008
• Issued: 06/18/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: McCartie, Jonathan Paul, Rothrock, George Allen, Glassman, Nicholas Andrew
• Primary Examiner(s): Elfervig, Taylor A
• Application Number:
  US12/014,942
• Publication Number:
  US 20090182813A1
• Time in Patent Office: 4,171 Days
• Field of Search: 370432, 370433, 455 306, 455425, 455463, 463 39, 463 42, 709201, 709205, 709216, 709219, 709229, 709231, 709248, 713176, 725 74, 725 81
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/46 for recognising users' preferences
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/80 characterised by transmission among terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/75 Media network packet handling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/567 Integrating service provisioning from a plurality of service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42202 environmental sensors, e.g. for detecting temperature, luminosity, pressure, earthquakes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/466 Learning process for intelligent management, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies services using the results of monitoring in broadcast systems H04H60/61
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

A digital broadcast network is provided in which multiple original experiences powered by the same data is created. A server software intelligently handles delivery of data so that the data can be utilized by several different client-side applications at substantially the same time. Through filtering of large amounts of data and creation of a universal format, this data can be used by devices capable of receiving a digital broadcast stream.

Claims

1. A method for providing collaborative data repurposing, comprising:

discovering, at a first client device, other client devices within close proximity;

identifying one or more data streams for rendering, wherein at least one of the one or more data streams includes data that serves a dual purpose of presenting information to a user on the first client device and enabling an interactive and collaborative experience between the first client device and one or more of the other client devices;

rendering the at least one of the one or more data streams differently by the first client device than is rendered by at least one of the other client devices at substantially the same time, wherein the rendering by the first client device that is different than the rendering by the least one of the other client devices is automatically selected by a classifier that has been trained to automatically infer one or more preferences of the user of the first client device based, at least in part, on automatic. content in the at least one of the one or more data streams to identify whether the content is real-time content or non-real-time content; and

collaborating with at least one of the other client devices to create an aggregated rendering of content when the at least one of the one or more data streams is rendered by the first client device for an interactive and collaborative experience.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein discovering the other client devices within close proximity comprises:

sending a query to determine if the other client devices can participate in a collaborative experience; and

receiving a response to the query, wherein the response is an acceptance or denial of participation.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying the one or more data streams based on a type, wherein the type is a video stream, a data stream, an audio stream, or combinations thereof; and

sharing functionality with the at least one other client devices based in part on the type.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the interactively collaborating with at least one of the other client devices comprises using data in the stream at substantially the same time as the at least one of the other client devices.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the interactive collaboration is a shared gaming experience where the client device and the at least one of the other client devices collaborating in the gaming experience receive different views for the shared gaming experience and the user of the client device is competing with the user of the at least one of the other client devices.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying one or more data streams for rendering is based in part on a user preference, a user behavior, or combinations thereof.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the client device presents a different rendering of the content as a result of the interactive collaboration than the at least one of the other client devices.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the information that serves a dual purpose comprises an indicator that triggers a channel selector so that the information that serves a dual purpose is used by the new service created on the client device.

9. A device for rendering content, comprising:

a processor in communication with a memory that stores instructions, the processor executing instructions to;

discover other client devices within close proximity;

identify one or more data streams for rendering, wherein at least one of the one or more data streams includes data that serves a dual purpose of presenting information to a user on the device and enabling an interactive and collaborative experience between the device and one or more of the other client devices;

render the at least one of the one or more data streams differently by the device than is rendered by at least one of the other client devices at substantially the same time, wherein the rendering by the device that is different than the rendering by the at least one of the other client devices is automatically selected by a classifier that has been trained to automatically infer one or more preferences of the user of the device based, at least in part, on automatic processing of content in the at least one of the one or more data stream to identify whether the content is real-time content or non-real-time content; and

collaborate with at least one of the other client devices to create an aggregated rendering of content when the at least one of the one or more data streams is rendered by the device for an interactive and collaborative experience.

10. The device of claim 9, the processor executing instructions to send an inquiry relating to sharing an experience to the at least one of the other client devices.

11. The device of claim 9, the processor executing instructions to identify the one or more data streams based on a type and to functionality based in part on the type, wherein the type is a video stream, a data stream, an audio stream, or combinations thereof.

12. The device of claim 9, the processor executing instructions to use data in the one or more data streams at substantially the same time as the at least one of the other client devices.

13. The device of claim 9, wherein the collaboration is a shared gaming experience in which a user of the device for rendering content is competing with a user of the at least one of the other client devices.

14. The device of claim 9, the processor executing instructions to identify the one or more data streams for rendering based in part on a user preference, a user behavior, or combinations thereof.

15. The device of claim 9, wherein the device for rendering content presents a different rendering of the collaborative content as a result of the interactive collaboration that the at least one of the other devices.

16. A client apparatus for selectively rendering at least a subset of content, comprising:

means for discovering other client devices within close proximity;

means for identifying one or more data streams for rendering based on one or more selection parameters within a selection database, the one or more parameters including stream content, wherein at least one of the one or more data streams includes data that serves a dual purpose of presenting information to a user on the client apparatus and enabling an interactive and collaborative experience between the client apparatus and one or more of the other client devices;

means for rendering the at least one of the one or more data streams differently by the client apparatus than is rendered by at least one of the other client devices at substantially the same time, wherein the rendering by the client apparatus that is different than the rendering by the at least one of the other client devices is automatically selected by a classifier that has been trained to automatically infer one or more preferences of the user of the first client device based, at least in part, on automatic processing of content in the at least one of the one or more data streams to identify whether the content is real-time content or non-real-time content; and

means for interactively collaborating with at least one of the other clients to create an aggregated rendering of content when the at least one of the one or more data streams is rendered by the client apparatus for an interactive and collaborative experience.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising:

means for sending a query to determine if the other clients can participate in a collaborative experience; and

means for receiving a response to the query, wherein the response is an acceptance or denial of participation.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising:

means for identifying the one or more data streams based on a type, wherein the type is a video stream, a data stream, an audio stream, or combinations, thereof; and

means for sharing functionality with the at least one other client based in part on type.

19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the means for collaborating with at least one of the other clients uses data in the stream at substantially the same time as the at least one other client.

20. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the collaboration is a shared gaming experience wherein a user of the client apparatus is competing with a user of the at least one of the other clients.

21. The apparatus of claim 16, the means for identifying one or more data streams for rendering identifies the streams based in part on a user preference, a user behavior, or combinations thereof.

22. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the content rendering on the client apparatus is different than the content rendering on the at least one of the other clients.

23. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-executable instructions that when executed by a device are configured to perform operations comprising:

discovering other devices within close proximity;

identifying one or more data streams for rendering based on one or more selection parameters within a selection database, the one or more parameters including stream content, wherein at least one of the one or more data streams includes data that serves a dual purpose of presenting information to a user on the device and enabling an interactive and collaborative experience between the device and one or more of the other devices;

rendering the at least one of the one or more data streams differently by the device than is rendered by at least one of the other devices at substantially the same time, wherein the rendering by the device that is different than the rendering by the at least one of the other devices is automatically selected by a classifier that has been trained to automatically infer one or more preferences of the user of the device based, at least in part, on automatic processing of content in the at least one of the one or more data streams to identify whether the content is real-time content or non-real-time content; and

collaborating interactively with at least one of the discovered devices to create an aggregated rendering of content when the at least one of the one or more data streams is rendered by the device for an interactive and collaborative experience.

24. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the instructions further configured to perform operations comprising:

transmitting a query to determine if the discovered devices can participate in a collaborative experience; and

receiving a response to the query, wherein the response is an acceptance or denial of participation.

25. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the instructions are further configured to perform operations comprising:

identifying the one or more data streams based on a type, wherein the type is a video stream, a data stream, an audio stream, or combinations thereof; and

sharing functionality with the at least one of the discovered devices based in part on the type.

26. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the instructions are further configured to perform operations comprising collaborating interactively with at least one of the discovered devices by using data in the stream at substantially the same time as the at least one of the discovered devices.

27. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the collaboration is a shared gaming experience where the device and the at least one of the discovered devices collaborating in the gaming experience receive different views for the shared gaming experience and the user of the device is competing with the user of the at least one of the discovered devices.

28. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 23, wherein identifying the one or more data streams for rendering is based in part on a user preference, a user behavior, or combinations thereof.

29. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the content rendering on the device is different than the content rendering on the at least one of the discovered devices collaborated with the create the aggregated rendering of content.

30. In a wireless communication system, an apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to;

discover devices within close proximity;

send a query to determine if the discovered devices can participate in a collaborative experience;

receive a response to the query, wherein the response is an acceptance or denial of participation;

identify one or more data streams for rendering based on one or more selection parameters within a selection database, the one or more parameters including stream content, wherein at least one of the one or more data streams includes data that serves a dual purpose of presenting information to a user on the apparatus and enabling an interactive and collaborative experience between the apparatus and one or more of the discovered devices;

render the at least one of the one or more data streams differently than is rendered by at least one of the discovered devices at substantially the same time, wherein the rendering that is different than the rendering by the at least one of the discovered devices is automatically selected by a classifier that has been trained to automatically infer one or more preferences of the user of the apparatus based, at least in part, on automatic processing of content in the at least one of the one or more data streams to identify whether the content is real-time content or non-real-time content; and

interactively collaborate with at least one of the discovered devices to create an aggregated rendering of content when the at least one of the one or more data streams is rendered for an interactive and collaborative experience.

31. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the processor is further configured to:

identify the one or more data streams based on a type, wherein the type is a video stream, a data stream, an audio stream, or combinations thereof; and

share functionality with the at least one of the discovered devices based in part on the type.

32. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the processor is further configured to perform interactive collaborating with at least one of the discovered devices by using data in the stream at substantially the same time as the at least one of the discovered devices.

33. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the collaboration is a shared gaming experience where the apparatus and the at least one of the discovered devices collaborating in the gaming experience receive different views for the shared gaming experience and the user of the apparatus is competing with the user of the at least one of the discovered devices.

34. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the one or more data streams identified for rendering is based in part on a user preference, a user behavior, or combinations thereof.

35. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the content rendering on the apparatus is different than the content rendering on the at least one of the discovered devices collaborated with to create the aggregated rendering of content.

36. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein a plurality of the discovering devices, the identifying one or more data stream and the interactively collaborating employ artificial intelligence comprising an automatic classifier system.

37. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein a plurality of the discovering devices, the identifying one or more data stream and the interactively collaborating employ intelligence comprising a support vector machine.

38. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein a plurality of the discovering devices, the identifying one or more data stream and the interactively collaborating employ artificial intelligence comprising a classifier that is explicitly trained.

39. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein a plurality of the discovering devices, the identifying one or more data stream and the interactively collaborating employ artificial intelligence comprising a classifier that is implicitly trained.