Method and system for event pattern guided mobile content services

• US 10,375,135 B2
• Filed: 10/28/2015
• Issued: 08/06/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DRNC Holdings, Inc. (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lee, Kuo-Chu, Loeb, Shoshana
• Primary Examiner(s): Winder, Patrice L
• Application Number:
  US15/524,434
• Publication Number:
  US 20180288119A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,378 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2218/12 Classification; Matching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

A method and system for event pattern (EP) guided content services are disclosed. A service entity may receive sensor events from a plurality of users, the sensor events corresponding to behavior data detected from the plurality of users, identify content creator candidates from among the plurality of users based on a pattern of events which correspond to sensor events received from an active user, select a content creator from among the content creator candidates based on a best match to the pattern of events, transmit a request for content of the selected content creator, deliver content created by the content creator to the active user, and monitor progress of the active user based on a playback of the content by the active user.

Claims

1. A method for use in a server for dynamically providing content, the method comprising:

receiving, at the server, first sensor events from an active user of a plurality of users, wherein the first sensor events correspond to behavior data detected from the active user of the plurality of users;

identifying, by the server, content creator candidates from among the plurality of users, based on a pattern of events which correspond to the first sensor events received from the active user of the plurality of users;

selecting, by the server, a content creator from among the content creator candidates based on a best match to the pattern of events;

transmitting, by the server, a first request for first content of the selected content creator;

receiving, at the server, the first content created by the content creator;

transmitting, by the server, the first content created by the content creator to the active user;

monitoring, by the server, progress of the active user based on a playback of the first content by the active user;

receiving, by the server, second sensor events from the active user of the plurality of users, wherein the second sensor events corresponds to behavior data detected from the active user after the active user consumed the first content created by the content creator; and

transmitting, by the server, a second request for second content for the active user on a condition that the second sensor events of the active user indicate abnormal behavior.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving automatically, by the server, the first sensor events of the active user on a continuous real-time basis;

detecting automatically, by the server, abnormal behavior from the first sensor events of the active user;

generating automatically, by the server, the pattern of events in response to detecting the abnormal behavior; and

transmitting, by the server, the first request for the first content of the selected content creator, wherein the first request for the first content is automatically generated in response to the pattern of events.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving automatically, by the server, multiple sensor events of the plurality of users on a continuous real-time basis; and

generating, by the server, a behavior model from the multiple sensor events of the plurality of users; and

updating, by the server, the behavior model on a continuous real-time basis as the multiple sensor events of the plurality of users are received, wherein the behavior model serves as a basis for detecting abnormal behavior from the first sensor events of the active user and as a basis for generating the pattern of events.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

detecting automatically, by the server, the abnormal behavior from the first sensor events of the active user;

generating automatically, by the server, the pattern of events, in response to detecting the abnormal behavior, based on the first sensor events of the active user and the behavior model; and

transmitting, by the server, the first request for the first content of the selected content creator, wherein the first request for the first content is automatically generated in response to the pattern of events.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing, by the server, a rating for the first content delivered to the active user based on monitoring the progress of the active user utilizing the first content.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the pattern of events includes context information corresponding to an environment of the active user.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

ranking, by the server, in response to the pattern of events, the content creator candidates based on comparing attributes in the pattern of events to attributes of pattern of events received from the content creator candidates;

selecting, by the server, the content creator among the content creator candidates based on the ranking; and

receiving and storing, by the server, the first content created by the selected content creator.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the content creator candidates includes searching for the content creator candidates based on similarities of application tasks of the content creator candidates to application tasks of the active user and proximity in time and space to the active user.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating, by the server, a sensor vector from the first sensor events, wherein the sensor vector includes a set of variables; and

assessing, by the server, an average value and an abnormal value of the sensor vector using at least one behavior model, wherein the at least one behavior model is configured according to context information and changes dynamically over one or more of time, space and applications according to the sensor events received from user devices.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating, by the server, the first request for the first content based on an observation of user behavior in a specific application context, wherein the observation is based on analyzing data collected from the first sensor events provided by sensors monitoring one or more of user motion, gesture, facial expression, vital sign and biometric data.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

matching, by the server, pre-recorded content and newly created content to the pattern of events of the active user based on weighted proximity matching attributes and content criteria, wherein the attributes include one or more of geo-distance, distance in a game world, time difference of synchronization events, experience level and review score.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the first content includes retrieving the first content from at least one of the content creator in real-time as live content or from an archive as archived content created by the content creator.

13. A server configured to provide event pattern guided content services, the server comprising:

a receiver configured to receive first sensor events from an active user of a plurality of users, wherein the first sensor events correspond to behavior data detected from the active user of the plurality of users;

the at least one processor is configured to identify content creator candidates from among the plurality of users based on a pattern of events which correspond to the first sensor events received from the active user;

the at least one processor is configured to select a content creator from among the content creator candidates based on a best match to the pattern of events;

a transmitter configured to transmit a first request for first content of the selected content creator;

the receiver is configured to receive the first content created by the content creator;

the transmitter is configured to transmit the first content created by the content creator to the active user;

the at least one processor is configured to monitor progress of the active user based on a playback of the content by the active user;

the receiver is configured to receive second sensor events from the active user of the plurality of users, wherein the second sensor events corresponds to behavior data detected from the active user after the active user consumed the first content created by the content creator; and

the transmitter is configured to transmit a second request for second content for the active user on a condition that the second sensor events of the active user indicate abnormal behavior.

14. The server of claim 13, wherein,

the receiver is configured to receive automatically the first sensor events of the active user on a continuous real-time basis;

the at least one processor is configured to detect automatically abnormal behavior from the first sensor events of the active user;

the at least one processor is configured to generate automatically the pattern of events in response to detecting the abnormal behavior; and

the transmitter is configured to transmit the first request for the first content of the selected content creator, wherein the first request for the first content is automatically generated by the at least one processor in response to the pattern of events.

15. The server of claim 13, wherein,

the receiver is configured to receive automatically multiple sensor events of the plurality of users on a continuous real-time basis;

the at least one processor is configured to generate automatically a behavior model from the multiple sensor events of the plurality of users; and

the at least one processor is configured to update the behavior model on a continuous real-time basis as the multiple sensor events of the plurality of users are received, wherein the behavior model serves as a basis for detecting abnormal behavior from the first sensor events of the active user and as a basis for generating the pattern of events.

16. The server of claim 15, wherein,

the at least one processor is configured to detect automatically the abnormal behavior from the first sensor events;

the at least one processor is configured to generate automatically the pattern of events, in response to detecting the abnormal behavior, based on the first sensor events of the active user and the behavior model; and

the transmitter is configured to transmit the first request for the first content of the selected content creator, wherein the first request for content is automatically generated by the at least one processor in response to the pattern of events.

17. The server of claim 13, wherein,

the at least one processor is configured to rank, in response to the pattern of events, the content creator candidates based on comparing attributes in the pattern of events to attributes of pattern of events received from the content creator candidates;

the at least one processor is configured to select the content creator among the content creator candidates based on the ranking; and

the receiver is configured to receive and store the first content created by the selected content creator.

18. The server of claim 13, wherein:

the at least one processor is configured to produce a sensor vector from the first sensor events, wherein the sensor vector includes a set of variables; and

the at least one processor is configured to process the sensor vector and assess an average value and an abnormal value of the sensor vector using at least one behavior model, wherein the at least one behavior model is configured according to context information and changes dynamically over one or more of time, space and applications according to sensor vectors received from user devices.

19. The server of claim 13, wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the first content by retrieving the first content from at least one of the content creator in real-time as live content or from an archive as archived content created by the content creator.