Process for streaming content modification through remote and local user entanglement

• US 10,389,827 B2
• Filed: 03/20/2017
• Issued: 08/20/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Baughman, Aaron K., Hammer, Stephen C., Holladay, Christopher E., Marzorati, Mauro
• Primary Examiner(s): Barot, Bharat
• Application Number:
  US15/463,506
• Publication Number:
  US 20180270286A1
• Time in Patent Office: 883 Days
• Field of Search: 709201-203, 709217-219, 709231
• 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 67/52 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: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/244 using a network of reference devices, e.g. beaconing

Abstract

Focus data of a remote user is analyzed to determine a focus shift from a first area to a second area at an event arena. A beacon density is computed at the second area, where the beacon density includes a number of physical beacons corresponding to a number of local users at the second area, a number of virtual beacons corresponding to a number of remote users focused on the second area, or a combination of thereof. When the beacon density at the second area exceeds a threshold density, an instruction to a streaming source is generated. The streaming source is caused to change a streaming content, to form changed streaming content that is related to the second area.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

analyzing focus data of a remote user to determine a focus shift from a first area to a second area at an event arena;

computing a beacon density at the second area, wherein the beacon density comprises a combination of (i) a number of physical beacons corresponding to a number of local users at the second area, and (ii) a number of virtual beacons corresponding to a number of remote users focused on the second area;

generating, responsive to the beacon density at the second area exceeding a threshold density, an instruction to a streaming source; and

causing the streaming source to change a streaming content to form changed streaming content, wherein the changed steaming content is related to the second area.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the streaming content before the change is related to the first area, wherein the remote user is not present at the event arena, wherein a local user is present at the first area, and wherein the local user receives the changed streaming content thereby entangling an experience of the local user with the focus shift of the remote user.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

analyzing a movement of a local user by tracking a change in a location of a physical beacon associated with the local user;

computing for the local user a second focus shift from the first area to a third area at an event arena;

computing a second beacon density at the third area, wherein the second beacon density comprises a combination of (i) a number of physical beacons corresponding to a number of local users at the third area, and (ii) a number of virtual beacons corresponding to a number of remote users focused on the third area;

generating, responsive to the second beacon density at the third area exceeding the threshold density, a second instruction to the streaming source; and

causing the streaming source to perform a second change in streaming content to form second changed streaming content, wherein the second changed steaming content is related to the third area, wherein the streaming content before the second change is related to the first area, and the remote user receives the second changed streaming content thereby entangling an experience of the remote user with the second focus shift of the local user.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

computing a dwell period of a focus of the remote user at the second area, wherein the generating is further responsive to the dwell period of each beacon included in the beacon density exceeding a threshold dwell period at the second area.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the focus data comprises:

trending data of a topic in social media, wherein the topic comprises an event at the second area, wherein the remote user is consuming the streaming content about the first area, and wherein the remote user has the focus shift to the second area by interacting with the social media relative to the topic.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting the streaming content about the first area on a remote device associated with the remote user; and

computing the focus shift by detecting that the remote user is attempting to view the second area on the remote device.

7. A computer usable program product comprising one or more computer-readable storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices, the stored program instructions comprising:

program instructions to analyze focus data of a remote user to determine a focus shift from a first area to a second area at an event arena;

program instructions to compute a beacon density at the second area, wherein the beacon density comprises a combination of (i) a number of physical beacons corresponding to a number of local users at the second area, and (ii) a number of virtual beacons corresponding to a number of remote users focused on the second area;

program instructions to generate, responsive to the beacon density at the second area exceeding a threshold density, an instruction to a streaming source; and

program instructions to cause the streaming source to change a streaming content to form changed streaming content, wherein the changed steaming content is related to the second area.

8. The computer usable program product of claim 7, wherein the streaming content before the change is related to the first area, wherein the remote user is not present at the event arena, wherein a local user is present at the first area, and wherein the local user receives the changed streaming content thereby entangling an experience of the local user with the focus shift of the remote user.

9. The computer usable program product of claim 7, further comprising:

program instructions to analyze a movement of a local user by tracking a change in a location of a physical beacon associated with the local user;

program instructions to compute for the local user a second focus shift from the first area to a third area at an event arena;

program instructions to compute a second beacon density at the third area, wherein the second beacon density comprises a combination of (i) a number of physical beacons corresponding to a number of local users at the third area, and (ii) a number of virtual beacons corresponding to a number of remote users focused on the third area;

program instructions to generate, responsive to the second beacon density at the third area exceeding the threshold density, a second instruction to the streaming source; and

program instructions to cause the streaming source to perform a second change in streaming content to form second changed streaming content, wherein the second changed steaming content is related to the third area, wherein the streaming content before the second change is related to the first area, and the remote user receives the second changed streaming content thereby entangling an experience of the remote user with the second focus shift of the local user.

10. The computer usable program product of claim 7, further comprising:

program instructions to compute a dwell period of a focus of the remote user at the second area, wherein the generating is further responsive to the dwell period of each beacon included in the beacon density exceeding a threshold dwell period at the second area.

11. The computer usable program product of claim 7, wherein the focus data comprises:

trending data of a topic in social media, wherein the topic comprises an event at the second area, wherein the remote user is consuming the streaming content about the first area, and wherein the remote user has the focus shift to the second area by interacting with the social media relative to the topic.

12. The computer usable program product of claim 7, further comprising:

program instructions to present the streaming content about the first area on a remote device associated with the remote user; and

program instructions to compute the focus shift by detecting that the remote user is attempting to view the second area on the remote device.

13. The computer usable program product of claim 7, wherein the computer usable code is stored in a computer readable storage device in a data processing system, and wherein the computer usable code is transferred over a network from a remote data processing system.

14. The computer usable program product of claim 7, wherein the computer usable code is stored in a computer readable storage device in a server data processing system, and wherein the computer usable code is downloaded over a network to a remote data processing system for use in a computer readable storage device associated with the remote data processing system.

15. A computer system comprising one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, and one or more computer-readable storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, the stored program instructions comprising:

program instructions to analyze focus data of a remote user to determine a focus shift from a first area to a second area at an event arena;

program instructions to compute a beacon density at the second area, wherein the beacon density comprises a combination of (i) a number of physical beacons corresponding to a number of local users at the second area, and (ii) a number of virtual beacons corresponding to a number of remote users focused on the second area;

program instructions to generate, responsive to the beacon density at the second area exceeding a threshold density, an instruction to a streaming source; and

program instructions to cause the streaming source to change a streaming content to form changed streaming content, wherein the changed steaming content is related to the second area.

16. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the streaming content before the change is related to the first area, wherein the remote user is not present at the event arena, wherein a local user is present at the first area, and wherein the local user receives the changed streaming content thereby entangling an experience of the local user with the focus shift of the remote user.

17. The computer system of claim 15, further comprising:

program instructions to analyze a movement of a local user by tracking a change in a location of a physical beacon associated with the local user;

program instructions to compute for the local user a second focus shift from the first area to a third area at an event arena;

program instructions to compute a second beacon density at the third area, wherein the second beacon density comprises a combination of (i) a number of physical beacons corresponding to a number of local users at the third area, and (ii) a number of virtual beacons corresponding to a number of remote users focused on the third area;

program instructions to generate, responsive to the second beacon density at the third area exceeding the threshold density, a second instruction to the streaming source; and

program instructions to cause the streaming source to perform a second change in streaming content to form second changed streaming content, wherein the second changed steaming content is related to the third area, wherein the streaming content before the second change is related to the first area, and the remote user receives the second changed streaming content thereby entangling an experience of the remote user with the second focus shift of the local user.

18. The computer system of claim 15, further comprising:

program instructions to compute a dwell period of a focus of the remote user at the second area, wherein the generating is further responsive to the dwell period of each beacon included in the beacon density exceeding a threshold dwell period at the second area.

19. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the focus data comprises:

trending data of a topic in social media, wherein the topic comprises an event at the second area, wherein the remote user is consuming the streaming content about the first area, and wherein the remote user has the focus shift to the second area by interacting with the social media relative to the topic.

20. The computer system of claim 15, further comprising:

program instructions to present the streaming content about the first area on a remote device associated with the remote user; and

program instructions to compute the focus shift by detecting that the remote user is attempting to view the second area on the remote device.