Apparatus and method for providing programming information for media content to a wearable device

• US 10,433,011 B2
• Filed: 01/24/2018
• Issued: 10/01/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DIRECTV, LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: DIRECTV, LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Truong, Heather, Asarikuniyil, Binny, Bandela, Sudheer, Nguyen, Hai
• Primary Examiner(s): Pierorazio, Michael B.
• Application Number:
  US15/879,147
• Publication Number:
  US 20180152761A1
• Time in Patent Office: 615 Days
• Field of Search: 725 12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4335 Housekeeping operations, e.g. prioritizing content for deletion because of storage space restrictions storage management, e.g. defragmentation G06F3/0604; unloading stored programs G06F9/445; storage management in file systems G06F16/10; buffering arrangements in a network node or in an end terminal in packet networks H04L49/90
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45
• 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 21/4532 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 21/454 Content or additional data filtering, e.g. blocking advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting a first wearable device and a second wearable device in proximity of a display device and identifying a first user profile associated with the first wearable device and a second user profile associated with the second wearable device. Further aspects may include identifying a first set of media content preferences according to the first user profile and a second set of media content preferences according to the second user profile. Additional aspects may include providing a first filtered electronic programming guide to the first wearable device and providing a second filtered electronic programming guide to the second wearable device. The first filtered electronic programming guide indicates the first set of media content preferences and the second filtered electronic programming guide indicates the second set of media content preferences. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

detecting a first smart watch and a second smart watch in proximity of a display device, wherein each of the first smart watch and the second smart watch is configured to wrap around a wrist of a person;

receiving a first user input from the first smart watch indicating to present a first selected media content and receiving a second user input from the second smart watch indicating to present a second selected media content;

causing a presentation of the first selected media content at the display device and storing of the second selected media content in a digital video recorder in response to a determination of a first user profile having a higher priority than a second user profile, wherein the first user profile is associated with the first smart watch and the second user profile is associated with the second smart watch;

detecting the first smart watch is in motion; and

causing a presentation of the second selected media content at the display device and storing at least a portion of the first selected media content in the digital video recorder in response to detecting that the first smart watch is in motion and the second smart watch is stationary.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the operations comprise identifying the first user profile associated with the first smart watch and the second user profile associated with the second smart watch.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the operations comprise identifying a first set of media content preferences according to the first user profile and a second set of media content preferences according to the second user profile.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the operations comprise generating a first filtered electronic programming guide to be presented on the first smart watch and generating a second filtered electronic programming guide to be presented on the second smart watch.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the operations comprise providing a first filtered electronic programming guide to the first smart watch and providing a second filtered electronic programming guide to the second smart watch.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the operations comprise transmitting a request to first smart watch in motion for recording media content.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

identifying a common set of media content preferences between a first set of media content preferences and a second set of media content preferences; and

providing a first filtered electronic programming guide and a second filtered electronic programming guide, wherein providing the first filtered electronic programming guide and the second filtered electronic programming guide further comprises indicating the common set of media content preferences.

8. The device of claim 7, wherein operations comprise providing the second selected media content, wherein the providing of the second selected media content further comprises subscribing to a new media content programming service.

9. A machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

detecting a first smart watch and a second smart watch in proximity of a display device, wherein each of the first smart watch and the second smart watch is configured to wrap around a wrist of a person;

identifying a first user profile associated with the first smart watch and a second user profile associated with the second smart watch;

receiving a first user input from the first smart watch indicating to present a first selected media content and receiving a second user input from the second smart watch indicating to present a second selected media content;

causing a presentation of the first selected media content at the display device and storing of the second selected media content in a digital video recorder in response to a determination of the first user profile having a higher priority than the second user profile, wherein the first user profile is associated with the first smart watch and the second user profile is associated with the second smart watch;

detecting the first smart watch is in motion; and

causing a presentation of a second action that causes presenting the second selected media content at the display device and storing the first selected media content in the digital video recorder in response to detecting that the first smart watch is in motion and the second smart watch is stationary.

10. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the operations comprise identifying a first set of media content preferences according to the first user profile and a second set of media content preferences according to the second user profile.

11. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the operations comprise generating a first filtered electronic programming guide to be presented on the first smart watch and generating a second filtered electronic programming guide to be presented on the second smart watch.

12. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the operations comprise providing a first filtered electronic programming guide to the first smart watch and providing a second filtered electronic programming guide to the second smart watch.

13. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 9, transmitting a request to first smart watch in motion for recording media content.

14. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise:

identifying a common set of media content preferences between a first set of media content preferences and a second set of media content preferences; and

providing a first filtered electronic programming guide and a second filtered electronic programming guide, wherein providing the first filtered electronic programming guide and the second filtered electronic programming guide further comprises indicating the common set of media content preferences.

15. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise providing the second selected media content, wherein the providing of the second selected media content further comprises subscribing to a new media content programming service.

16. A method, comprising:

detecting, by a processing system including a processor, a first smart watch and a second smart watch in proximity of a display device, wherein each of the first smart watch and the second smart watch is configured to wrap around a wrist of a person;

generating, by the processing system, a first filtered electronic programming guide to be presented on the first smart watch and generating a second filtered electronic programming guide to be presented on the second smart watch;

receiving, by the processing system, a first user input from the first smart watch indicating to present a first selected media content and receiving a second user input from the second smart watch indicating to present a second selected media content;

causing, by the processing system, a presentation of the first selected media content at the display device and storing of the second selected media content in a digital video recorder in response to a determination of a first user profile having a higher priority than a second user profile, wherein the first user profile is associated with the first smart watch and the second user profile is associated with the second smart watch;

detecting, by the processing system, the first smart watch is in motion; and

causing, by the processing system, a presentation of a second action that causes presenting the second selected media content at the display device and storing the first selected media content in the digital video recorder in response to detecting that the first smart watch is in motion and the second smart watch is stationary.

17. The method of claim 16, comprising providing, by the processing system, the first filtered electronic programming guide to the first smart watch and providing, by the processing system, the second filtered electronic programming guide to the second smart watch.

18. The method of claim 17, comprising transmitting, by the processing system, a request to first smart watch in motion for recording media content.

19. The method of claim 17, comprising:

identifying, by the processing system, a common set of media content preferences between a first set of media content preferences and a second set of media content preferences; and

providing, by the processing system, the first filtered electronic programming guide and the second filtered electronic programming guide, wherein providing the first filtered electronic programming guide and the second filtered electronic programming guide further comprises indicating the common set of media content preferences.

20. The method of claim 17, comprising providing the second selected media content, wherein the providing of the second selected media content further comprises subscribing to a new media content programming service.