Contextual recommendations based on interaction within collections of content

• US 10,656,804 B1
• Filed: 04/13/2018
• Issued: 05/19/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Lewis, Justin, Daverin, Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): Phantana-angkool, David
• Application Number:
  US15/952,831
• Time in Patent Office: 767 Days
• Field of Search: 715745
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/252 Processing of multiple end-users' preferences to derive collaborative data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25866 Management of end-user data customer care in data networks H04L41/5077
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4756 for rating content, e.g. scoring a recommended movie
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4826 using recommendation lists, e.g. of programs or channels sorted out according to their score

Abstract

The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a method that includes storing a plurality of references to one or more first videos and at least one second video at a content hosting system for a first playlist. The method further includes receiving one or more first interactions with the first videos from one or more first user accounts. The method further includes selecting, by at least one processing device, the second video based on the second video belonging to the same first playlist as the first videos and on the first interactions with the first videos from the first user accounts. The method further includes providing, for presentation in a user interface, a recommendation to view the second video to a second user account other than the first user accounts.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

storing a plurality of references to one or more first videos and at least one second video at a content hosting system for a first playlist;

receiving one or more first interactions with the first videos from one or more first user accounts;

selecting, by at least one processing device, the second videos for a recommendation to a second user account based on the second videos belonging to the same first playlist as the first videos and on the first interactions with the first videos from the first user accounts, wherein the second user account being a user account that is other than the first user accounts associated with the first interactions; and

providing, for presentation in a user interface, the recommendation to view the second videos to the second user account.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the second videos is further based on a number of the first videos for the first interactions of the first playlist being greater than a number of the second videos for second interactions of one or more second playlists.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the second videos is further based on a number of the first interactions with the first videos in the first playlist being greater than a number of second interactions with the second videos in one or more second playlists.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein there has been no interaction with the second videos.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the second videos is further based on the second videos having a least number of interactions among videos within the first playlist.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the second videos is further based on the second videos being at least one or more newest videos among videos within the first playlist.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more of the first videos belong to at least one second playlist, and wherein one or more of the first interactions with the first videos occur in conjunction with presentation of the one or more of the first videos with the second playlist.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored therein that, when executed by at least one processing device, cause the processing device to:

store a plurality of references to one or more first videos and at least one second video at a content hosting system for a first playlist;

receive one or more first interactions with the first videos from one or more first user accounts;

select, by the processing device, the second videos for a recommendation to a second user account based on the second videos belonging to the same first playlist as the first videos and on the first interactions with the first videos from the first user accounts, wherein the second user account being a user account that is other than the first user accounts associated with the first interactions; and

provide, for presentation in a user interface, the recommendation to view the second videos to the second user account.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the selection of the second videos is further based on a number of the first videos for the first interactions of the first playlist being greater than a number of the second videos for second interactions of one or more second playlists.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the selection of the second videos is further based on a number of the first interactions with the first videos in the first playlist being greater than a number of second interactions with the second videos in one or more second playlists.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein there has been no interaction with the second videos.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the selection of the second videos is further based on the second videos having a least number of interactions among videos within the first playlist, and wherein the selection of the second videos is further based on the second videos being a newest video among videos within the first playlist.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein one or more of the first videos belong to at least one second playlist, and wherein one or more of the first interactions with the first videos occur in conjunction with presentation of the one or more of the first videos with the second playlist.

14. A system comprising:

at least one memory that stores instructions; and

at least one processing device configured to execute the instructions to;

store a plurality of references to one or more first videos and at least one second video at a content hosting system for a first playlist;

receive one or more first interactions with the first videos from one or more first user accounts;

select the second video based on the second videos for a recommendation to a second user account based on the second videos belonging to the same first playlist as the first videos and on the first interactions with the first videos from the first user accounts, wherein the second user account being a user account that is other than the first user accounts associated with the first interactions; and

provide, for presentation in a user interface the recommendation to view the second videos to the second user account.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the selection of the second videos is further base on a number of the first videos for the first interactions of the first playlist being greater than a number of the second videos for second interactions of one or more second playlists.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the selection of the second videos is further based on a number of the first interactions with the first videos in the first playlist being greater than a number of second interactions with the second videos in one or more second playlists.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein there has been no interaction with the second videos.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein the selection of the second videos is further based on the second videos having a least number of interactions among videos within the first playlist.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein the selection of the second videos is further based on the second videos being a newest video among videos within the first playlist.

20. The system of claim 14, wherein one or more of the first videos belong to at least one second playlist, and wherein one or more of the first interactions with the first videos occur in conjunction with presentation of the one or more of the first videos with the second playlist.