Methods and systems for determining user engagement based on user interactions during different time intervals

• US 10,667,010 B2
• Filed: 07/09/2019
• Issued: 05/26/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Maughan, Benjamin H., Stathacopoulos, Paul, Matthews, Sean
• Primary Examiner(s): Kumar, Pankaj
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hicks, Charles N
• Application Number:
  US16/506,726
• Publication Number:
  US 20190335235A1
• Time in Patent Office: 322 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/7867 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, title and artist information, manually generated time, location and usage information, user ratings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25883 being end-user demographical data, e.g. age, family status or address arrangements for identifying locations of users in broadcast systems H04H60/52
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; 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 21/44218 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 21/44226 on social networks

Abstract

Systems and methods are described herein for determining a level of user engagement based on user interactions. A media guidance application is configured to retrieve a first record of a first plurality of user inputs, including input type, received during consumption of a media asset. A second time interval, prior to the first time interval, is selected by shifting the first start time and the first end time. A second record of a second plurality of user inputs received during the second time interval, including input type, is retrieved. A first media asset consumed during the first time interval and a second media asset consumed during the second time interval are determined, and the level of user engagement for the first media asset is determined based on the first record and the second record.

Claims

1. A method for determining a respective level of user engagement based on user interactions, the method comprising:

at a computer having a processor;

retrieving a first record of a first plurality of user inputs received during a first time interval of a display of a first media asset, wherein the first record indicates an input type for each of the first plurality of user inputs;

retrieving a second record of a second plurality of user inputs received during a second time interval of a display of a second media asset, wherein the second time interval is different than the first time interval and wherein the second record indicates an input type for each of the second plurality of user inputs;

determining, by the processor, a first frequency of each input type of the first plurality of user inputs during the first time interval;

determining, by the processor, a second frequency of each input type of the second plurality of user inputs during the second time interval;

determining, by the processor, the respective level of user engagement during the first time interval for the first media asset, wherein determining the respective level of user engagement includes;

comparing, by the processor, the first frequency of each input type in the first plurality of user inputs with a corresponding second frequency of each input type in the second plurality of user inputs;

calculating, by the processor, respective percent differences between the first frequency of each input type in the first plurality of user inputs and the corresponding second frequency in the second plurality of user inputs; and

determining, by the processor, the respective level of user engagement for the first media asset based on the respective percent differences;

identifying, by the processor, a third media asset based on the respective level of user engagement for the first media asset; and

causing display of the third media asset.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein some of the first plurality of user inputs are received from a remote control associated with a display that displayed the first media asset.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein some of the first plurality of user inputs are received from an onscreen input device associated with a display that displayed the first media asset.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first media asset and the second media asset are the same media asset.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of user inputs includes at least one of a channel change input, a power on/off input, a volume change input, a volume mute input, or an information request input.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein retrieving the first record includes requesting first stored user input data on a remote device that caused display of a part of the first media asset.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein retrieving the second record includes requesting second stored user input data on the remote device, wherein the remote device caused display a part of the second media asset.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of user inputs comprises inputs generated by a plurality of users.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device, cause the electronic device to:

retrieve a first record of a first plurality of user inputs received during a first time interval of a display of a first media asset, wherein the first record indicates an input type for each of the first plurality of user inputs;

retrieve a second record of a second plurality of user inputs received during a second time interval of a display of a second media asset, wherein the second time interval is different than the first time interval and wherein the second record indicates an input type for each of the second plurality of user inputs;

determine a first frequency of each input type of the first plurality of user inputs during the first time interval;

determine a second frequency of each input type of the second plurality of user inputs during the second time interval;

determine the respective level of user engagement during the first time interval for the first media asset, wherein determining the respective level of user engagement includes;

comparing the first frequency of each input type in the first plurality of user inputs with a corresponding second frequency of each input type in the second plurality of user inputs;

calculating respective percent differences between the first frequency of each input type in the first plurality of user inputs and the corresponding second frequency in the second plurality of user inputs; and

determining the respective level of user engagement for the first media asset based on the respective percent differences;

identify a third media asset based on the respective level of user engagement for the first media asset; and

cause display of the third media asset.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein some of the first plurality of user inputs are received from a remote control associated with a display that displayed the first media asset.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein some of the first plurality of user inputs are received from an onscreen input device associated with a display that displayed the first media asset.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the first media asset and the second media asset are the same media asset.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the first plurality of user inputs includes at least one of a channel change input, a power on/off input, a volume change input, a volume mute input, or an information request input.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein retrieving the first record includes requesting first stored user input data on a remote device that caused display of a part of the first media asset.

15. A device, comprising:

one or more processors;

memory; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs comprising instructions for;

retrieving a first record of a first plurality of user inputs received during a first time interval of a display of a first media asset, wherein the first record indicates an input type for each of the first plurality of user inputs;

retrieving a second record of a second plurality of user inputs received during a second time interval of a display of a second media asset, wherein the second time interval is different than the first time interval and wherein the second record indicates an input type for each of the second plurality of user inputs;

determining, by the processor, a first frequency of each input type of the first plurality of user inputs during the first time interval;

determining, by the processor, a second frequency of each input type of the second plurality of user inputs during the second time interval;

determining, by the processor, the respective level of user engagement during the first time interval for the first media asset, wherein determining the respective level of user engagement includes;

comparing, by the processor, the first frequency of each input type in the first plurality of user inputs with a corresponding second frequency of each input type in the second plurality of user inputs;

calculating, by the processor, respective percent differences between the first frequency of each input type in the first plurality of user inputs and the corresponding second frequency in the second plurality of user inputs; and

determining, by the processor, the respective level of user engagement for the first media asset based on the respective percent differences;

identifying, by the processor, a third media asset based on the respective level of user engagement for the first media asset; and

causing display of the third media asset.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein some of the first plurality of user inputs are received from a remote control associated with a display that displayed the first media asset.

17. The device of claim 15, wherein some of the first plurality of user inputs are received from an onscreen input device associated with a display that displayed the first media asset.

18. The device of claim 15, wherein the first media asset and the second media asset are the same media asset.

19. The device of claim 15, wherein the first plurality of user inputs includes at least one of a channel change input, a power on/off input, a volume change input, a volume mute input, or an information request input.

20. The device of claim 15, wherein retrieving the first record includes requesting first stored user input data on a remote device that caused display of a part of the first media asset.