Hashtag-playlist content sequence management

• US 10,685,055 B2
• Filed: 03/08/2018
• Issued: 06/16/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 09/23/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Altair Engineering Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Altair Engineering Incorporated
• Inventors: Scapa, James R., Scapa, Stephanie A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cox, Natisha D
• Application Number:
  US15/915,921
• Publication Number:
  US 20180196806A1
• Time in Patent Office: 831 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4387 by the use of playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/686 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, title or artist information, time, location or usage information, user ratings
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/02 using automatic reactions or user delegation, e.g. automatic replies or chatbot-generated messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services

Abstract

Hashtag-playlist content sequence management may include receiving a hashtag-playlist generation request message including a hashtag-playlist indicator and a first content curator indicator, storing hashtag-playlist information indicating an association between the hashtag-playlist indicator and the first content curator indicator, receiving a request for a sequence of content, wherein the request for the sequence of content includes the hashtag-playlist indicator, generating the sequence of content by identifying hashtag-playlist content objects, wherein each respective content object from the hashtag-playlist content objects is identified based on information indicating a defined association between the respective content object and the hashtag-playlist identifier, and including at least one content object from the hashtag-playlist content objects in the sequence of content, and transmitting at least one content object from the sequence of content for presentation to a user associated with the user account.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at a first device from a second device via a first electronic communication link, a hashtag-playlist generation request message, the hashtag-playlist generation request message including a hashtag-playlist indicator and a first content curator indicator, the hashtag-playlist indicator identifying a hashtag-playlist, and the first content curator indicator indicating a first content curator;

in response to a determination that a previously generated hashtag-playlist corresponding to the hashtag-playlist indicator is unavailable, storing, by a processor of the first device in response to instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium of the first device, hashtag-playlist information indicating an association between the hashtag-playlist indicator and the first content curator indicator, wherein storing the hashtag-playlist information includes generating the hashtag-playlist information;

receiving, at the first device from a third device via a second electronic communication link, a request for a sequence of content, wherein the request for the sequence of content includes the hashtag-playlist indicator and a user account indicator identifying a user account;

generating, by the processor in response to the instructions stored on the non-transitory computer readable medium, the sequence of content, wherein generating the sequence of content includes;

identifying hashtag-playlist content objects, wherein each respective content object from the hashtag-playlist content objects is identified based on information indicating a defined association between the respective content object and the hashtag-playlist identifier,

including at least one content object from the hashtag-playlist content objects in the sequence of content,

identifying a first set of additional hashtag-playlist content objects, wherein each respective content object from the first set of additional hashtag-playlist content objects is not associated with the hashtag-playlist identifier,

causing the first set of additional hashtag-playlist content objects to be displayed on third device,

receiving, at the first device from the third device, a first user input selecting one of the content object from the first set of additional hashtag-playlist content objects for inclusion in the sequence of content, and

responsive to receiving the first user input selecting one of the content object from the first set of additional hashtag-playlist content objects for inclusion in the sequence of content, adding the selected content object in the sequence of content and associated the selected content object with the hashtag-playlist identifier; and

transmitting at least one content object from the sequence of content for presentation to a user associated with the user account.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the hashtag-playlist information includes:

in response to a determination that the hashtag-playlist generation request message includes a source hashtag-playlist indicator, storing the information indicating the defined association for each content object from a plurality of content objects associated with a source hashtag-playlist indicated by the source hashtag-playlist indicator.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, at the first device from a fourth device via a third electronic communication link, a hashtag-playlist association request message, the hashtag-playlist association request message including the hashtag-playlist indicator, a content object indicator, and a second content curator indicator; and

in response to a determination that previously generated hashtag-playlist association information indicating the defined association between the content object indicator, the second content curator indicator, and the hashtag-playlist indicator is unavailable, storing, by the processor of the first device in response to the instructions stored on the non-transitory computer readable medium of the first device, hashtag-playlist association information indicating the defined association between the hashtag-playlist indicator, the content object indicator, and the second content curator indicator, wherein storing the hashtag-playlist association information includes generating the hashtag-playlist association information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the content curator is the user, an identified user other than the user, a user from a plurality of users identified by the user, or a user from a plurality of users associated with an organization.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying similar content objects wherein each respective content object from the similar content objects is identified based on a determined similarity metric value between the respective content object and the hashtag-playlist content objects; and

including at least one content object from the similar content objects in the sequence of content.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, at the first device from the third device, a second user input requesting a second set of additional hashtag-playlist content objects,

identifying the second set of additional hashtag-playlist content objects, wherein each respective content object from the second set of additional hashtag-playlist content objects is not associated with the hashtag-playlist identifier, and wherein the first set of additional hashtag-playlist content objects and different from the first set of additional hashtag-playlist content objects, and

causing the second set of additional hashtag-playlist content objects to be displayed on third device.

6. An apparatus comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable memory; and

a processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to;

receive, from an external device via a first electronic communication link, a hashtag-playlist generation request message, the hashtag-playlist generation request message including a hashtag-playlist indicator and a first content curator indicator, the hashtag-playlist indicator identifying a hashtag-playlist, and the first content curator indicator indicating a first content curator;

in response to a determination that a previously generated hashtag-playlist corresponding to the hashtag-playlist indicator is unavailable, store hashtag-playlist information indicating an association between the hashtag-playlist indicator and the first content curator indicator, wherein storing the hashtag-playlist information includes generating the hashtag-playlist information;

receive, from a third device via a second electronic communication link, a request for a sequence of content, wherein the request for the sequence of content includes the hashtag-playlist indicator and a user account indicator identifying a user account;

generate the sequence of content by;

identifying hashtag-playlist content objects, wherein each respective content object from the hashtag-playlist content objects is identified based on information indicating a defined association between the respective content object and the hashtag-playlist identifier,

including at least one content object from the hashtag-playlist content objects in the sequence of content

identifying a first set of additional hashtag-playlist content objects, wherein each respective content object from the first set of additional hashtag-playlist content objects is not associated with the hashtag-playlist identifier,

causing the first set of additional hashtag-playlist content objects to be displayed on third device,

receiving, at the first device from the third device, a first user input selecting one of the content object from the first set of additional hashtag-playlist content objects for inclusion in the sequence of content, and

responsive to receiving the first user input selecting one of the content object from the first set of additional hashtag-playlist content objects for inclusion in the sequence of content, adding the selected content object in the sequence of content and associated the selected content object with the hashtag-playlist identifier; and

transmit at least one content object from the sequence of content for presentation to a user associated with the user account.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to store the hashtag-playlist information by:

in response to a determination that the hashtag-playlist generation request message includes a source hashtag-playlist indicator, storing the information indicating the defined association for each content object from a plurality of content objects associated with a source hashtag-playlist indicated by the source hashtag-playlist indicator.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:

receive, from a fourth device via a third electronic communication link, a hashtag-playlist association request message, the hashtag-playlist association request message including the hashtag-playlist indicator, a content object indicator, and a second content curator indicator; and

in response to a determination that previously generated hashtag-playlist association information indicating the defined association between the content object indicator, the second content curator indicator, and the hashtag-playlist indicator is unavailable, store hashtag-playlist association information indicating the defined association between the hashtag-playlist indicator, the content object indicator, and the second content curator indicator, wherein storing the hashtag-playlist association information includes generating the hashtag-playlist association information.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the content curator is the user, an identified user other than the user, a user from a plurality of users identified by the user, or a user from a plurality of users associated with an organization.

10. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to:

identify similar content objects wherein each respective content object from the similar content objects is identified based on a determined similarity metric value between the respective content object and the hashtag-playlist content objects; and

include at least one content object from the similar content objects in the sequence of content.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

receiving, at a first device from a second device via a first electronic communication link, a hashtag-playlist generation request message, the hashtag-playlist generation request message including a hashtag-playlist indicator and a first content curator indicator, the hashtag-playlist indicator identifying a hashtag-playlist, and the first content curator indicator indicating a first content curator;

in response to a determination that a previously generated hashtag-playlist corresponding to the hashtag-playlist indicator is unavailable, storing, by a processor of the first device in response to instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium of the first device, hashtag-playlist information indicating an association between the hashtag-playlist indicator and the first content curator indicator, wherein storing the hashtag-playlist information includes generating the hashtag-playlist information;

receiving, at the first device from a third device via a second electronic communication link, a request for a sequence of content, wherein the request for the sequence of content includes the hashtag-playlist indicator and a user account indicator identifying a user account;

generating, by the processor in response to the instructions stored on the non-transitory computer readable medium, the sequence of content, wherein generating the sequence of content includes;

identifying hashtag-playlist content objects, wherein each respective content object from the hashtag-playlist content objects is identified based on information indicating a defined association between the respective content object and the hashtag-playlist identifier,

including at least one content object from the hashtag-playlist content objects in the sequence of content,

identifying a first set of additional hashtag-playlist content objects, wherein each respective content object from the first set of additional hashtag-playlist content objects is not associated with the hashtag-playlist identifier,

causing the first set of additional hashtag-playlist content objects to be displayed on third device,

receiving, at the first device from the third device, a first user input selecting one of the content object from the first set of additional hashtag-playlist content objects for inclusion in the sequence of content, and

responsive to receiving the first user input selecting one of the content object from the first set of additional hashtag-playlist content objects for inclusion in the sequence of content, adding the selected content object in the sequence of content and associated the selected content object with the hashtag-playlist identifier; and

transmitting at least one content object from the sequence of content for presentation to a user associated with the user account.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein storing the hashtag-playlist information includes:

in response to a determination that the hashtag-playlist generation request message includes a source hashtag-playlist indicator, storing the information indicating the defined association for each content object from a plurality of content objects associated with a source hashtag-playlist indicated by the source hashtag-playlist indicator.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving, at the first device from a fourth device via a third electronic communication link, a hashtag-playlist association request message, the hashtag-playlist association request message including the hashtag-playlist indicator, a content object indicator, and a second content curator indicator; and

in response to a determination that previously generated hashtag-playlist association information indicating the defined association between the content object indicator, the second content curator indicator, and the hashtag-playlist indicator is unavailable, storing, by the processor of the first device in response to the instructions stored on the non-transitory computer readable medium of the first device, hashtag-playlist association information indicating the defined association between the hashtag-playlist indicator, the content object indicator, and the second content curator indicator, wherein storing the hashtag-playlist association information includes generating the hashtag-playlist association information.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the content curator is the user, an identified user other than the user, a user from a plurality of users identified by the user, or a user from a plurality of users associated with an organization.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, further comprising:

identifying similar content objects wherein each respective content object from the similar content objects is identified based on a determined similarity metric value between the respective content object and the hashtag-playlist content objects; and

including at least one content object from the similar content objects in the sequence of content.