Media processing system communicating activity information to support user and user base profiling and consumption feedback
First Claim
1. A method of communicating activity information to support user and user base profiling and consumption feedback in a communication network, the method comprising:
- establishing at a first location, from a second location, at least one parameter related to monitoring media consumption activity of a user at the first location;
receiving, at the first location, a media request from the user, the requested media having an associated set of pre-defined characteristics;
determining, at the first location, whether the associated set of pre-defined characteristics matches the at least one parameter;
sending notification of the media request to a second location, via a communication network, if the determining results in a match; and
refraining from sending a notification of the media request to the second location, via the communication network, if the determining does not result in a match.
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Abstract
A system and method for communicating media consumption activity information are disclosed. Various aspects of the present invention may support the reporting of user media requests to a server that may record information about the user and the requested media. Parameters may be established that are matched against characteristics of media selected for consumption by a user. If it is determined that a match exists, a notification of the media request may be sent. The notification may identify the user requesting the media, and characteristics of the requested media. Server software may store and share information about user media consumption with a third party.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of communicating activity information to support user and user base profiling and consumption feedback in a communication network, the method comprising:
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establishing at a first location, from a second location, at least one parameter related to monitoring media consumption activity of a user at the first location;
receiving, at the first location, a media request from the user, the requested media having an associated set of pre-defined characteristics;
determining, at the first location, whether the associated set of pre-defined characteristics matches the at least one parameter;
sending notification of the media request to a second location, via a communication network, if the determining results in a match; and
refraining from sending a notification of the media request to the second location, via the communication network, if the determining does not result in a match. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of communicating activity information to support user and user base profiling and consumption feedback in a communication network, the method comprising:
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establishing at a first location, from a second location, at least one parameter related to monitoring media consumption activity of a user at the first location;
receiving, at the second location via the communication network, notification of a media request by the user, at the first location, the requested media having an associated set of pre-defined characteristics matching the at least one parameter;
creating at least one record of the media request, at the second location; and
sharing information derived from the at least one record with a third party. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system supporting communication of activity information to support user and user base profiling and consumption feedback in a communication network, the system comprising:
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a television display at a first location;
a storage for storing media, at the first location, the storage having an associated network address;
a user interface accessible via the television display, the user interface supporting the selection of media for consumption;
set top box circuitry, at the first location, communicatively coupled to the storage to support consumption of the selected media; and
server software that receives, via a communication network, data comprising at least one of the associated network address, a user identifier, and information related to the media selected for consumption, and responds by storing at least a portion of the received data. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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