Audiovisual information management system

• US 20040268389A1
• Filed: 07/19/2004
• Published: 12/30/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Sezan, Muhammed Ibrahim, Beek, Petrus Van, Yoshikawa, Kohei, Tomioka, Yoshiaki, Shibao, Tadahide
• Application Number:
  US10/894,569
• Publication Number:
  US 20040268389A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/35
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2805 Home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2812 describing content present in a home automation network, e.g. audio video content retrieval from the Internet G06F16/95
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44224 Monitoring of user activity on external systems, e.g. Internet browsing
• 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 21/458 Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating operations, e.g. for OS modules ; time-related management operations arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast or during the distribution H04H20/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4667 Processing of monitored end-user data, e.g. trend analysis based on the log file of viewer selections
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4751 for defining user accounts, e.g. accounts for children
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4826 using recommendation lists, e.g. of programs or channels sorted out according to their score
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only

Abstract

A system, may include, at least one of audio, image, and a video comprising a plurality of frames. A usage preferences description, describing preferences of a user with respect to the use of at least one of the audio, image, and video, where the description normally includes multiple preferences. In one aspect, a protection attribute with respect to at least one of the preferences indicates whether one of the preferences is considered public or private. Other aspects of the user preferences description include other attributes, alone or in combination.

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36. A method of using a system with at least one of audio, image, and a video comprising a plurality of frames comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a usage preferences description, describing preferences of a user with respect to the use of said audio, image, and video, where said description includes multiple preferences; and

(b) providing a time attribute with respect to at least one of said preferences differentiating said preferences based on the time of day.

37. The method of claim 36 wherein said at least one of said audio, image, and video is video.

38. The method of claim 37 wherein said time of day including morning and afternoon.

39. The method of claim 37 further comprising providing a location attribute with respect to at least one of said preferences differentiating said preferences based on the location of the user.

40. The method of claim 37 further comprising providing a source attribute with respect to at least one of said preferences differentiating said preferences based upon the source of said video.

41. A method of using a system with at least one of audio, image, and a video comprising a plurality of frames comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a usage preferences description, describing preferences of a user with respect to the use of said audio, image, and video, where said description includes multiple preferences; and

(b) providing a location attribute with respect to at least one of said preferences indicating a difference in the use of said preferences based on the location of the user.

42. The method of claim 41 wherein said at least one of said audio, image, and video is video.

43. The method of claim 42 wherein said location includes work and home.

44. The method of claim 42 further comprising providing a time attribute with respect to at least one of said preferences indicating a difference in the use of said preferences based on the time of day.

45. The method of claim 42 further comprising providing a source attribute with respect to at least one of said preferences indicating a difference in the use of said preferences based upon the source of said video.

46. A method of using a system with at least one of audio, image, and a video comprising a plurality of frames comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a usage preferences description, describing preferences of a user with respect to the use of said audio, image, and video, where said description includes multiple preferences; and

(b) providing a temporal attribute with respect to at least one of said preferences indicating a difference in the use of said preferences based upon a temporal reference at least as long as one day.

47. The method of claim 46 wherein said at least one of said audio, image, and video is video.

48. The method of claim 47 wherein said temporal reference is a season.

49. The method of claim 47 further comprising providing a location attribute with respect to at least one of said preferences indicating a difference in the use of said preferences based on the location of the user.

50. The method of claim 47 further comprising providing a source attribute with respect to at least one of said preferences indicating a difference in the use of said preferences based upon the source of said video.

51. A method of using a system with at least one of audio, image, and a video comprising a plurality of frames comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a usage preferences description, describing preferences of a user with respect to the use of said audio, image, and video, where said description includes multiple preferences; and

(b) providing a source attribute with respect to at least one of said preferences indicating a difference in the use of said preferences based on the source of said audio, image and video.

52. The method of claim 51 wherein said at least one of said audio, image, and video is video.

53. The method of claim 52 wherein said source includes at least two of broadcast, satellite, cable, and tape.

54. The method of claim 52 further comprising providing a location attribute with respect to at least one of said preferences indicating a difference in the use of said preferences based on the location of the user.

55. The method of claim 52 further comprising providing a source attribute with respect to at least one of said preferences indicating a difference in the use of said preferences based upon the source of said video.

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77. A method of using a system with at least one of audio, image, and a video comprising a plurality of frames comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a usage preferences description, describing preferences of a user with respect to the use of said audio, image, and video, where said description includes multiple preferences; and

(b) providing a persistence attribute with respect to at least one of said preferences indicating the duration of which said preferences are maintained.

78. The method of claim 77 wherein said at least one of audio, image, and video is video.

79. The method of claim 78 wherein said persistence includes temporary and permanent.

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84. A method of using a system with at least one of audio, image, and a video comprising a plurality of frames comprising the steps of:

(a) providing a usage preferences description, describing preferences of a user with respect to the use of said audio, image, and video, where said description includes multiple preferences; and

(b) providing a media type attribute with respect to at least one of said preferences indicating a difference in the use of said preferences based on the type of media of said audio, image and video.

85. The method of claim 84 wherein said at least one of said audio, image and video is video.

86. The method of claim 85 wherein said media is at least one of digital video disc, and tape.

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