User history information generation of multimedia data and management method thereof

• US 20060130097A1
• Filed: 02/06/2006
• Published: 06/15/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Jin Soo, Yoon, Kyoung Ro
• Application Number:
  US11/348,188
• Publication Number:
  US 20060130097A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/50
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/437 Administration of user profiles, e.g. generation, initialisation, adaptation, distribution
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/31 Arrangements for monitoring the use made of the broadcast services
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/46 for recognising users' preferences
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4667 Processing of monitored end-user data, e.g. trend analysis based on the log file of viewer selections

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for generating user history information of multimedia data, the present invention generates usage summary information by recording frequency of usage about the feature information of the multimedia data in a feature table, generates a user history list including link information (address) of the feature table in the usage summary information, and provides a user profile information for reflecting user preference by applying those information, therefor efficiently recording the feature information of multimedia data in limited space, and providing a user-oriented multimedia service to the user.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for processing information related to consumption of multimedia content, the method comprising:

providing a usage history including a user action list listing user action items, each user action item describing a respective user action related to consumption of content in a corresponding multimedia program, wherein each user action item includes a respective reference identifier to identify a content description that is separate from the user action list and specifies a genre of the corresponding multimedia program; and

using the usage history to generate a description of user preferences for multimedia consumption.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein using the usage history to generate the description of user preferences includes using the reference identifiers to identify preferred multimedia content.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

using the description of user preferences to search for multimedia content.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing the description of user preferences in a portable storage medium.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one user action item in the user action list specifies an action time.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the user action list includes at least one user action item that specifies a program identifier that includes the corresponding reference identifier.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the usage history specifies an observation period defining a time period for recording multimedia consumption.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the user action list includes at least one user action item in which the reference identifier defines a link to the corresponding content description.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the link includes a URL.

10. A system for processing information related to multimedia consumption, the system comprising:

a data storage device to store a usage history including a user action list listing user action items, each user action item describing a respective user action related to consumption of content in a corresponding multimedia program, wherein each user action item includes a respective reference identifier identifying a content description that is separate from the user action list and specifies a genre of the corresponding multimedia program; and

data processing apparatus configured to perform operations comprising;

using the usage history to generate a description of user preferences for multimedia consumption.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein using the usage history to generate the description of user preferences includes using the reference identifiers to identify preferred multimedia content.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the data processing apparatus is further configured to perform operations comprising:

using the description of user preferences to search for multimedia content.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the data storage device includes a portable storage medium, and wherein the data processing apparatus is further configured to perform operations comprising:

storing the description of user preferences in the portable storage medium.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein at least one user action item in the user action list specifies an action time.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the user action list includes at least one user action item that specifies a program identifier that includes the corresponding reference identifier.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the usage history specifies an observation period defining a time period for recording multimedia consumption.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the user action list includes at least one user action item in which the reference identifier defines a link to the corresponding content description.

18. A computer program product for processing information related to multimedia consumption, the computer program comprising instructions to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

providing a usage history including a user action list listing user action items, each user action item describing a respective user action related to consumption of content in a corresponding multimedia program, wherein each user action item includes a respective reference identifier identifying a content description that is separate from the user action list and specifies a genre of the corresponding multimedia program; and

using the usage history to generate a description of user preferences for multimedia consumption.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein using the usage history to generate the description of user preferences includes using the reference identifiers to identify preferred multimedia content.

20. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the computer program further includes instructions to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

using the description of user preferences to search for multimedia content.

21. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein at least one user action item in the user action list specifies an action time.

22. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the usage history specifies an observation period defining a time period for recording multimedia consumption.

23. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the user action list includes at least one user action item in which the reference identifier defines a link to the corresponding content description.