Method of selecting a second content based on a user's reaction to a first content

• US 20090113298A1
• Filed: 10/24/2007
• Published: 04/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Rinaldo, John D. JR., Lord, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,513,699 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/700
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0212 Chance discounts or incentives

Abstract

Embodiments include an apparatus, a system, a device, a computer program product, and a method. A method embodiment includes a method implemented in an environment that includes a person interacting with an electronic device via a user device. The method includes detecting a reaction by the person to a displayed first content. The method also includes determining a content attribute of the displayed first content. The method further includes facilitating a search for a second content based on the detected reaction and on the determined content attribute. The method includes displaying the second content in a manner perceivable by the person.

Claims

1. A method implemented in an environment that includes a person viewing content displayed by an electronic device, the method comprising:

detecting a reaction by the person to a displayed first content;

determining a content attribute of the displayed first content;

facilitating a search for a second content based on the detected reaction and on the determined content attribute; and

displaying the second content in a manner perceivable by the person.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the first content in a manner perceivable by the person.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the displaying the first content in a manner perceivable by the person further includes:

displaying the first content in a manner perceivable by the person and in a manner designed to facilitate a detectable reaction from the person.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

selecting the second content from a result of the facilitated search.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

maintaining informational data corresponding to the second content.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting a reaction by the person to a displayed first content further includes:

at least one of sensing, identifying, or recognizing a reaction by the person to a displayed first content.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting a reaction by the person to a displayed first content further includes:

detecting at least one of a positive or negative reaction by the person to a displayed first content.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting a reaction by the person to a displayed first content further includes:

sensing a gaze by the person at a displayed first content and detecting a reaction by the person to the displayed first content.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting a reaction by the person to a displayed first content further includes:

detecting a response by the person to a displayed first content.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting a reaction by the person to a displayed first content further includes:

detecting a physical reaction by the person to a displayed first content.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting a reaction by the person to a displayed first content further includes:

detecting an emotional reaction by the person to a displayed first content.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting a reaction by the person to a displayed first content further includes:

directly detecting from the person a response of the person to a displayed first content.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting a reaction by the person to a displayed first content further includes:

detecting a reaction state of the person to a displayed first content.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting a reaction by the person to a displayed first content further includes:

detecting a reaction by the person to a displayed first content, the displayed first content including at least one of a displayed search results, Internet search results, sports results, query results, program lists, music lists, file lists, or directory search result.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting a reaction by the person to a displayed first content further includes:

detecting a reaction by the person to a displayed first content, the displayed first content including at least one of a displayed image, avatar, icon, name, title, descriptor, or broadcasted sound.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting a reaction by the person to a displayed first content further includes:

detecting a reaction by the person to a displayed first content, the displayed first content including at least one of a visual-based, image-based, text-based, or sound-based first content.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting a reaction by the person to a displayed first content further includes:

detecting a reaction by the person to a displayed first content, the displayed first content including a content displayed on a surface coupled with a computing device, or displayed on a surface separate from the computing device.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting a reaction by the person to a displayed first content further includes:

detecting a reaction by the person to a displayed first content, the displayed first content including content displayed by at least one of a mobile communications device, handheld communications device, desktop computing device, limited resources computing device, thin computing device, or portable computing device.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining a content attribute of the displayed first content further includes:

determining at least two content attributes of the displayed first content.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining a content attribute of the displayed first content further includes:

determining a content attribute of the displayed first content, the determined content attribute including at least one of a category, tag, subject, color, texture, or theme of the displayed first content.

21. The method of claim 1, wherein the facilitating a search for a second content based on the detected reaction and on the determined content attribute further includes:

searching a local data store for a second content based on the detected reaction and on the determined content attribute.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein the facilitating a search for a second content based on the detected reaction and on the determined content attribute further includes:

facilitating a search by a search engine for a second content based on the detected reaction and on the determined content attribute.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein the facilitating a search for a second content based on the detected reaction and on the determined content attribute further includes:

facilitating a search by a Web search engine for a second content based on the detected reaction and on the determined content attribute.

24. The method of claim 1, wherein the facilitating a search for a second content based on the detected reaction and on the determined content attribute further includes:

facilitating a search for a second content by a search algorithm responsive to the detected reaction and on the determined content attribute.

25. The method of claim 1, wherein the facilitating a search for a second content based on the detected reaction and on the determined content attribute further includes:

facilitating a search for at least two instances of a second content based on the detected reaction and on the determined content attribute.

26. The method of claim 1, wherein the facilitating a search for a second content based on the detected reaction and on the determined content attribute further includes:

facilitating a search for a second content based on at least one of a positive correlation, or a negative correlation between the detected reaction and the determined content attribute.