Methods and Systems for Content-Consumption-Aware Device Communication

• US 20090182806A1
• Filed: 01/15/2008
• Published: 07/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2008
• 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: Shivaji-Rao, Vishnu-Kumar
• Application Number:
  US12/014,726
• Publication Number:
  US 20090182806A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes

Abstract

Aspects of the present invention relate to systems and methods for content-consumption-aware device communication.

Claims

1. A method for communicating between a first device and a second device, said method comprising:

a) establishing a first connection between a server system and a first content-consumption device;

b) establishing a second connection between said server system and a second device;

c) receiving, at said server system, a first message associated with said first content-consumption device, wherein an intended recipient of said first message is associated with said second device;

d) determining, at said server system, a first topic based on said first message;

e) augmenting, at said server system, said first message with first-topic information related to said first topic, thereby creating a first augmented message; and

f) sending said first augmented message from said server system to said second device.

2. A method according to claim 1, said method further comprising sending, from said server system, at least one of the group consisting of a first plug-in, a first transcoder, a first application, a first software module and a first applet to said second device.

3. A method according to claim 1, said method further comprising controlling said second device from said server system to access said first-topic information.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein said first content-consumption device is a television.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein said first-topic information comprises a URL.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein said first content-consumption device is associated with a first content;

and said determining a first topic is further based on said first content.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein said determining a first topic is further based on user preferences.

8. A method according to claim 1, said method further comprising:

a) parsing said first message for a keyword;

b) parsing said first message for a topic keyword; and

c) determining said first-topic information based on said keyword and said topic keyword.

9. A system for communicating between a first device and a second device, said system comprising:

a) a message receiver for receiving a first message associated with a first content-consumption device;

b) a topic determiner for determining a first topic based on said first message;

c) a message augmentor for augmenting said first message with first-topic information related to said first topic, thereby creating a first augmented message; and

d) an augmented-message sender for sending said first augmented message to a second device.

10. A system according to claim 9, wherein said first content-consumption device is a television.

11. A system according to claim 9, wherein said first-topic information comprises a URL.

12. A system according to claim 9, wherein said first content-consumption device is associated with a first content;

and said topic determiner determines said first topic based on said first content and said first message.

13. A system according to claim 9, said system further comprising:

a) storage for a user preference; and

b) wherein said topic determiner determines said first topic based on said user preference and said first message.

14. A system according to claim 9, said system further comprising:

a) a keyword parser for parsing said first message for a keyword;

b) a topic parser for parsing said first message for a topic keyword; and

c) a first-topic determiner for determining said first-topic information based on said keyword and said topic keyword.

15. A system according to claim 9, said system further comprising a sender for sending at least one of the group consisting of a first plug-in, a first transcoder, a first application, a first software module and a first applet to said second device.

16. A system according to claim 9, said system further comprising a device controller for controlling said second device to access said first-topic information.

17. A method for device communication, said method comprising:

a) establishing a connection between a first content-consumption device and a server system;

b) receiving a first message at said first content-consumption device from said server system, said first message comprising a first active region;

c) providing a first action option associated with said first active region;

d) receiving a signal indicating selection of said first action option; and

e) controlling said first content-consumption device in response to said receiving.

18. A method according to claim 17, wherein said first content-consumption device is a television.

19. A method according to claim 17, said method further comprising sending said first message to a second device, wherein said second device displays said first message.

20. A method according to claim 19, wherein said first content-consumption device is a television and said second device is a personal handheld device.