SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTATION OF MEDIA RELATED TO A CONTEXT

• US 20090325602A1
• Filed: 06/27/2008
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Spiegelman, Michael, Kalaboukis, Chris, Martinez, Ronald, Davis, Marc, Higgins, Christopher W., Paretti, Christopher T., Ghezzi, Nicola Stefano
• Granted Patent: US 8,452,855 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/148 File search processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/60 of audio data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/632 Query formulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/73 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals

Abstract

A system and method for presentation of media related to a context. A request is received over a network from a requesting device for media related to a context, wherein the request comprises at least one criteria. A query is formulated based on the context criteria so as to search, via the network, for user profile data, social network data, spatial data, temporal data and topical data that is available via the network and relates to the context and to media files so as to identify at least one media file that is relevant to the context criteria. A playlist is assembled via the network containing a reference to the media files. The media files on the playlist are transmitted over the network to the requesting device.

Claims

1. A method comprising the steps of:

receiving a request over a network from a requesting device for media related to a context, wherein the request comprises at least one criteria;

formulating a query based on the context criteria so as to search, via the network, for user profile data, social network data, spatial data, temporal data and topical data that is available via the network and relates to the context and to media files so as to identify at least one media file that is relevant to the context criteria;

assembling via the network a playlist containing a reference to the at least one media file; and

transmitting the at least one media file on the playlist over the network to the requesting device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein user profile data comprise data that match a plurality of users, and the preferences of at least one of the plurality of users are used as part of the query.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the social network data comprise criteria that match a plurality of users within a social network, and the preferences of at least one of the plurality of users are used as part of the query.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the request for media related to a context has at least one trigger condition and the request is not processed until the trigger condition occurs.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the at least one trigger condition is selected from the list:

a time, a date, a calendar event, the presence of the requesting device in a physical location, display of an advertisement on the requesting device, selection of an advertisement on the requesting device.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the request is transmitted form the requesting device when an advertisement is displayed or selected on the requesting device.

7. The method of claim 1 comprising the additional steps of:

detecting a change via the network in the physical location of the requesting device over the network, wherein at least one context criteria specifies the physical location of the requesting device;

formulate a second query based on the context criteria so as to search, via the network, for user profile data, social network data, spatial data, temporal data and topical data that is available via the network and relates to the context and to media files so as to identify a second at least one media file that is relevant to the context criteria, wherein the context criteria reflect the change in the physical location;

assembling via the network an altered playlist containing a reference to the second at least one media file;

transmitting the second at least one media file over the network to the requesting device.

8. A system comprising:

a context entry module that enables entry of a request on a requesting device for media related to a context, wherein the request contains at least one criteria;

a query module that uses context criteria entered through the context entry module to formulate a query based on the context criteria so as to search, via the network, for user profile data, social network data, spatial data, temporal data and topical data that is available via the network and relates to the context and to media files so as to identify at least one media file that is relevant to the context criteria;

a playlist generation module that assembles playlists containing a reference to the at least one media file;

a media delivery module that transmitting the at least one media file on the playlist over a network to the requesting device.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein user profile data comprise criteria that match a plurality of users, and the preferences of at least one of the plurality of users are used as part of the query.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein the social network data comprise criteria that match a plurality of users within a social network, and the preferences of at least one of the plurality of users are used as part of the query.

11. The system of claim 8 wherein the request for media related to a context has at least one trigger condition and the request is not processed until the trigger condition occurs.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the at least one trigger condition is selected from the list:

a time, a date, a calendar event, the presence of the requesting device in a physical location, display of an advertisement on the requesting device, selection of an advertisement on the requesting device.

13. The system of claim 8 wherein the request is transmitted from the requesting device when an advertisement is displayed or selected on the requesting device.

14. The system of claim 8 wherein at least one context criteria specifies the physical location of the requesting device, and if the physical location of the requesting device changes:

the query module to formulate a second query based on the context criteria so as to search, via the network, for user profile data, social network data, spatial data, temporal data and topical data that is available via the network and relates to the context and to media files so as to identify a second at least one media file that is relevant to the context criteria, wherein the context criteria reflect the change in the physical location;

the playlist generation module is configured to assemble an altered playlist stored on third computer readable medium containing a reference to the second at least one media file, and

media delivery module is configured to transmit the second at least one media file over the network to the requesting device.

15. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for a method comprising the steps:

receiving a request over a network from a requesting device for media related to a context, wherein the request comprises at least one criteria;

formulating a query based on the context criteria so as to search, via the network, for user profile data, social network data, spatial data, temporal data and topical data that is available via the network and relates to the context and to media files so as to identify at least one media file that is relevant to the context criteria;

assembling via the network a playlist containing a reference to the at least one media file; and

transmitting the at least one media file on the playlist over the network to the requesting device.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 wherein user profile data comprise data that match a plurality of users, and the preferences of at least one of the plurality of users are used as part of the query.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 wherein the social network data comprise criteria that match a plurality of users within a social network, and the preferences of at least one of the plurality of users are used as part of the query.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 wherein the request for media related to a context has at least one trigger condition and the request is not processed until the trigger condition occurs.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 18 wherein the at least one trigger condition is selected from the list:

a time, a date, a calendar event, the presence of the requesting device in a physical location, display of an advertisement on the requesting device, selection of an advertisement on the requesting device.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 wherein the request is transmitted from the requesting device when an advertisement is displayed or selected on the requesting device.

21. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 comprising the additional steps of:

detecting a change via the network in the physical location of the requesting device over the network, wherein at least one context criteria specifies the physical location of the requesting device;

formulate a second query based on the context criteria so as to search, via the network, for user profile data, social network data, spatial data, temporal data and topical data that is available via the network and relates to the context and to media files so as to identify a second at least one media file that is relevant to the context criteria, wherein the context criteria reflect the change in the physical location;

assembling via the network an altered playlist containing a reference to the second at least one media file;

transmitting the second at least one media file over the network to the requesting device.