Personalized Interaction Using Codes

• US 20100154035A1
• Filed: 02/05/2008
• Published: 06/17/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Inventors: Damola, Ayodele, Fersman, Elena
• Granted Patent: US 8,671,440 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/4
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/222 Secondary servers, e.g. proxy server, cable television Head-end provisioning of proxy services in data packet switching networks H04L67/56
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23109 by placing content in organized collections, e.g. EPG data repository details of retrieval of video data and associated meta data in video databases G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25816 involving client authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; cryptographic authentication protocols H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; 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 7/165 Centralised control of user terminal subsequent to an upstream request signal H04N7/17345; Registering at central by two-way working H04N7/17309

Abstract

A method and nodes adapted to provide personalized multimedia services for users having registered a media player (300, 400, 401, 501, 502, 606) to a multimedia network, on the basis of the content (301, 500) read by a code reader (302, 405, 503), connected to or integrated with the media player. Content decoded from a code is used for creating or updating a user preference data record (700, 701) linked to by the identity with which the respective media player is registered. An application server (305, 402, 506, 600) being responsible for personalizing a requested service is interconnected with one or more preference databases (306, 407, 603), and one or more content databases (308, 408, 605) and/or dedicated servers (507). Upon receiving a service request, the application server, access relevant data from the mentioned nodes and assembles personalization instructions, adapted to trigger the requested personalized service in the requesting media player.

Claims

1. A method of personalizing a multimedia service for a first user, wherein said first user has registered a first media player in a multimedia network, comprising the following steps:

reading a code via a visual interface of said first media player,

decoding in said first media player said code and creating a user preference message, comprising the content of said code and at least one identity,

forwarding said user preference message, to an application server, capable of providing said service,

creating or updating at least one user preference data record each linked to by one of said at least one identity, on the basis of the content of said code, and,

personalizing in said application server a service, according to one of said at least one created or updated user preference data records linked to by one of said at least one identities.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

in said decoding and creating step, said at least one identity is a first identity, with which said first media player has been registered,

in said forwarding step, said user preference message is a user preference message, and,

in said creating or updating step, a first user preference data record, linked to by said first identity, is stored in a preference database.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein said personalizing step comprises the further steps:

receiving a service request from a second media player, registered with said first identity, wherein said service request comprises a request for a personalized service and said first identity,

requesting for said user preference data record from said preference database,

requesting for service specific instructions from said content database

creating, on the basis of the content of said service request, the content of said user preference data record and said service specific instructions a personalization message, and,

forwarding said personalization message to said second media player for execution of said requested service.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

in said code reading step, said code is displayed on a second media player, which has been registered with a second identity, said second identity being encoded into said code,

in said decoding and creating step, said at least one identity is a first identity, with which a first media player is registered, and said second identity, and,

in said forwarding step, said user preference message is a user preference message.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein prior to said code reading step the following steps are executed:

requesting from said second media player for a personalized service,

encoding service specific content, associated with the requested service, and said second user identity into a code in said application server, capable of providing said service, and,

forwarding said code to said second media player.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein prior to said code reading step, the following steps are executed:

requesting from said second media player for a personalized service, and,

forwarding service specific content, associated with said requested service, from said application server, capable of providing said service, to said second media player, where said content is encoded into a code together with said second user identity.

7. The method according to claim 5, wherein:

in said forwarding step, after forwarding said user preference message, said first user is interacting with content associated with said service in said application server, via a user interface of said first media player.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein:

said creating or updating comprises creating or updating user preference data records associated with said first and said second identity.

9. The method according to claim 8, comprising the further steps:

creating a personalized message according to said at least one user preference data record, and content associated with said service, and,

forwarding said personalized feedback message to said first media player for invoking an application, triggered by said requested service.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein said forwarded personalized feedback message triggers at least one additional interaction between said first user device and said application server, and wherein said at least one interaction results in the creation and forwarding of another personalized feedback message to said first media player for a continuous, interactive service execution.

11. The method according to claim 9, comprising the further step:

creating an additional personalized feedback message in accordance with the result from said at least one additional interaction, and forwarding said additional personalized feedback message to said second media player for execution of said service.

12. The method according to claim 4, wherein said first identity is an individual identity and said second identity is a group identity.

13. The method according to claim 1 wherein:

in said code reading step, said code comprises a second identity, with which a second media player (UE B, 502) is registered,

in said decoding and creating step, said at least one identity is a first identity, with which said first media player is registered, and said second identity,

in said forwarding step, said user preference message is a request for presence information associated with said second media player, and,

in said creating or updating step, said creating or updating comprises creating or updating a group-list in said user preference data record, linked to by said first identity.

14. The method according to claim 13, comprising the following further steps:

requesting from said first user device for authorization to access presence information of said second user device from said second media player, and,

upon receiving a successful authorization, initiating a subscription for said presence information and adding said second media player to said group-list.

15. The method according to any claim 1, wherein said first media player is any of a mobile device, a PC, a laptop, a set-top-box/TV or a PDA.

16. The method according to any claim 3, wherein said second media player is any of a mobile device, a PC, a laptop, a set-top-box/TV or a PDA.

17. The method according to claim 1, wherein said visual interface is attached to said first user interface.

18. The method according to claim 1, wherein said visual interface is integrated with said first user interface.

19. The method according to any claim 1, wherein said multimedia network is a IP Multimedia Subsystem.

20. An application server in a multimedia network, for providing a personalized multimedia service to a user having registered at least one media player in said multimedia network, said server comprising:

communication means for communicating with;

a media player, registered in said multimedia network via at least one identity, and,

at least one preference database, comprising personalization content associated with said registered media player, said personalization content being stored in a user preference data record, and wherein said user preference data record is linked to by one of said at least one identities, and,

preference data controlling means for performing either of the following steps upon receiving a user preference message from said media player, comprising the content of a code read by said media player, and one of said at least one identities;

create a user preference data record on the basis of the content of said code if no preference data record linked to by said identity already exists, or,

update a user preference data record on the basis of the content of said code if said user preference data record linked to by said identity already exists.

21. The application server according to claim 20, wherein said communication means further communicates with at least one content provider, comprising service specific data, and, wherein said application server further comprises:

service controlling means adapted to;

create personalized instructions on the basis of a service request received from a registered media player, the content of said user preference data record, and data retrieved from said at least one content provider,

forward the created instructions to said media player.

22. The application server according to claim 20, wherein said preference database is distributed.

23. The application server according to claim 20, wherein said preference database is integrated with said application server.

24. The application server according to claim 20, wherein said content provider is a content database.

25. The application server according to claim 20, wherein said content provider is a presence server.

26. The application server according to claim 21, wherein said personalized instructions invoke an application in said media player.