INTERESTS AND DEMOGRAPHICS PROFILE FOR ADVANCED BROADCAST SERVICES

• US 20110246488A1
• Filed: 11/09/2010
• Published: 10/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Eyer, Mark
• Granted Patent: US 9,723,360 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/754
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0203 Market surveys; Market polls
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0204 Market segmentation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/442 Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed, the storage space available from the internal hard disk arrangements for monitoring broadcast services or broadcast-related services H04H60/29; arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information H04H60/35; monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; monitoring in wireless networks H04W24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4758 for providing answers, e.g. voting

Abstract

A digital broadcast receiver has a storage device and a processing device. The storage device is configured to store a questionnaire received from at least one service provider of a digital broadcast system, and answers to the questionnaire. The questionnaire comprises a data structure common to at least two service providers. The processing device is configured to manipulate the questionnaire and answers. The questionnaire pertains to viewer preferences, demographics, and interests (PDI) information.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for a digital broadcast system, the method comprising:

receiving and storing a questionnaire from at least one service provider of the digital broadcast system at a receiver, wherein the questionnaire comprises a data structure common to at least two service providers; and

acquiring and storing answers to the questionnaire in the receiver.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the questionnaire pertains to preferences, demographics, and interests (PDI) information.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein the questionnaire comprises a data structure defined as an XML schema common to at least two service providers.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving content from at least one service provider; and

filtering content received from the at least one service provider based on the answers to the questionnaire.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 wherein the content includes non-real time (NRT) data.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving metadata from at least one service provider;

matching the metadata based on the answers from the questionnaire;

offering content associated with the matched metadata;

downloading a selected offered content associated with the matched metadata; and

storing the downloaded content in the receiver.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

downloading a triggered declarative object (TDO) associated with at least one service provider; and

interfacing the TDO with questions from the questionnaire and answers to the questionnaire via an Application Programming Interface (API) implemented at the receiver.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 wherein the TDO comprises a script and data associated with the script.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 wherein the script comprises behaviors conditioned on the answers to the questionnaire at the receiver.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 wherein the TDO comprises a non-real time (NRT) TDO.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

processing questions from the questionnaire; and

editing answers to the questionnaire with a manipulation application at the receiver.

12. A computer-readable storage medium, having instructions stored therein, which when executed, cause a computer system to perform a method comprising:

receiving and storing a questionnaire from at least one service provider of the digital broadcast system at a receiver, wherein the questionnaire comprises a data structure common to at least two service providers; and

acquiring and storing answers to the questionnaire in the receiver.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 wherein the questionnaire pertains to preferences, demographics, and interests (PDI) information.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 wherein the questionnaire comprises a data structure defined as an XML schema common to at least two service providers.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 wherein the method further comprises:

receiving content from at least one service provider; and

filtering content received from the at least one service provider based on the answers to the questionnaire.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 wherein the content includes non-real time (NRT) data.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 wherein the method further comprises:

receiving metadata from at least one service provider;

matching the metadata based on the answers from the questionnaire;

offering content associated with the matched metadata;

downloading a selected offered content associated with the matched metadata; and

storing the downloaded content in the receiver.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 wherein the method further comprises:

downloading a triggered declarative object (TDO) associated with at least one service provider; and

interfacing the TDO with questions from the questionnaire and answers to the questionnaire via an Application Programming Interface (API) implemented at the receiver.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 wherein the TDO comprises a script and data associated with the script.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 wherein the script comprises behaviors conditioned on the answers to the questionnaire at the receiver.

21. The computer-implemented method of claim 18 wherein the TDO comprises a non-real time (NRT) TDO.

22. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 wherein the method further comprises:

processing questions from the questionnaire; and

editing answers to the questionnaire with a manipulation application at the receiver.

23. A digital broadcast receiver comprising:

a storage device configured to store a questionnaire received from at least one service provider of a digital broadcast system, the questionnaire comprising a data structure common to at least two service providers, and to store answers to the questionnaire; and

a processing device coupled to the storage device, the processing device configured to manipulate the questionnaire and the answers to the questionnaire with a manipulation application at the receiver.

24. The digital broadcast receiver of claim 23 wherein the questionnaire pertains to preferences, demographics, and interests (PDI) information.

25. The digital broadcast receiver of claim 24 wherein the questionnaire comprises a data structure defined as an XML schema common to at least two service providers.

26. The digital broadcast receiver of claim 23 wherein the processing device is further configured to receiving content from at least one service provider, and to filter content received from the at least one service provider based on the answers to the questionnaire.

27. The digital broadcast receiver of claim 26 wherein the content includes non-real time (NRT) data.

28. The digital broadcast receiver of claim 23 wherein the processing device is further configured to receive metadata from at least one service provider, to match the metadata based on the answers from the questionnaire, to offer content associated with the matched metadata, to download a selected offered content associated with the matched metadata, and to store the downloaded content in the receiver.

29. The digital broadcast receiver of claim 23 wherein the processing device is further configured to download a triggered declarative object (TDO) associated with at least one service provider, and to interface the TDO with questions from the questionnaire and answers to the questionnaire via an Application Programming Interface (API) implemented at the receiver.

30. The digital broadcast receiver of claim 29 wherein the TDO comprises a script and data associated with the script.

31. The digital broadcast receiver of claim 30 wherein the script comprises behaviors conditioned on the answers to the questionnaire at the receiver.

32. The digital broadcast receiver of claim 30 wherein the TDO comprises a non-real time (NRT) TDO.

33. The digital broadcast receiver of claim 23 wherein the processing device is further configured to process questions from the questionnaire, and to edit answers to the questionnaire with a manipulation application at the receiver.