System and Method for Providing Multimedia Content During an Event

• US 20120023412A1
• Filed: 07/26/2010
• Published: 01/26/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Pattabhiraman, Ramesh, Sharma, Ranjan
• Application Number:
  US12/843,287
• Publication Number:
  US 20120023412A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/747
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/00 Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism healthcare informatics G16H

Abstract

A change in a status of a guest at an event is identified, and a current preference list is updated based on one or more preferences associated with the guest. Multimedia content is provided based on the updated current preference list. A set of preferences associated with the guest may be obtained by accessing a social networking web page associated with the guest.

Claims

1. A method for providing multimedia content during an event, the method comprising:

identifying, by a processor, a change in a status of a guest at an event;

updating a current preference list based on one or more preferences associated with the guest; and

providing multimedia content based on the updated current preference list.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining a set of preferences associated with the guest.

3. The method of claim 2, comprising:

accessing a social networking web page associated with the guest; and

obtaining the set of preferences associated with the guest from the social networking web page.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of identifying a change in a status of a guest comprises:

obtaining an image of the guest at the event; and

determining, by the processor, an identity of the guest based on the image.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

obtaining a second image of the guest;

wherein the step of determining the identity of the guest comprises;

comparing the image to the second image.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the step of obtaining a second image of the guest comprises:

accessing a social networking web page associated with the guest.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the current preference list comprises information relating to at least one of:

a multimedia program, a genre, a political affiliation, a religious topic, a sport, a food, a smoking habit, a hobby, an airplane seating arrangement, a hotel accommodation, a fashion, and a selection of a rental car.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the set of preferences associated with the guest comprises guest preference information indicating at least one of:

a multimedia program that the guest likes, a multimedia program that the guest tolerates, a multimedia program that the guest dislikes, a genre that the guest likes, a genre that the guest tolerates, and a genre that the guest dislikes;

wherein the step of updating a current preference list based on the set of preferences comprises;

updating, based on the guest preference information, at least one likeability factor indicating at least one of;

how many guests like a selected multimedia program, how many guests tolerate a selected multimedia program, how many guests dislike a selected multimedia program, how many guests like a selected genre, how many guests tolerate a selected genre, and how many guests dislike a selected genre.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia content comprises at least one of:

a song, a video program, and a photograph.

10. An apparatus for providing multimedia content during an event, the apparatus comprising:

means for identifying a change in a status of a guest at an event;

means for updating a current preference list based on one or more preferences associated with the guest; and

means for providing multimedia content based on the updated current preference list.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising:

means for obtaining a set of preferences associated with the guest.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, comprising:

means for accessing a social networking web page associated with the guest; and

means for obtaining the set of preferences associated with the guest from the social networking web page.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the means for identifying a change in a status of a guest comprises:

means for obtaining an image of the guest at the event; and

means for determining, by the processor, an identity of the guest based on the image.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising:

means for obtaining a second image of the guest; and

means for comparing the image to the second image.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the means for obtaining a second image of the guest comprises:

means for accessing a social networking web page associated with the guest.

16. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the current preference list comprises information relating to at least one of:

a multimedia program, a genre, a political affiliation, a religious topic, a sport, a food, a smoking habit, a hobby, an airplane seating arrangement, a hotel accommodation, a fashion, and a selection of a rental car.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the set of preferences associated with the guest comprises guest preference information indicating at least one of:

a multimedia program that the guest likes, a multimedia program that the guest tolerates, a multimedia program that the guest dislikes, a genre that the guest likes, a genre that the guest tolerates, and a genre that the guest dislikes;

wherein the means for updating a current preference list based on the set of preferences comprises;

means for updating, based on the guest preference information, at least one likeability factor indicating at least one of;

how many guests like a selected multimedia program, how many guests tolerate a selected multimedia program, how many guests dislike a selected multimedia program, how many guests like a selected genre, how many guests tolerate a selected genre, and how many guests dislike a selected genre.

18. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the multimedia content comprises at least one of:

a song, a video program, and a photograph.