Interest Profiles for Audio and/or Video Streams

• US 20120089437A1
• Filed: 12/15/2011
• Published: 04/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Amento, Brian, Harrison, Christopher, Stead, Larry
• Granted Patent: US 8,392,238 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7.29
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0202 Market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0203 Market surveys; Market polls
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0204 Market segmentation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

A method includes receiving at least one criterion to identify at least one media item. The method includes determining one or more media items that satisfy the at least one criterion. The method includes determining a group interest profile for each of the one or more media items. A particular group interest profile indicates a portion-varying level of group interest toward the at least one media item. The particular group interest profile is based on a plurality of ratings input by a plurality of members of a group for a plurality of portions of the at least one media item. The method includes determining a plurality of high-interest portions of the at least one media item based on the plurality of group interest profiles. The method also includes creating a high-interest media item that combines the plurality of high-interest portions.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving at least one criterion to identify at least one media item;

determining one or more media items that satisfy the at least one criterion;

determining a group interest profile for each of the one or more media items, wherein a particular group interest profile indicates a portion-varying level of group interest toward the at least one media item, and wherein the particular group interest profile is based on a plurality of ratings input by a plurality of members of a group for a plurality of portions of the at least one media item;

determining a plurality of high-interest portions of the at least one media item based on the plurality of group interest profiles; and

creating a high-interest media item that combines the plurality of high-interest portions.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the high-interest portions has a level of group interest that is greater than a threshold.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending the high-interest media item to a device of a user that provided the at least one criterion.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the user selects the group.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending the high-interest media item to at least one device of one or more users having user interest profiles similar to an aggregate user interest profile for the group.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one criterion identifies a single program.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one criterion identifies a particular genre.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one criterion identifies a particular time period of programming.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein a particular rating of the plurality of ratings entered by a particular member begins at a nominal level and increases when the particular member activates a positive rating button of a user input device one or more times.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the ratings decrease toward the nominal level during a period of inactivity of one or more rating buttons of the user input device.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

receive at least one criterion;

determine one or more media items that satisfy the at least one criterion;

determine a group interest profile for each of the one or more media items, wherein a particular group interest profile indicates a portion-varying level of group interest toward at least one media item, and wherein the particular group interest profile is based on a plurality of ratings input by a plurality of members of a group for a plurality of portions of the at least one media item;

determine a plurality of high-interest portions of the at least one media item based on the group interest profiles; and

create a high-interest media item that combines the plurality of high-interest portions.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions of claim 11, further comprising instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to send the high-interest media item to a device of a user that provided the at least one criterion.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions of claim 12, further comprising instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to select the group, wherein the user has similar interests with members in the group.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions of claim 12, further comprising instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive input from the user that identifies the group.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions of claim 11, further comprising instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to send the high-interest media item to at least one device of one or more users having user interest profiles similar to an aggregate user interest profile for the group.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions of claim 11, wherein each of the high-interest portions has a level of group interest that is greater than a threshold.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions of claim 11, wherein a particular rating of the plurality of ratings entered by a particular member begins at a nominal level and increases when the member activates a positive rating button of a user input device one or more times.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions of claim 17, wherein multiple entries of the positive rating button during playback of a particular portion of the at least one media item indicates a higher rating for the particular portion than does a single activation of the positive rating button for the particular portion.

19. A method comprising:

receiving a user interest profile indicating a portion-varying level of user interest toward a first streaming media item, the user interest profile based on a plurality of ratings input by a user for a plurality of respective portions of the first streaming media item; and

advertising a second streaming media item to the user based on the user interest profile.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the user interest profile is received from an internet protocol television service provider by a third-party advertiser.