PERSONALIZATION OF INFORMATION CONTENT BY MONITORING NETWORK TRAFFIC

• US 20130145023A1
• Filed: 08/19/2010
• Published: 06/06/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InterDigital Madison Patent Holdings (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Thomson Licensing Dtv
• Inventors: Li, Dekai, Kashyap, Ashwin, Mathur, Saurabh
• Granted Patent: US 9,407,710 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/04 Processing captured monitoring data, e.g. for logfile generation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/103 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/303 Terminal profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44224 Monitoring of user activity on external systems, e.g. Internet browsing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; 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 21/458 Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating operations, e.g. for OS modules ; time-related management operations arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast or during the distribution H04H20/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82

Abstract

A home network system that personalizes the selection of information content in accordance with an interest of a user of the network is disclosed. More specifically, a method and apparatus are described for automatically presenting an information content of interest to the user, being provided by an Internet site external to the network. The contents of interest may be determined in accordance with an access pattern of the user or a frequency of the use of particular topic in the content.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

monitoring data traffic at a gateway coupling between first and second data networks, said first data network including a first device having an input for receiving a control data for interactively operating with a second device on said second data network;

analyzing said monitored data traffic to identify a more-frequently-accessed content provided by said second device and said control data indicating a network location of said more-frequently-accessed content to provide a first data indicating said more-frequently-accessed content and a second data indicating a way to access said more-frequently-accessed content; and

said more-frequently-accessed content and said way to access said more-frequently-accessed content.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein:

said more-frequently-accessed content is determined based upon said control data indicating a more-frequently-accessed data site.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein:

said more-frequently-accessed content is determined based upon a more-frequently-accessed topic of content.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein:

said first data network includes a local area network and said second data network includes a data network external to said local area network via said gateway.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein:

said second data network includes the Internet.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein:

said first device is coupled to said gateway wirelessly.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein:

said first device is coupled to said gateway by a data connection cable.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein:

said first device includes at least one of a set top box capable of being coupled to a display screen, a personal computer capable of being coupled to a display screen, a laptop computer with a display screen, and a mobile internet device.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein:

said second device includes at least one of a world-wide-web site, an IPTV content server, an Internet radio content server, and an Internet telephony server.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein:

said control data includes at least one of data representing universal resource locators (URLs), data representing mouse clicks, data representing a selection of data access line, data representing a selection of IPTV program, and a data representing a selection of Internet radio program.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein:

said data indicating a way to access said more-frequently-accessed content includes data indicating a link to said more-frequently-accessed content.

12. An apparatus comprising:

a communication interface coupled between first and second data networks, said first data network including a first device having an input for receiving a control data for interactively operating with a second device on said second data network;

a controller coupled to said communication interface for monitoring a data traffic between said first and second data networks, said controller analyzing the monitored traffic data to identify a more-frequently-accessed content provided by said second device and said control data indicating a network location of said more-frequently-accessed content to provide a first data indicating said more-frequently-accessed content and a second data indicating a way to access said more-frequently-accessed content, and

said controller selecting said more-frequently-accessed content and said way to access said more-frequently-accessed content.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein

said more-frequently-accessed content is determined based upon said control data indicating a more-frequently-accessed data site.

14. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein

said more-frequently-accessed content is determined based upon a more-frequently-accessed topic of content.

15. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein

said first data network includes a local area network and said second data network includes a data network external to said local area network via said communication interface.

16. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein:

said second data network includes the Internet.

17. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein:

said first device is coupled to said communication interface wirelessly.

18. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein:

said first device is coupled to said communication interface by a data connection cable.

19. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein:

said first device includes at least one of a set top box capable of being coupled to a display screen, a personal computer capable of being coupled to a display screen, a laptop computer with a display screen, and a mobile Internet device.

20. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein:

said second device includes at least one of a world-wide-web site, an IPTV content server, an Internet radio content server, and an Internet telephony server.

21. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein:

said control data includes at least one of data representing universal resource locators (URLs), data representing mouse clicks, data representing a selection of data access line, data representing a selection of IPTV program, and a data representing a selection of Internet radio program.

22. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein:

said data indicating a way to access said more-frequently-accessed content includes data indicating a link to said more-frequently-accessed content.

23. An apparatus comprising:

communication means coupled between first and second data networks, said first data network including a first device having an input for receiving a control data for interactively operating with a second device on said second data network;

control means coupled to said communication means for monitoring a data traffic between said first and second data networks, said controller means analyzing the monitored traffic data to identify a more-frequently-accessed content provided by said second device and said control data indicating a network location of said more-frequently-accessed content to provide a first data indicating said more-frequently-accessed content and a second data indicating a way to access said more-frequently-accessed content, and

said control means selecting said more-frequently-accessed content and said way to access said more-frequently-accessed content.

24. The apparatus of claim 23 wherein

said more-frequently-accessed content is determined based upon said control data indicating a more-frequently-accessed data site.

25. The apparatus of claim 23 wherein

said more-frequently-accessed content is determined based upon a more-frequently-accessed topic of content.

26. The apparatus of claim 23 wherein

said first data network includes a local area network and said second data includes a data network external to said local area network via said communication interface.

27. The apparatus of claim 23 wherein:

said second data network includes the Internet.

28. The apparatus of claim 23 wherein:

said first device is coupled to said communication means wirelessly.

29. The apparatus of claim 23 wherein:

said first device is coupled to said communication means by a data connection cable.

30. The apparatus of claim 23 wherein:

said first device includes at least one of a set top box capable of being coupled to a display screen, a personal computer capable of being coupled to a display screen, a laptop computer with a display screen, and a mobile internet device.

31. The apparatus of claim 23 wherein:

said second device includes at least one of a world-wide-web site, an IPTV content server, an Internet radio content server, and an Internet telephony server.