METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING CONTENT TO BE PRESENTED

• US 20130173526A1
• Filed: 12/29/2011
• Published: 07/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: UV Corporation (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: United Video Properties Incorporated (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Wong, Ka Chun, Liu, Will, Zheng, Jianan, Kwok, Rio, Ng, Adrian
• Application Number:
  US13/339,867
• Publication Number:
  US 20130173526A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 706/54
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• 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 21/4826 using recommendation lists, e.g. of programs or channels sorted out according to their score
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4828 for searching program descriptors retrieval of video data G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8113 comprising music, e.g. song in MP3 format

Abstract

Methods, systems, and means for automatically identifying content to he presented are provided. In particular, content may he automatically identified by first determining a duration during which a user will be performing an activity and determining a mood description of the activity. Characteristics of a plurality of the entertainment content that include length of each of the plurality of entertainment content and a mood description of each of the plurality of entertainment content may be retrieved from memory. The retrieved characteristics may then be compared with the duration of the activity and the mood description of the activity. Next, entertainment content from the plurality of entertainment content to be presented during the activity may be automatically selected. Finally, the entertainment content may be presented to the user.

Claims

1. A method for automatically identifying content to be presented to a user, the method comprising:

determining a duration during which a user will be performing an activity;

determining a mood description of the activity;

retrieving from memory characteristics of a plurality of the entertainment content that include length of each of the plurality of entertainment content and a mood description of each of the plurality of entertainment content;

comparing the retrieved characteristics with the duration of the activity and the mood description of the activity;

automatically selecting entertainment content from the plurality of entertainment content to be presented during the activity; and

causing the entertainment content to be presented to the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the duration is determined based on input received from the user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the duration is determined based on previous activities performed by the user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the duration is determined based on previous activities performed by the user at a certain time of day.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the mood description of the activity is determined based on input received from the user.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the mood description of the activity is determined based on-previous activities performed by the user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the mood description of the activity is determined based on-previous activities performed by the user at a certain time of day.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the mood description of the activity is determined based on at least one of an environmental factor of an area around the user while performing the activity and at least one of motion data and biometric data of the user while performing the activity.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein automatically selecting entertainment content from the plurality of entertainment content to be presented during the activity comprises automatically selecting a plurality of pieces of entertainment content from the plurality of entertainment content.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending information on at least two of the duration, the mood description, the entertainment content, and a description of the activity to social media.

11. A system for automatically identifying content to be presented to a user, the system comprising:

a storage device; and

processing circuitry configured to;

determine a duration during which a user will be performing an activity;

determine a mood description of the activity;

retrieve from the storage device, characteristics of a plurality of the entertainment content that include length of each of the plurality of entertainment content and a mood description of each of the plurality of entertainment content;

compare the retrieved characteristics with the duration of the activity and the mood description of the activity;

automatically select entertainment content from the plurality of entertainment content to be presented during the activity; and

cause the entertainment content to be presented to the user.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the duration is determined based on input received from the user.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the duration is determined based on previous activities performed by the user.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the duration is determined based on previous activities performed by the user at a certain time of day.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the mood description of the activity is determined based on input received from the user.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the mood description of the activity is determined based on-previous activities performed by the user.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the mood description of the activity is determined based on-previous activities performed by the user at a certain time of day.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the mood description of the activity is determined based on at least one of an environmental factor of an area around the user while performing the activity and at least one of motion data and biometric data of the user while performing the activity.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to automatically selecting entertainment content from the plurality of entertainment content to be presented during the activity by at least automatically selecting a plurality of pieces of entertainment content from the plurality of entertainment content.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the processing circuitry is also configured to send information on at least two of the duration, the mood description, the entertainment content, and a description of the activity to social media.

21-30. -30. (canceled)