SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATING THROUGH RELATED CONTENT BASED ON A PROFILE ASSOCIATED WITH A USER

• US 20130179925A1
• Filed: 03/30/2012
• Published: 07/11/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: United Video Properties Incorporated (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: United Video Properties Incorporated (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Woods, Thomas Steven, Bradley, Melissa, Fullerton, Ben, Newbery, Patrick, Little, Adam
• Application Number:
  US13/435,110
• Publication Number:
  US 20130179925A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/42
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/026 Arrangements or methods related to booting a display
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/027 Arrangements or methods related to powering off a display
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/022 Centralised management of display operation, e.g. in a server instead of locally
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; 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 21/42209 for displaying non-command information, e.g. electronic program guide [EPG], e-mail, messages or a second television channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4222 Remote control device emulator integrated into a non-television apparatus, e.g. a PDA, media center or smart toy remote control device for a television receiver integrated into a mobile phone H04M1/72415
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72

Abstract

Systems and methods for efficiently navigating through related content based on a profile associated with a user are provided. Content being displayed on the user equipment device from a first media asset received from a first content source of the plurality of content sources to a second media asset received from a second content source of the plurality of content sources is changed based on a first user selection of a first set of navigation keys. A second user selection of the second set of navigation keys is received. The second user selection is received while the second media asset is being displayed. A search for a plurality of content related to the second media asset is performed. A set of the plurality of content corresponding to a profile associated with the user is identified. The identified set is navigated based on the second user selection.

Claims

1. A method for operating a user equipment device having an input device with a first set of navigation keys and a second set of navigation keys, wherein the user equipment device receives content from a plurality of content sources, the method comprising:

changing, based on receiving a first user selection of the first set of navigation keys, content being displayed on the user equipment device from a first media asset received from a first content source of the plurality of content sources to a second media asset received from a second content source of the plurality of content sources;

receiving a second user selection of the second set of navigation keys of the input device, wherein the second user selection is received while the second media asset is being displayed; and

searching for a plurality of content that is related to the second media asset;

identifying a set of the plurality of content that corresponds to a profile associated with the user; and

navigating between the identified set of the plurality of content based on the second user selection.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first set of navigation keys includes a channel-up command and a channel-down command and wherein the second set of navigation keys includes a left navigation command and a right navigation command.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of content sources include a plurality of television channels.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of content sources is sequentially arranged, and wherein the second media asset follows the first media asset in the sequence.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein searching for the plurality of content that is related to the second media asset comprises:

determining a content characteristic of the second media asset;

searching for content that is associated with the determined content characteristic.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein searching for content comprises searching over the Internet to identify the content based on the content characteristic.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of content is a website, a media asset, a video, textual content, audio content, on-demand content, broadcast content, Internet content, or an advertisement.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile associated with the user includes at least one of a first viewing history of the user, a second viewing history of another user, and a preference of the user.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the set of the plurality of content comprises identifying the set based on at least one of a time of day, another device within a range of the user equipment device, and another user within a range of the user equipment device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the plurality of content includes content received from another of the plurality of content sources different from the second content source; and

the plurality of content is sequentially arranged; and

navigating comprises visually identifying each of the plurality of content sequentially responsive to receipt of user selections of the second set of navigation keys.

11. A system for operating a user equipment device having an input device with a first set of navigation keys and a second set of navigation keys, wherein the user equipment device receives content from a plurality of content sources, the system comprising:

control circuitry configured to;

change, based on receiving a first user selection of the first set of navigation keys, content being displayed on the user equipment device from a first media asset received from a first content source of the plurality of content sources to a second media asset received from a second content source of the plurality of content sources;

receive a second user selection of the second set of navigation keys of the input device, wherein the second user selection is received while the second media asset is being displayed; and

search for a plurality of content that is related to the second media asset;

identify a set of the plurality of content that corresponds to a profile associated with the user; and

navigate between the identified set of the plurality of content based on the second user selection.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the first set of navigation keys includes a channel-up command and a channel-down command and wherein the second set of navigation keys includes a left navigation command and a right navigation command.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the plurality of content sources include a plurality of television channels.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the plurality of content sources is sequentially arranged, and wherein the second media asset follows the first media asset in the sequence.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

determine a content characteristic of the second media asset;

search for content that is associated with the determined content characteristic.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to search over the Internet to identify the content based on the content characteristic.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein one of the plurality of content is a website, a media asset, a video, textual content, audio content, on-demand content, broadcast content, Internet content, or an advertisement.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the profile associated with the user includes at least one of a first viewing history of the user, a second viewing history of another user, and a preference of the user.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to identify the set based on at least one of a time of day, another device within a range of the user equipment device, and another user within a range of the user equipment device.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein:

the plurality of content includes content received from another of the plurality of content sources different from the second content source; and

the plurality of content is sequentially arranged; and

the control circuitry is further configured to visually identifying each of the plurality of content sequentially responsive to receipt of user selections of the second set of navigation keys.

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