CONTENT FILTERING BASED ON VIRTUAL AND REAL-LIFE ACTIVITIES

• US 20130254026A1
• Filed: 03/23/2012
• Published: 09/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: HADATSUKI, Naomi, TANIOKA, Hideaki
• Application Number:
  US13/429,204
• Publication Number:
  US 20130254026A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.53
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0224 based on user history

Abstract

According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method of content filtering is described. The method may include receiving contextual data. The contextual data may indicate virtual activity associated with a user of the communication device and real-life activity associated with the user of the communication device. The method may also include identifying a pattern based on the virtual and real-life activity. The method may also include filtering content based on the identified pattern to present on the communication device.

Claims

1. A communication device comprising:

a data collection unit configured to receive contextual data at the communication device, the contextual data indicating;

a virtual activity associated with a user of the communication device; and

a real-life activity associated with the user of the communication device; and

a processing device configured to;

identify a pattern based on the virtual activity and the real-life activity; and

filter content to present on the communication device based on the identified pattern.

2. The communication device of claim 1, the contextual data comprising:

usage data indicating the virtual activity, the usage data including at least one of;

online searching activity of the user;

one or more online transactions of the user; and

a browsing history of the user; and

sensor data indicating the real-life activity, the sensor data including data indicating at least one of;

a real-life location of the user;

a real-life movement of the user;

a real-life engagement of the communication device by the user; and

a real-life transaction of the user.

3. The communication device of claim 2, further comprising one or more sensors configured to collect the sensor data.

4. The communication device of claim 3, wherein the one or more sensors comprise at least one of:

a photovoltaic sensor;

an auditory sensor;

a location sensor;

a proximity sensor;

an accelerometer;

a tactile sensor; and

a clock.

5. The communication device of claim 3, wherein:

the contextual data is first contextual data;

the data collection unit is further configured to receive second contextual data indicating subsequent virtual activity and/or subsequent real-life activity; and

the processing device is further configured to identify the pattern based on the second contextual data.

6. The communication device of claim 1, wherein:

the contextual data is first contextual data;

the data collection unit is further configured to receive second contextual data indicating subsequent virtual activity and/or subsequent real-life activity of the user; and

the communication device further comprising a communication interface configured to;

provide one or both of the first and second contextual data to a cloud computing system; and

receive, from the cloud computing system, data indicating a pattern identified by the cloud computing system based on the virtual and real-life activity of one or both of the first and second contextual data.

7. The communication device of claim 6, wherein

the communication device is a first communication device;

and

the cloud computing system is further configured to provide filtered content to present on a second communication device associated with the user based on the pattern identified at the cloud computing system.

8. The communication device of claim 1, further comprising a communication interface, wherein:

the contextual data is first contextual data;

the communication interface is configured to provide second contextual data to a cloud computing system;

the second contextual data being a duplicate of the first contextual data; and

the cloud computing system is configured to;

identify a pattern based on the second contextual data, and

filter content to present at the communication device based on a pattern identified at the cloud computing system.

9. A cloud computing system, comprising:

a communication interface configured to receive contextual data from a communication device external to the cloud computing system, the contextual data indicating;

virtual activity associated with a user of the communication device; and

real-life activity associated with the user of the communication device; and

a storage device coupled to the communication interface and configured to store the contextual data; and

a processing device configured to;

identify a pattern based on the virtual activity and the real-life activity indicated by the contextual data stored in the storage device; and

filter content to present on the communication device based on the identified pattern.

10. The cloud computing system of claim 9, the contextual data comprising:

usage data indicating the virtual activity, the usage data including at least one of;

online searching activity of the user;

one or more online transactions of the user; and

a browsing history of the user; and

sensor data indicating the real-life activity, the sensor data including data indicating at least one of;

a real-life location of the user;

a real-life movement of the user; and

a real-life transaction of the user.

11. The cloud computing system of claim 10, the communication device further comprising one or more sensors configured to collect the sensor data.

12. The cloud computing system of claim 11, wherein the one or more sensors comprise at least one of:

a photovoltaic sensor;

an auditory sensor;

a location sensor;

a proximity sensor;

an accelerometer;

a tactile sensor; and

a clock.

13. The cloud computing system of claim 9, wherein:

the contextual data is first contextual data;

the communication interface is further configured to receive second contextual data indicating subsequent virtual activity and/or subsequent real-life activity of the user; and

the processing device is further configured to identify the pattern based on the second contextual data.

14. The cloud computing system of claim 13, wherein

the communication device is a first communication device;

and

the processing device is further configured to filter content, based on the identified pattern, to present on a second communication device associated with the user.

15. A method of content filtering, comprising:

receiving contextual data indicating;

virtual activity associated with a user of a communication device; and

real-life activity associated with the user of the communication device;

identifying a pattern based on the virtual activity and the real-life activity; and

filtering content based on the identified pattern to present on the communication device.

16. The method of claim 15, the contextual data comprising:

usage data indicating the virtual activity, the usage data including at least one of;

online searching activity of the user;

one or more online transactions of the user; and

a browsing history of the user; and

sensor data indicating the real-life activity, the sensor data including data indicating at least one of;

a real-life location of the user;

a real-life movement of the user; and

a real-life transaction of the user.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the contextual data is first contextual data, the method further comprising:

presenting the filtered content to a user of the communication device; and

receiving data indicating a response to the filtered content.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the communication device is a first communication device, the method further comprising providing filtered content, based on the identified pattern, to present on a second communication device associated with the user.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the method is performed at a cloud computing system, further comprising providing the filtered content to one or more communication devices associated with the user to present on the one or more communication devices.

20. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that are executable by a processing device to perform the method of claim 15.