ELECTRONICALLY COMMUNICATING MEDIA RECOMMENDATIONS RESPONSIVE TO PREFERENCES FOR AN ELECTRONIC TERMINAL

• US 20130332962A1
• Filed: 01/31/2012
• Published: 12/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Inventors: Moritz, Simon, Norlin, Cristian, Cster, Rickard
• Application Number:
  US14/001,118
• Publication Number:
  US 20130332962A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2407 Monitoring of transmitted content, e.g. distribution time, number of downloads arrangements for monitoring programmes for broadcast or for distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/252 Processing of multiple end-users' preferences to derive collaborative data
• 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 21/26283 for associating distribution time parameters to content, e.g. to generate electronic program guide data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42201 biosensors, e.g. heat sensor for presence detection, EEG sensors or any limb activity sensors worn by the user input arrangements for interaction with the human body based on nervous system activity detection G06F3/015
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44204 Monitoring of content usage, e.g. the number of times a movie has been viewed, copied or the amount which has been watched monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; protecting generic digital content where the protection is independent of the precise nature of the content G06F21/10; arrangements for monitoring the use made of the broadcast services in broadcast systems H04H60/31
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44226 on social networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4826 using recommendation lists, e.g. of programs or channels sorted out according to their score

Abstract

An electronic terminal is disclosed that includes a communication interface, a user interface device, and a processor circuit. The communication interface communicates through a network with a media server. The processor circuit detects occurrence of a defined event, generate a request for media recommendations containing a terminal identifier for the electronic terminal responsive to the defined event, and communicates the request for media recommendations to the media server. The processor circuit also receives media recommendations from the media server responsive to the request for media recommendations, and communicates the media recommendations through the user interface device Related media servers and methods of providing media from a media server to an electronic terminal are disclosed.

Claims

1. An electronic terminal comprising:

a communication interface configured to communicate through a network with a media server

a user interface device; and

a processor circuit configured to;

detect occurrence of an activation of the electronic terminal;

generate a request for media recommendations containing a terminal identifier for the electronic terminal responsive to the activation of the electronic terminal;

communicate the request for media recommendations to the media server;

receive media recommendations from the media server responsive to the request for media recommendations; and

communicate the media recommendations through the user interface device.

2. The electronic terminal of claim 1, wherein:

a processor circuit is further configured to;

receive a user'"'"'s media selection among the media recommendations;

communicate a media request that identifies the media selection to the media server; and

receive the selected media from the media server responsive to the media request.

4. The electronic terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

a proximity sensor that detects when the user has become proximately located to the electronic terminal and/or to discover presence of another terminal carried by the user which is now within communication range of the proximity sensor, as being the defined event; and

the processor circuit responds to a signal from the proximity sensor by communicating the request for media recommendations to the media server to request media recommendations for the user.

5. The electronic terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the processor circuit is further configured to;

identify a present user of the electronic terminal from among a plurality of defined users; and

generate the request for media recommendations containing a user identifier for the present user,

wherein the media recommendations received from the media server are customized by the media server responsive to the user identifier for the present user.

6. The electronic terminal of claim 1, wherein:

the processor circuit is further configured to;

identify how many users are presently using the electronic terminal; and

generate the request for media recommendations containing user information identifying how many users are presently using the electronic terminal,

wherein the media recommendations received from the media server are customized by the media server responsive to the user information, and

wherein the media recommendation circuit receives a user identifier for a present user of the electronic terminal with the request for media recommendations, identifies media preferences of the present user in response to the user identifier, and generates the media recommendations responsive to the identified media preferences.

3. (canceled)

7. A media server comprising:

a media recommendation circuit configured to;

receive a request for media recommendations containing a terminal identifier through a network from an electronic terminal;

generate media recommendations responsive to the terminal identifier; and

communicate the media recommendations through the network to the electronic terminal for electronic communication to a user.

8. The media server of claim 7, further comprising:

a media controller configured to;

receive a media selection through the network from the electronic terminal indicating the user'"'"'s selection of the media among the media recommendations; and

cause the media to be provided to the electronic terminal responsive to the media selection.

10. The media server of claim 7, wherein:

the media recommendation circuit receives user information identifying how many users are presently using the electronic terminal with the request for media recommendations, and generates the media recommendations responsive to the user information.

11. The media server of claim 7, further comprising:

a database containing;

media files that are selectively provided by the media controller to the electronic terminal responsive to the user'"'"'s selection among the media recommendations;

user data providing a historical accounting of which of the media files a user has previously consumed through the electronic terminal; and

metadata identifying characteristics of the media files,

wherein the media recommendation circuit uses the terminal identifier to identify within the user data the historical accounting of which of the media files have previously been consumed through the electronic terminal, and uses the identified historical accounting and the metadata to generate the media recommendations as recommendations to the user for which of the media files are recommended for consumption through the electronic terminal.

12. The media server of claim 11, wherein:

the metadata characterizes visual and/or audible content of the media files, characterizes user ratings of the media files, characterizes content ratings of the media files, and/or identifies languages of the media files; and

the media recommendation circuit uses the terminal identifier to identify within the user data the historical accounting of which of the media files have previously been consumed through the electronic terminal, uses the metadata to characterize the media files that have previously been consumed through the electronic terminal, selects other media files that have not yet been consumed through the electronic terminal responsive to the characteristics of the media files that have previously been consumed through the electronic terminal, and generates the media recommendations responsive to the selected other media files.

9. (canceled)

13-18. -18. (canceled)

19. A method of providing media from a media server to an electronic terminal through a network, the method comprising:

receiving a request for media recommendations at the media server, the request containing an identifier associated with the terminal;

generating media recommendations responsive to the terminal identifier;

communicating the media recommendations through the network to the electronic terminal for electronic communication to a user;

receiving a media selection through the network from the electronic terminal indicating the user'"'"'s selection of the media among the media recommendations; and

providing the media to the electronic terminal responsive to the media selection.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

receiving a user identifier for a present user of the electronic terminal with the request for media recommendations;

identifying media preferences of the present user in response to the user identifier; and

generating the media recommendations responsive to the identified media preferences.

21-22. -22. (canceled)