METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING USER EXPERIENCE

• US 20140075352A1
• Filed: 09/13/2012
• Published: 03/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Hansen, Timothy E., Asokan, Ashwini, Jordan, Adam
• Granted Patent: US 9,407,751 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/765
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4451 User profiles; Roaming
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/64 file transfer between terminals download of applications H04M1/72406; transfer of messages, e.g. SMS, e-mail or MMS H04M1/7243

Abstract

A data processing system includes components for providing a pleasant user experience. Those components may include a family interaction engine that provides a family channel. The family interaction engine may provide for creation of a user group. The family channel may present content of interest to multiple users in the user group. When a user is detected near the data processing system, the family interaction engine may automatically present content of interest to that user. When used for presenting media content, the data processing system may also cause supplemental data to automatically be presented, wherein the supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to a predetermined interest of the user. The data processing system may also provide a ranked list of applications for potential activation by the user. The applications may be ordered based on the current context. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Claims

1. At least one machine accessible medium comprising computer instructions for dynamically tailoring supplemental data to be presented, wherein the computer instructions, in response to being executed on a data processing system, enable the data processing system to carry out a method comprising:

while the data processing system comprises individual profiles for respective individual users, wherein the individual profiles comprise a first user profile for a first user, and wherein the first user profile identifies at least one interest of the first user, determining that the first user is interacting with the data processing system while media content is being presented;

in response to determining that the first user is interacting with the data processing system while the media content is being presented, automatically analyzing supplemental data to determine whether the supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to the interest of the first user identified in the first user profile; and

in response to determining that the supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to the interest of the first user identified in the first user profile, automatically causing the supplemental data to be presented.

2. At least one machine accessible medium according to claim 1, wherein

the individual profiles comprise a second user profile for a second user and the second user profile identifies at least one interest of the second user;

and

the method further comprises;

automatically detecting that the second user is interacting with the data processing system while the media content is being presented;

in response to determining that the second user is interacting with the data processing system while the media content is being presented, automatically analyzing additional supplemental data to determine whether the additional supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to the interest of the second user identified in the second user profile; and

in response to determining that the additional supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to the interest of the second user identified in the second user profile, automatically causing the additional supplemental data to be presented.

3. At least one machine accessible medium according to claim 2, wherein the operation of automatically causing the additional supplemental data to be presented comprises causing the supplemental data to be replaced by the additional supplemental data.

4. At least one machine accessible medium according to claim 1, wherein the operation of automatically analyzing supplemental data to determine whether the supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to the interest of the first user identified in the first user profile comprises analyzing information from multiple sources.

5. At least one machine accessible medium according to claim 4, wherein the multiple sources comprise at least two items from the group consisting of individual user-specified preferences, behavior observation data, and a digital persona service.

6. At least one machine accessible medium according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

detecting another device near the data processing system, wherein the other device is capable of presenting the media content;

sending information to the other device; and

receiving information from the other device; and

wherein the operation of automatically analyzing supplemental data to determine whether the supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to the interest of the first user identified in the first user profile comprises analyzing the information received from the other device.

7. At least one machine accessible medium according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

automatically using state data pertaining to the supplemental data for the first user to update the first user profile, in response to detecting that the first user is interacting with the data processing system while the media content is being presented.

8. A data processing system that facilitates presentation of supplemental data, the data processing system comprising:

a processing element;

a machine accessible medium responsive to the processing element;

individual profiles for respective individual users in the machine accessible medium, wherein the individual profiles comprise a first user profile for a first user, and the first user profile identifies at least one interest of the first user; and

instructions in the machine accessible medium which, when executed, enable the data processing system to perform a method comprising;

determining that the first user is interacting with the data processing system while media content is being presented;

in response to determining that the first user is interacting with the data processing system while the media content is being presented, automatically analyzing supplemental data to determine whether the supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to the interest of the first user identified in the first user profile; and

in response to determining that the supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to the interest of the first user identified in the first user profile, automatically causing the supplemental data to be presented.

9. A data processing system according to claim 8, wherein:

the individual profiles comprise a second user profile for a second user;

the second user profile identifies at least one interest of the second user; and

the method further comprises;

automatically detecting that the second user is interacting with the data processing system while the media content is being presented;

in response to determining that the second user is interacting with the data processing system while the media content is being presented, automatically analyzing additional supplemental data to determine whether the additional supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to the interest of the second user identified in the second user profile; and

in response to determining that the additional supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to the interest of the second user identified in the second user profile, automatically causing the additional supplemental data to be presented.

10. A data processing system according to claim 9, wherein the operation of automatically causing the additional supplemental data to be presented comprises causing the supplemental data to be replaced by the additional supplemental data.

11. A data processing system according to claim 8, wherein the operation of automatically analyzing supplemental data to determine whether the supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to the interest of the first user identified in the first user profile comprises analyzing information from multiple sources.

12. A data processing system according to claim 11, wherein the multiple sources comprise at least two items from the group consisting of individual user-specified preferences, behavior observation data, and a digital persona service.

13. A data processing system according to claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

detecting another device near the data processing system, wherein the other device is capable of presenting the media content;

sending information to the other device; and

receiving information from the other device; and

wherein the operation of automatically analyzing supplemental data to determine whether the supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to the interest of the first user identified in the first user profile comprises analyzing the information received from the other device.

14. A data processing system according to claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

automatically using state data pertaining to the supplemental data for the first user to update the first user profile, in response to detecting that the first user is interacting with the data processing system while the media content is being presented.

15. A method for dynamically tailoring supplemental data to be presented, the method comprising:

in a data processing system with individual profiles for respective individual users, wherein the individual profiles comprise a first user profile for a first user, and wherein the first user profile identifies at least one interest of the first user, determining that the first user is interacting with the data processing system while media content is being presented;

in response to determining that the first user is interacting with the data processing system while the media content is being presented, automatically analyzing supplemental data to determine whether the supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to the interest of the first user identified in the first user profile; and

in response to determining that the supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to the interest of the first user identified in the first user profile, automatically causing the supplemental data to be presented.

16. A method according to claim 15, wherein:

the individual profiles comprise a second user profile for a second user;

the second user profile identifies at least one interest of the second user; and

the method further comprises;

automatically detecting that the second user is interacting with the data processing system while the media content is being presented;

in response to determining that the second user is interacting with the data processing system while the media content is being presented, automatically analyzing additional supplemental data to determine whether the additional supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to the interest of the second user identified in the second user profile; and

in response to determining that the additional supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to the interest of the second user identified in the second user profile, automatically causing the additional supplemental data to be presented.

17. A method according to claim 16, wherein the operation of automatically causing the additional supplemental data to be presented comprises causing the supplemental data to be replaced by the additional supplemental data.

18. A method according to claim 15, wherein the operation of automatically analyzing supplemental data to determine whether the supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to the interest of the first user identified in the first user profile comprises analyzing information from multiple sources.

19. A method according to claim 18, wherein the multiple sources comprise at least two items from the group consisting of individual user-specified preferences, behavior observation data, and a digital persona service.

20. A method according to claim 15, further comprising:

detecting another device near the data processing system;

sending information to the other device; and

receiving information from the other device;

wherein the other device presents the media content; and

the operation of automatically analyzing supplemental data to determine whether the supplemental data is relevant to the media content and to the interest of the first user identified in the first user profile comprises analyzing the information received from the other device.

21. A method according to claim 15, further comprising:

automatically using state data pertaining to the supplemental data for the first user to update the first user profile, in response to detecting that the first user is interacting with the data processing system while the media content is being presented.