METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SMART SELECTION OF TV CHANNELS

• US 20140082671A1
• Filed: 05/31/2013
• Published: 03/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Quatius Limited
• Original Assignee: Quatius Limited
• Inventors: Cheung, Ka Wing
• Application Number:
  US13/907,221
• Publication Number:
  US 20140082671A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44222 Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programs or purchase activity monitoring of user selections in data processing systems G06F11/34; arrangements for monitoring the user's behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• 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 21/4667 Processing of monitored end-user data, e.g. trend analysis based on the log file of viewer selections
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4755 for defining user preferences, e.g. favourite actors or genre retrieval personalisation and generation of user profiles for the retrieval of video data G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306
• 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 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/445 for displaying additional information H04N5/50 takes precedence

Abstract

A method for smart selection of TV channels is disclosed. The method includes the following steps: receiving a first user command, obtaining the current time, and determining a preset time period based on the current time, and prompting a first list of recommended channels corresponding to the preset time period; the first list of recommended channels is determined by the following steps: obtaining the accumulated broadcasting duration of each channel by accumulating the historical broadcasting duration of each channel during the preset time period; ranking the channels according to their accumulated broadcasting duration, the channel with longer broadcasting duration being ranked in front of the channel with shorter broadcasting duration, based on which the first list of recommended channels is determined. A corresponding device is further provided. The device includes an acquisition module and a prompting module.

Claims

1. A method for smart selection of TV channels, comprising:

receiving a first user command, obtaining current time, determining a preset time period based on the current time, and prompting a first list of recommended channels corresponding to the preset time period;

wherein determining the first list of recommended channels comprises;

obtaining accumulated broadcasting duration of each channel by accumulating historical broadcasting duration of each channel during the preset time period;

ranking the channels according to accumulated broadcasting duration of each channel, and the channel with longer accumulated broadcasting duration is ranked in front of the channel with shorter accumulated broadcasting duration, based on which the first list of recommended channels is determined.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein after prompting the first list of recommended channels corresponding to the preset time period, the method further comprises:

receiving a second user command, and storing the broadcasting duration of each channel during the preset time period.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein after prompting the first list of recommended channels corresponding to the preset time period, the method further comprises:

receiving a second user command, storing the broadcasting duration of each channel during the preset time period, and accumulating the broadcasting duration of each channel and the historical broadcasting duration of each channel during the preset time period, so as to obtain the accumulated broadcasting duration of each channel;

ranking the channels according to the accumulated broadcasting duration of each channel, and the channel with longer accumulated broadcasting duration is ranked in front of the channel with shorter accumulated broadcasting duration, by which the first list of recommended channels is updated.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein after receiving the first user command and before prompting the first list of recommended channels corresponding to the preset time period, the method further comprises:

receiving a user command of prompting the first list of recommended channels;

after receiving the first user command, the method further comprises;

prompting the second list of recommended channels upon receiving a user command of prompting the second list of recommended channels;

after receiving the second user command, the method further comprises;

storing the number of times of broadcasting of each channel during the preset time period, and accumulating the number of times of broadcasting of each channel and the historical number of times of broadcasting of each channel during the preset time period, so as to obtain the accumulated number of times of broadcasting of each channel;

ranking the channels according to the accumulated number of times of broadcasting of each channel, and the channel with more number of times of broadcasting is ranked in front of the channel with less number of times of broadcasting, by which the second list of recommended channels is updated.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein after receiving the first user command and before prompting the first list of recommended channels corresponding to the preset time period, the method further comprises:

accumulating the historical broadcasting duration of each channel during the preset time period, so as to obtain the accumulated broadcasting duration of each channel;

ranking the channels according to the accumulated broadcasting duration of each channel, the channel with longer broadcasting duration is ranked in front of the channel with shorter broadcasting duration, by which the first list of recommended channels is determined;

wherein after prompting the first list of recommended channels corresponding to the preset time period, the method further comprises;

receiving the second user command, storing the broadcasting duration of each channel during the preset time period.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein after receiving the first user command and before accumulating the historical broadcasting duration of each channel, the method further comprises:

receiving the user command of prompting the first list of recommended channels;

after receiving the first user command, the method further comprises;

upon receiving the user command of prompting the second list of recommended channels, accumulating the historical number of times of broadcasting of each channel during the preset time period, so as to obtain the accumulated number of times of broadcasting of each channel;

ranking the channels according to the accumulated number of times of broadcasting of each channel, the channel with more number of times of broadcasting is ranked in front of the channel with less number of times of broadcasting, by which the second list of recommended channels is determined, and prompt the second list of recommended channels;

after receiving the second user command, the method further comprises;

storing the number of times of broadcasting of each channel during the preset time period.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the first user command is a user turn-on command, a user channel-selecting command or a user checking command, while the second user command is a user channel-switching command, a user turn-off command, or a user presetting command.

8. The method according to claim 2, wherein after receiving the first user command and before prompting the first list of recommended channels corresponding to the preset time period, the method further comprises:

displaying the information of whether to prompt the first list of recommended channels, and receiving the user command of prompting the first list of recommended channels, and/or

displaying the information of whether to prompt the list of favorite channels, receiving the user command of prompting the preset list of favorite channels, and prompting the list of favorite channels.

9. The method according to claim 2, wherein before storing the broadcasting duration of each channel in the preset time period, the method further comprises:

determining whether there is any preset locked channel;

if yes, then the broadcasting duration of the locked channel is not stored; and

/or

displaying the information of whether to store the channel, and to receive the user command of storing the channels.

10. The method according to claim 2, wherein the prompting comprises displaying and voice notifying.

11. The method according to claim 2, wherein the time period comprises:

time periods on working days;

a first time period of 00;

00-6;

00, a second time period of 06;

00-9;

00, a third time period of 9;

00-12;

00, a fourth time period of 12;

00-18;

00, a fifth time period of 18;

00-21;

00, and a sixth time period of 21;

00-24;

00; and

time periods on non-working days;

a seventh time period of 00;

00-24;

00.

12. A device for smart selection of TV channels, comprising:

an acquisition module, configured to obtain the current time upon the first user command, and to determine the preset time period based on the current time;

a prompting module, configured to prompt the first list of recommended channels corresponding to the preset time period upon receiving the first user command;

determining the first list of recommended channels comprises;

obtaining the accumulated broadcasting duration of each channel by accumulating the historical broadcasting duration of each channel during the preset time period;

ranking the channels according to the accumulated broadcasting duration, the channel with longer accumulated broadcasting duration is ranked in front of the channel with shorter accumulated broadcasting duration, based on which the first list of recommended channels is determined.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein the device further comprises:

a storage module, configured to store the broadcasting duration of each channel during the preset time period.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein the device further comprises:

a counting module, configured to accumulate the broadcasting duration of each channel and the historical broadcasting duration of each channel during the preset time period, so as to obtain the accumulated broadcasting duration of each channel, and to rank the channels according to the accumulated broadcasting duration of each channel, the channel with longer accumulated broadcasting duration being ranked in front of the channel with shorter broadcasting duration, by which the first list of recommended channels is updated.

15. The device of claim 14, further comprising:

a selecting module, configured to send to the prompting module the command of prompting the first list of recommended channels upon receiving the user command of prompting the first list of recommended channels; and

to send to the prompting module the command of prompting the second list of recommended channels upon receiving the user command of prompting the second list of recommended channels;

wherein the prompting module is further configured to receive the command of prompting the first list of recommended channels from the selecting module and to prompt the first list of recommended channels; and

to receive the command of prompting the second list of recommended channels from the selecting module and to prompt the second list of recommended channels;

the storage module is further configured to store the number of times of broadcasting of each channel during the preset time period upon receiving the second user command;

the counting module is further configured to accumulate the number of times of broadcasting of each channel and the historical number of times of broadcasting of each channel during the preset time period upon receiving the second user command, so as to obtain the accumulated number of times of broadcasting of each channel; and

to rank the channels according to the accumulated number of times of broadcasting, the channel with more accumulated number of times of broadcasting being ranked in front of the channel with less number of times of broadcasting, by which the second list of recommended channels is updated.

16. The device of claim 13, further comprising:

a counting module, configured to accumulate the historical broadcasting duration of each channel during the preset time period upon receiving the first user command, so as to obtain the accumulated broadcasting duration of each channel; and

to rank the channels according to the accumulated broadcasting duration, the channel with longer accumulated broadcasting duration being ranked in front of the channel with shorter accumulated broadcasting duration, by which the first list of recommended channels is determined.

17. The device of claim 16, further comprising:

a selecting module, configured to send to the prompting module the command of prompting the first list of recommended channels upon receiving the user command of prompting the first list of recommended channels;

or to send to the prompting module the command of prompting the second list of recommended channels upon receiving the user command of prompting the second list of recommended channels;

wherein the prompting module is further configured to receive the command of prompting the first list of recommended channels from the selecting module and to prompt the first list of recommended channels;

or to receive the command of prompting the second list of recommended channels from the selecting module and to prompt the second list of recommended channels;

the storage module is further configured to store the number of times of broadcasting of each channel during the preset time period upon receiving the second user command;

the counting module is further configured to sum up the historical number of times of broadcasting of each channel during the preset time period upon receiving the first user command, so as to obtain the accumulated number of times of broadcasting of each channel; and

to rank the channels according to their accumulated number of times of broadcasting, the channel with more number of times of broadcasting being ranked in front of the channel with less number of times of broadcasting, by which the second list of recommended channels is updated.

18. The device according to claim 13, wherein the first user command is a user turn-on command, a user channel-selecting command or a user checking command, while the second user command is a user channel-switching command, a user turn-off command or a user presetting command.

19. The device of claim 15, wherein the selecting module is further configured to receive the user command of checking the preset list of favorite channels, and to send the command of checking the preset list of favorite channels to the prompting module;

the prompting module is further configured to prompt the list of favorite channels; and

/or

the selecting module is further configured to receive the command of storing the duration or number of times of broadcasting the channel and to send the command of storing the duration or times of broadcasting the channel to the counting module.

20. The device of claim 15, further comprising:

a determination module, configured to determine whether there is any preset locked channel;

if there is, the determination module sends a command of not to store the duration or number of times of broadcasting the locked channel to the storage module.