GEOGRAPHIC CONTENT RECOMMENDATION

• US 20150058903A1
• Filed: 11/04/2014
• Published: 02/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MobiTV Incorporated (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: MobiTV Incorporated (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Iyengar, Rahul, Kalmes, Chad, Jacobson, Mark, Lynch, Tim
• Application Number:
  US14/533,003
• Publication Number:
  US 20150058903A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/93
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25841 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; arrangements for identifying locations of receiving stations in broadcast systems H04H60/51; location of the user terminal in data switching networks H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• 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 21/44222 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 21/4524 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; systems specially adapted for using geographical information in broadcast systems H04H60/70; protocols in which the network application is adapted for the location of the user terminal in communication control or processing H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4668 for recommending content, e.g. movies
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• 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

Abstract

Geographic context may be used to recommend media content items for consumption by users of a media content management system. A request for a media content recommendation may be associated with a content management account and a geographic location. The media content management system may determine whether the geographic location includes individuals who are not associated with the content management account. If the geographic location includes such individuals, the system may recommend content suitable for sharing such as games, music playlists, movies, or television programs.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a communications interface configured to receive a request for a media content recommendation in association with a content management account, the content management account providing on-demand access to a plurality of media content items via a network, the request being associated with a designated geographic area;

a geolocation analyzer configured to determine a user profile for the designated geographic area, the user profile indicating whether the designated geographic area includes one or more individuals who are not associated with the content management account; and

a content recommendation engine configured to generate a recommendation for a shared media content item when the designated geographic area includes one or more individuals who are not associated with the content management account.

2. The system recited in claim 1, wherein the content recommendation engine is configured to apply a first set of recommendation criteria when recommending content for individuals who are all associated with the content management account and a second set of recommendation criteria when recommending content for a group that includes both individuals who are associated with the content management account and individuals who are not associated with the content management account.

3. The system recited in claim 2, wherein the shared media content item is selected based on the second set of recommendation criteria.

4. The system recited in claim 1, wherein the recommended media content item is selected from the group consisting of:

a game, a music playlist, a movie, and a television program.

5. The system recited in claim 1, wherein determining the user profile includes:

identifying an Internet Protocol (IP) address from which the request was transmitted,

identifying one or more devices transmitting information to the communications interface from the identified IP address, and

determining whether the identified one or more devices are associated with the content management account.

6. The system recited in claim 1, wherein determining the user profile includes:

identifying geographic coordinates for the designated geographic area,

identifying one or more devices transmitting information to the communications interface from within an area proximate to the geographic coordinates, and

determining whether the identified one or more devices are associated with the content management account.

7. The system recited in claim 6, wherein the geographic coordinates indicate latitude and longitude.

8. The system recited in claim 6, wherein the geographic coordinates are determined based on cellular network tower triangulation information.

9. The system recited in claim 6, wherein the geographic coordinates are determined based on Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite data.

10. A method comprising:

receiving at a communications interface a request for a media content recommendation in association with a content management account, the content management account providing on-demand access to a plurality of media content items via a network, the request being associated with a designated geographic area;

determining a user profile for the designated geographic area at a geolocation analyzer including a processor and memory, the user profile indicating whether the designated geographic area includes one or more individuals who are not associated with the content management account; and

generating at a content recommendation engine a recommendation for a shared media content item when the designated geographic area includes one or more individuals who are not associated with the content management account.

11. The method recited in claim 10, wherein the content recommendation engine is configured to apply a first set of recommendation criteria when recommending content for individuals who are all associated with the content management account and a second set of recommendation criteria when recommending content for a group that includes both individuals who are associated with the content management account and individuals who are not associated with the content management account.

12. The method recited in claim 11, wherein the shared media content item is selected based on the second set of recommendation criteria.

13. The method recited in claim 10, wherein the recommended media content item is selected from the group consisting of:

a game, a music playlist, a movie, and a television program.

14. The method recited in claim 10, wherein determining the user profile includes:

identifying an Internet Protocol (IP) address from which the request was transmitted,

identifying one or more devices transmitting information to the communications interface from the identified IP address, and

determining whether the identified one or more devices are associated with the content management account.

15. The method recited in claim 10, wherein determining the user profile includes:

identifying geographic coordinates for the designated geographic area,

identifying one or more devices transmitting information to the communications interface from within an area proximate to the geographic coordinates, and

determining whether the identified one or more devices are associated with the content management account.

16. The method recited in claim 15, wherein the geographic coordinates indicate latitude and longitude.

17. The method recited in claim 15, wherein the geographic coordinates are determined based on cellular network tower triangulation information.

18. The method recited in claim 15, wherein the geographic coordinates are determined based on Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite data.

19. One or more computer readable media having instructions stored thereon for performing a method, the method comprising:

receiving at a communications interface a request for a media content recommendation in association with a content management account, the content management account providing on-demand access to a plurality of media content items via a network, the request being associated with a designated geographic area;

determining a user profile for the designated geographic area at a geolocation analyzer including a processor and memory, the user profile indicating whether the designated geographic area includes one or more individuals who are not associated with the content management account; and

generating at a content recommendation engine a recommendation for a shared media content item when the designated geographic area includes one or more individuals who are not associated with the content management account.

20. The one or more computer readable media recited in claim 19, wherein the content recommendation engine is configured to apply a first set of recommendation criteria when recommending content for individuals who are all associated with the content management account and a second set of recommendation criteria when recommending content for a group that includes both individuals who are associated with the content management account and individuals who are not associated with the content management account.