VOICE-BASED INTERACTIVE CONTENT AND USER INTERFACE

• US 20150120295A1
• Filed: 01/05/2015
• Published: 04/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: XappMedia, Inc.
• Original Assignee: XappMedia, Inc.
• Inventors: HIGBIE, Patrick B., KELVIE, John P., MYERS, Michael M., RAINES, Franklin D.
• Granted Patent: US 10,152,975 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/235
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0203 Market surveys; Market polls
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 15/26 Speech to text systems G10L15/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/22 Interactive procedures; Man-machine interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 2015/223 Execution procedure of a spoken command

Abstract

A method, device, system, and computer medium for providing interactive advertising are provided. For example, a device may request an advertisement from a remote server, receive the advertisement, receive a response from a user who is listening and/or watching the advertisement, and transmit the response to the server for further action. The user may input a response by speaking. A server may receive an advertisement request from the device, select an advertisement based on pre-defined one or more criteria, transmit the selected advertisement to the device for play, receive from the device a response to the selected advertisement, and then perform an action corresponding to the received response.

Claims

1. A communication device for providing interactive content, the device comprising:

a voice recognizer that receives a voice input and obtains a computer-readable input that is converted from the voice input;

a memory storing one or more programs comprising instructions for one or more processors, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to;

while the interactive content is being provided to the user of the device;

receive, using the voice recognizer, a voice input from a user of the device; and

activate a function of the device in response to receiving the voice input, wherein the function of the device that is activated in response to receiving the voice input is customizable.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the interactive content that is being provided to the user of the device is streaming content broadcasted by a source device to a plurality of receiving devices including the communication device.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the function of the device that is activated in response to receiving the voice input comprises initiating a phone call using voice-over-IP (VOIP).

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the function of the device that is activated in response to receiving the voice input comprises:

obtaining information associated with a current location of the device; and

presenting the obtained information to the user.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the function of the device that is activated in response to receiving the voice input comprises opening a webpage on a display of the communication device.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the function of the device that is activated in response to receiving the voice input comprises sending an email to a remote device.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the function of the device that is activated in response to receiving the voice input comprises downloading an application from a remote device and installing the downloaded application on the communication device.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to:

receive a mechanical input from the user using a mechanical input mechanism of the device; and

activate the function of the device in response to receiving the mechanical input.

9. A server for providing interactive content to a plurality of users of communication devices that communicate with the server through a network, the server comprising

a memory storing one or more programs comprising instructions for the one or more processors, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the server to:

transmit the interactive content to the communication devices;

receive a request associated with at least one of the communication devices, wherein the request originates from a voice input provided by a user of the at least one of the communication devices; and

activate a function of the server in response to receiving the request associated with at least one of the communication devices, wherein the function of the server that is activated in response to receiving the request is customizable.

10. The server of claim 9, wherein the interactive content that is provided to the communication devices by the server comprises streaming content that is broadcasted by a source device to the communication devices.

11. The server of claim 9, wherein the function of the server that is activated in response to receiving the request from the communication device comprises initiating a phone call between the communication device and a remote device.

12. The server of claim 9, wherein the function of the server that is activated in response to receiving the request from the communication device comprises transmitting predetermined content to the communication device.

13. A method for providing interactive content to a user of a communication device comprising a voice recognizer that receives a voice input from the user and obtains a computer-readable input that is converted from the voice input, the method comprising:

while the interactive content is being provided to the user of the device;

receiving, using the voice recognizer, a voice input from the user of the device; and

activating a function of the device in response to receiving the voice input, wherein the function of the device that is activated in response to receiving the voice input is customizable.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the interactive content that is being provided to the user of the device is streaming content broadcasted by a source device to a plurality of receiving devices including the communication device.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the function of the device that is activated in response to receiving the voice input comprises initiating a phone call using voice-over-IP (VOIP).

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the function of the device that is activated in response to receiving the voice input comprises:

obtaining information associated with a current location of the device; and

presenting the obtained information to the user.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the function of the device that is activated in response to receiving the voice input comprises opening a webpage on a display of the communication device.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the function of the device that is activated in response to receiving the voice input comprises sending an email to a remote device.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein the function of the device that is activated in response to receiving the voice input comprises downloading an application from a remote device and installing the downloaded application on the communication device.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a mechanical input from the user using a mechanical input mechanism of the device; and

activating the function of the device in response to receiving the mechanical input.

21. A method for providing interactive content by a server to a plurality of users of communication devices that communicate with the server through a network, the method comprising:

transmitting the interactive content to the communication devices;

receiving a request associated with at least one of the communication devices, wherein the request originates from a voice input provided by a user of the at least one of the communication devices; and

activating a function of the server in response to receiving the request associated with at least one of the communication devices, wherein the function of the server that is activated in response to receiving the request is customizable.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the interactive content that is provided to the communication devices by the server comprises streaming content that is broadcasted by a source device to the communication devices.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the function of the server that is activated in response to receiving the request from the communication device comprises initiating a phone call between the communication device and a remote device.

24. The method of claim 21, wherein the function of the server that is activated in response to receiving the request from the communication device comprises transmitting predetermined content to the communication device.