MEDIA GATEWAY FOR SCHEDULING CONTENT

• US 20150296258A1
• Filed: 04/14/2014
• Published: 10/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nagravision SA (Kudelski SA)
• Original Assignee: Nagravision SA (Kudelski SA)
• Inventors: Morten, Glenn
• Application Number:
  US14/252,510
• Publication Number:
  US 20150296258A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/26 Arrangements for switching distribution systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/31 Arrangements for monitoring the use made of the broadcast services
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/375 Commercial
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2347 involving video stream encryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26233 involving content or additional data duration or size, e.g. length of a movie, size of an executable file
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26258 for generating a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlist, or scheduling item distribution according to such list retrieval of multimedia data based on playlists G06F16/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2668 Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles information retrieval from the Internet by querying with filtering and personalisation G06F16/9535; arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast H04H20/10; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/063
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4263 involving specific tuning arrangements, e.g. two tuners
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/436 Interfacing a local distribution network, e.g. communicating with another STB or one or more peripheral devices inside the home
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4408 involving video stream encryption, e.g. re-encrypting a decrypted video stream for redistribution in a home network
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/458 Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating operations, e.g. for OS modules ; time-related management operations arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast or during the distribution H04H20/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4668 for recommending content, e.g. movies
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4751 for defining user accounts, e.g. accounts for children
• 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 21/64322 IP
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02

Abstract

Methods and systems to schedule media content using a media gateway are presented. In an example method, data is collected that identifies content accessed from one or more communication networks via the media gateway by a user. Further content items for presentation to the user are determined based on the collected data. The further content items may be sourced by content channels received at the media gateway. The further content items may then be scheduled for presentation to the user. The scheduling may include defining a sequence in which the further content items are to be presented to the user.

Claims

1. A method of scheduling media content using a media gateway, the method comprising:

collecting, at the media gateway, data identifying content accessed from one or more communication networks by a user;

determining, using at least one hardware processor of the media gateway, a plurality of further content items for presentation to the user based on the collected data, wherein at least two of the further content items are sourced by different content channels received at the media gateway; and

scheduling, at the media gateway, the further content items for presentation to the user, wherein the scheduling of the further content items comprises defining a sequence in which the further content times are to be presented to the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the content accessed by the user comprises broadcast television content.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the content accessed by the user comprises Internet-based content.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the different content channels received at the media gateway comprise different channels of broadcast television content.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the different content channels received at the media gateway comprise a stream of Internet-based content.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the different content channels received at the media gateway comprise a stream of content available via a local area network communicatively coupled with the media gateway and located at a premises of the user.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

forwarding the sequence of the further content items for presentation to the user.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the sequence of the further content items is forwarded for presentation to the user as a television signal compatible for reception by a television display device.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the sequence of the further content items is forwarded for presentation to the user as a wireless content stream compatible for reception by a wireless communication device.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the forwarding of the sequence of the further content items for presentation to the user comprises:

forwarding a first content item for presentation to the user;

recording a second content item that overlaps in time with the first content item; and

forwarding the recorded second content item for presentation to the user after the forwarding of the first content item.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining an identity of the user while the user accesses content from the one or more communication networks via the media gateway;

wherein the collected data comprises a user identification of the user; and

wherein the determining of the plurality of further content items for presentation to the user is based on the collected data identified with the user.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

encrypting, at the media gateway, the collected data; and

storing, at the media gateway, the encrypted collected data;

wherein the determining of the plurality of further content items is based on the encrypted collected data.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

encrypting, at the media gateway, outgoing messages transmitted via a service provider domain to at least one of the one or more communication networks that corresponds to the accessed content; and

decrypting, at the media gateway, incoming messages received from the at least one of the one or more communication networks via the service provider domain that correspond to the accessed content.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the scheduled further content items comprise advertising content as provided in the determined plurality of further content items.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining advertising content targeted for the user based on the collected data; and

inserting the advertising content targeted for the user into the scheduled further content items for presentation to the user.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a media gateway, cause the media gateway to perform operations comprising:

collecting data identifying content accessed from one or more communication networks by a user;

determining a plurality of further content items for presentation to the user based on the collected data, wherein at least two of the further content items are sourced by different content channels received at the media gateway; and

scheduling the further content items for presentation to the user, wherein the scheduling of the further content items comprises defining a sequence in which the further content times are to be presented to the user.

17. A media gateway comprising:

a data collector configured to collect data identifying content accessed from one or more communication networks via the media gateway by a user;

an analysis module configured to determine a plurality of further content items for presentation to the user based on the collected data, wherein at least two of the further content items are sourced by different content channels received at the media gateway; and

a scheduler configured to schedule the further content items for presentation to the user, wherein the scheduling of the further content items comprises defining a sequence in which the further content times are to be presented to the user.

18. The media gateway of claim 17, further comprising:

a presentation engine configured to forward the scheduled further content items for presentation to the user.

19. The media gateway of claim 18, further comprising:

a tuner configured to;

receive multiple channels of broadcast television content from a broadcast television content provider;

receive a selection of one of the multiple channels from the scheduler;

provide the selected one of the multiple channels to the presentation engine for forwarding to the user;

receive, while providing the selected one of the multiple channels, a selection of another one of the multiple channels from the scheduler; and

provide the selected other one of the multiple channels to the presentation engine for forwarding to the user.

20. The media gateway of claim 18, further comprising:

a tuner configured to;

receive multiple channels of broadcast television content from a broadcast television content provider;

provide a series of the multiple channels selected by the scheduler to the presentation engine for forwarding over a presentation channel corresponding to the user in response to the user selecting the presentation channel; and

provide one of the multiple channels to the presentation engine for forwarding over the one of the multiple channels to the user in response to the user selecting the one of the multiple channels.