SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MEDIA ASSET RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A GROUP

• US 20160029057A1
• Filed: 07/23/2014
• Published: 01/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: UV Corporation (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: United Video Properties Incorporated (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Wickenkamp, Vanessa
• Granted Patent: US 9,807,436 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/252 Processing of multiple end-users' preferences to derive collaborative data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26283 for associating distribution time parameters to content, e.g. to generate electronic program guide data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4756 for rating content, e.g. scoring a recommended movie
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4826 using recommendation lists, e.g. of programs or channels sorted out according to their score

Abstract

Systems and methods are described herein for providing media recommendations for a group. A media guidance application may identify a group comprising at least a first user and a second user and select a media asset of which the first and second users have previously accessed less than a duration of the media asset. For example, each of the first and the second users may have watched only a respective portion of the media asset. The media guidance application may determine a first amount of the media asset duration that the first user has accessed the media asset and a second amount of the media asset duration that the second user has accessed the media asset. Based on the first and second amounts of the media asset duration, the media guidance application may provide a recommendation for the media asset to the group.

Claims

1. A method for providing media recommendations for a group, the method comprising:

identifying a group comprising at least a first user and a second user;

selecting a media asset of which the first and second users have previously accessed less than a duration of the media asset;

determining a first amount of the media asset duration that the first user has accessed the media asset;

determining a second amount of the media asset duration that the second user has accessed the media asset; and

based on the first and second amounts of the media asset duration, providing a recommendation for the media asset to the group.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the recommendation for the media asset to the group comprises at least one of:

determining a difference between the first and the second amounts of the media asset duration, determining a difference between a stop time of the first amount of the media asset duration and a stop time of the second amount of the media asset duration, and determining a difference between a start time of the first amount of the media asset duration and a start time of the second amount of the media asset duration.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein providing the recommendation for the media asset to the group comprises determining whether the difference between the first amount of the media asset duration and the second amount of the media asset duration is below a threshold.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising generating for display the first amount of the media asset duration and the second amount of the media asset duration.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining an overlap time period in the media asset where both the first user and the second user have accessed the media asset based on the first and the second amounts of the media asset duration;

determining a non-overlap time period in the media asset where at least one of the first user and the second user have not accessed the media asset; and

visually distinguishing the overlap time period from the non-overlap time period.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first and the second amounts of the media asset duration are displayed in a bar graph.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining, for each media asset in a plurality of media assets, an amount of time that the first user has accessed of each media asset and an amount of time that the second user has accessed of each media asset;

ranking the plurality of media assets based on the amount of time that the first user has accessed each media asset and the amount of time that the second user has accessed each media asset.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first and the second amounts of the media asset duration is less than the entire media asset.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the group comprises receiving an indication of interest in the media asset from at least one of the first user and the second user.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein providing a recommendation for the media asset to the group comprises determining whether at least one of the first user or the second user has accessed a critical portion of the media asset.

11. A system for providing media recommendations for a group, the system comprising:

control circuitry configured to;

identify a group comprising at least a first user and a second user;

select a media asset of which the first and second users have previously accessed less than a duration of the media asset;

determine a first amount of the media asset duration that the first user has accessed the media asset;

determine a second amount of the media asset duration that the second user has accessed the media asset; and

based on the first and second amounts of the media asset duration, provide a recommendation for the media asset to the group.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is configured to provide the recommendation for the media asset to the group by performing at least one of:

determining a difference between the first and the second amounts of the media asset duration, determining a difference between a stop time of the first amount of the media asset duration and a stop time of the second amount of the media asset duration, and determining a difference between a start time of the first amount of the media asset duration and a start time of the second amount of the media asset duration.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the control circuitry is configured to provide the recommendation for the media asset to the group by determining whether the difference between the first amount of the media asset duration and the second amount of the media asset duration is below a threshold.

14. The system of claim 11 wherein the control circuitry is further configured to generate for display the first amount of the media asset duration and the second amount of the media asset duration.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

determine an overlap time period in the media asset where both the first user and the second user have accessed the media asset based on the first and the second amounts of the media asset duration;

determine a non-overlap time period in the media asset where at least one of the first user and the second user have not accessed the media asset; and

visually distinguish the overlap time period from the non-overlap time period.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the first and the second amounts of the media asset duration are displayed in a bar graph.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

determine, for each media asset in a plurality of media assets, an amount of time that the first user has accessed of each media asset and an amount of time that the second user has accessed of each media asset;

rank the plurality of media assets based on the amount of time that the first user has accessed each media asset and the amount of time that the second user has accessed each media asset.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein at least one of the first and the second amounts of the media asset duration is less than the entire media asset.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is configured to identify the group by receiving an indication of interest in the media asset from at least one of the first user and the second user.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the control circuitry is configured to provide a recommendation for the media asset to the group by determining whether at least one of the first user or the second user has accessed a critical portion of the media asset.

21-50. -50. (canceled)