Methods And Systems For Displaying Content

• US 20160127763A1
• Filed: 11/04/2014
• Published: 05/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Inventors: Patel, Mehul, Monnerat, Edward David, Pinckernell, Nicholas Adam, Leech, Jonathan Alan, Rajpal, Jasbir
• Granted Patent: US 10,841,640 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4122 additional display device, e.g. video projector digital output for controlling a plurality of local displays G06F3/1423
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• 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 21/4622 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

Abstract

Provided are methods and systems for displaying content. A plurality of preferred content items can be displayed on one or more display devices according to user preference and content attributes. In an aspect, an example method can comprise receiving preference information from a plurality of sources in a common location. A highest ranked preferred content item can be determined. At least one display parameter (e.g., size, shape, resolution, color, spatial coordinates, positions, etc.) for the highest ranked preferred content item can be determined. One or more of the plurality of content items including the preferred content item can be provided and displayed on the one or more display devices according to the determined at least one display parameter, for example, where the highest ranked preferred content item has the largest portion of the display.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving preference information from one or more of a plurality of sources, wherein the preference information relates to a plurality of preferred content items, and wherein the plurality of sources are in a common location;

determining a highest ranked preferred content item;

determining at least one display parameter for the highest ranked preferred content item; and

providing one or more of the plurality of preferred content items including the highest ranked preferred content item for display on one or more display devices, wherein the highest ranked preferred content item is displayed according to the determined at least one display parameter.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one display parameter comprises one or more of:

size, shape, resolution, color, spatial coordinates, direction, and position.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more of the plurality of preferred content items are provided on the display device such that the highest ranked preferred content item has a largest size.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more of the plurality of preferred content items are provided on the one or more display devices such that the highest ranked preferred content item has a highest resolution.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more of the plurality of preferred content items are provided on the one or more display devices such that the highest ranked preferred content item is displayed in a specific position of the one or more display devices.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the specific position of the one or more display devices is a center of the one or more display devices.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more of the plurality of preferred content items are provided on the one or more display devices such that the highest ranked preferred content item is displayed in color, and wherein one or more non highest ranked preferred content items are displayed in black and white.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a highest ranked preferred content item comprises determining a plurality of weight factors.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the plurality of weight factors comprises determining a customer status associated with the respective plurality of sources.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the plurality of weight factor comprises determining one or more content attributes of the plurality of preferred content items.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein a content attribute comprises a content type and a content status.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the highest ranked preferred content item is determined at a specific time period.

13. A method comprising:

receiving preference information from a plurality of sources, wherein the preference information relates to a plurality of preferred content items, and wherein the plurality of sources are in a common location;

determining a rank order for the plurality of preferred content items;

determining at least one display parameter for each of the plurality of preferred content items; and

providing one or more of the plurality of preferred content items on one or more of a plurality of display devices based on the determined at least one display parameters and the rank order.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the at least one display parameter comprises color, resolution, a number of display devices.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the one or more of the plurality of preferred content items are provided on a plurality of display devices according to the rank order such that a highest ranked preferred content item is displayed on more than half of the plurality of display devices.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein determining a rank order for the plurality of preferred content items comprises determining a plurality of weight factors.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein determining a plurality of weight factors comprises determining a customer status associated with the plurality of sources.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein determining a plurality of weight factors comprises determining one or more content attributes of the plurality of preferred content items.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein a content attribute comprises a content type and a content status.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein the rank order is determined at a specific time period.