METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING A DESCRIPTION OF A PROGRAM TO A USER EQUIPMENT

• US 20170134766A1
• Filed: 08/29/2016
• Published: 05/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TV Control Limited
• Original Assignee: TV Control Limited
• Inventors: Chelmis, Alex
• Granted Patent: US 10,659,825 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23 Processing of content or additional data; Elementary server operations; Server middleware
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/231 Content storage operation, e.g. caching movies for short term storage, replicating data over plural servers, prioritizing data for deletion
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23109 by placing content in organized collections, e.g. EPG data repository details of retrieval of video data and associated meta data in video databases G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2353 specifically adapted to content descriptors, e.g. coding, compressing or processing of metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2355 involving reformatting operations of additional data, e.g. HTML pages optimising the visualization of content for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/9577; tracking of instant messages H04L51/234; media packet handling at the source H04L65/762
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/24 Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. monitoring of server load, available bandwidth, upstream requests monitoring of server performance or load G06F11/34; arrangements for observation, testing or troubleshooting for broadcast or for distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25 Management operations performed by the server for facilitating the content distribution or administrating data related to end-users or client devices, e.g. end-user or client device authentication, learning user preferences for recommending movies maintenance or administration in data networks H04L41/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/258 Client or end-user data management, e.g. managing client capabilities, user preferences or demographics, processing of multiple end-users preferences to derive collaborative data arrangements for services using the result on the distributing side of broadcast systems H04H60/66; profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25833 involving client hardware characteristics, e.g. manufacturer, processing or storage capabilities allocation of resources considering hardware capabilities in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/5044; allocation of resources considering software capabilities in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/5055
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43 Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronising decoder's clock; Client middleware real-time communication protocols in data switching networks H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4314 for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4355 involving reformatting operations of additional data, e.g. HTML pages on a television screen optimising the visualization of content for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/9577; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/066; media handling at the source in data packet switching networks H04L65/764
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4358 for generating different versions, e.g. for different peripheral devices
• 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 21/4532 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 21/4662 characterized by learning algorithms
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4667 : Processing of monitored end-user data, e.g. trend analysis based on the log file of viewer selections
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4722 : for requesting additional data associated with the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4888 : for displaying teletext characters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8133 : specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video program
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 : Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for providing a description of a program to a user equipment, comprising: receiving a set of text fields associated with the program; selecting a subset of text fields from the set of text fields based on a profile of a user and/or a profile of the user equipment; ordering the selected subset of text fields based on the profile of a user and/or the profile of the user equipment; editing the description of the program based on the ordered subset of text fields; and providing the description of the program to the user equipment.

Claims

1. A method for providing a description of a program to a user equipment, comprising:

receiving a set of text fields associated with the program;

selecting a subset of text fields from the set of text fields based on at least one of a profile of a user and a profile of the user equipment;

ordering the selected subset of text fields based on the at least one of the profile of the user and the profile of the user equipment;

editing the description of the program based on the ordered subset of text fields; and

providing the description of the program to the user equipment.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile of the user includes at least one interest.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one interest is derived over time from at least one of programs selected by the user or programs watched by the user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the profile of the user equipment comprises at least a maximum number of characters determined by the user equipment.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein editing the description of the program comprises applying at least one grammar rule and syntax rule to the ordered subset of text fields to form at least one sentence.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of text fields includes at least one of an award text field, a plot text field, a cast text field or a tag text field.

7. A system for providing a description of a program to a user equipment, comprising:

means for receiving a set of text fields associated with the program;

means for selecting a subset of text fields from the set of text fields based on at least one of a profile of a user or a profile of the user equipment;

means for ordering the selected subset of text fields based on the at least one of the profile of the user or the profile of the user equipment;

means for editing the description of the program based on the ordered subset of text fields; and

means for providing the description of the program to the user equipment.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the profile of the user includes at least one interest.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one interest is derived over time from at least one of programs selected by the user or programs watched by the user.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the profile of the user equipment includes at least a maximum number of characters determined by the user equipment.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein editing the description of the program comprises applying at least one grammar rule or syntax rule to the ordered subset of text fields to form at least one sentence.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the set of text fields includes at least one of an award text field, a plot text field, a cast text field and a tag text field.

13. A computer program product comprising code, which when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform, comprising:

receiving a set of text fields associated with the program;

selecting a subset of text fields from the set of text fields based on at least one of a profile of a user and a profile of the user equipment;

ordering the selected subset of text fields based on the at least one of the profile of the user and the profile of the user equipment;

editing the description of the program based on the ordered subset of text fields; and

providing the description of the program to the user equipment.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the profile of the user includes at least one interest.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the at least one interest is derived over time from at least one of programs selected by the user or programs watched by the user.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the profile of the user equipment comprises at least a maximum number of characters determined by the user equipment.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein editing the description of the program comprises applying at least one grammar rule or syntax rule to the ordered subset of text fields to form at least one sentence.

18. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the set of text fields includes at least one of an award text field, a plot text field, a cast text field and a tag text field.