METHODS, SYSTEMS AND MEDIA FOR ASSOCIATING MULTIPLE USERS WITH A MEDIA PRESENTATION DEVICE

• US 20170139925A1
• Filed: 06/24/2015
• Published: 05/18/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: SHAH, Raunaq, VAN DER STAAY, Matt
• Granted Patent: US 11,082,472 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/285 Clustering or classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/438 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/14 Digital output to display device ; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/70 Media network packetisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

Methods, systems, and media for associating multiple users with a media presentation device are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: receiving first user preferences; receiving second user preferences; receiving requests to associate the first user preferences and the second user preferences, respectively, with a media presentation device; causing the first user preferences and the second user preferences to be associated with identifying information of the media presentation device; receiving, from the media presentation device, a request to present a slideshow of images based on user preferences and identifying information of the first user device and a third user device; determining that the first user preferences are associated with the media presentation device; determining that user preferences of the third user device are not associated with the media presentation device; and causing content based on the first user preferences to be presented by the media presentation device.

Claims

1. A method for determining content to be presented, the method comprising:

receiving, using a hardware processor, first user preferences associated with a first user;

receiving, using the hardware processor, second user preferences associated with a second user;

receiving, from a first user device, a request to associate the first user preferences with a media presentation device;

in response to the request to associate the first user preferences with the media presentation device, causing the first user preferences to be associated with identifying information of the media presentation device;

receiving, from a second user device, a request to associate the second user preferences with the media presentation device;

in response to the request to associate the second user preferences with the media presentation device, causing the second user preferences to be associated with identifying information of the media presentation device;

receiving, from the media presentation device, a request to present a slideshow of images based on user preferences associated with the media presentation device;

receiving, from the media presentation device, identifying information of the first user device and identifying information of a third user device;

in response to receiving the identifying information of the first user device, determining that the first user preferences are associated with the media presentation device;

in response to receiving the identifying information of the third user device, determining that there are not user preferences associated with a user of the third user device associated with the media presentation device; and

causing content to be presented by the media presentation device based on user preferences associated with the media presentation device including the first user preferences.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the media presentation device, identifying information of the second user device; and

in response to receiving the identifying information of the second device, determining that the second user preferences are associated with the media presentation device.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

generating a group identifier;

associating the group identifier with the first device and the second device;

generating combined user preferences based on the first user preferences and the second user preferences;

associating the combined user preferences with the group identifier; and

wherein causing the content to be presented by the media presentation device further comprises causing the content to be presented by the media presentation device based on the combined user preferences.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

receiving an indication that the second user device is no longer in proximity to the presentation device; and

in response to receiving the indication, inhibiting use of the combined user preferences in determining which content is to be presented.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the second user device, a request to disassociate the second user preferences from the media presentation device;

receiving, from the media presentation device, identifying information of the second user device; and

in response to receiving the identifying information of the second user device, determining that there are not user preferences associated with the second user device associated with the media presentation device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the first user device, a request to associate the first user preferences with a second media presentation device;

in response to the request to associate the first user preferences with the second media presentation device, causing the first user preferences to be associated with identifying information of the second media presentation device;

receiving, from the second media presentation device, a request to present a slideshow of images based on user preferences associated with the second media presentation device;

receiving, from the second media presentation device, identifying information of the first user device;

in response to receiving the identifying information of the first device, determining that the first user preferences are associated with the second media presentation device; and

causing content to be presented by the media presentation device based on user preferences associated with the media presentation device including the first user preferences.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first user preferences indicate one or more topics of interest.

8. A system for determining content to be presented, the system comprising:

a hardware processor that is programmed to;

receiving, using a hardware processor, first user preferences associated with a first user;

receiving, using the hardware processor, second user preferences associated with a second user;

receiving, from a first user device, a request to associate the first user preferences with a media presentation device;

in response to the request to associate the first user preferences with the media presentation device, causing the first user preferences to be associated with identifying information of the media presentation device;

receiving, from a second user device, a request to associate the second user preferences with the media presentation device;

in response to the request to associate the second user preferences with the media presentation device, causing the second user preferences to be associated with identifying information of the media presentation device;

receiving, from the media presentation device, a request to present a slideshow of images based on user preferences associated with the media presentation device;

receiving, from the media presentation device, identifying information of the first user device and identifying information of a third user device;

in response to receiving the identifying information of the first user device, determining that the first user preferences are associated with the media presentation device;

in response to receiving the identifying information of the third user device, determining that there are not user preferences associated with a user of the third user device associated with the media presentation device; and

causing content to be presented by the media presentation device based on user preferences associated with the media presentation device including the first user preferences.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the hardware processor is further programmed to:

receive, from the media presentation device, identifying information of the second user device; and

in response to receiving the identifying information of the second device, determine that the second user preferences are associated with the media presentation device.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the hardware processor is further programmed to:

generate a group identifier;

associate the group identifier with the first device and the second device;

generate combined user preferences based on the first user preferences and the second user preferences;

associate the combined user preferences with the group identifier; and

wherein causing the content to be presented by the media presentation device further comprises causing the content to be presented by the media presentation device based on the combined user preferences.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the hardware processor is further programmed to:

receive an indication that the second user device is no longer in proximity to the presentation device; and

in response to receiving the indication, inhibit use of the combined user preferences in determining which content is to be presented.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the hardware processor is further programmed to:

receive, from the second user device, a request to disassociate the second user preferences from the media presentation device;

receive, from the media presentation device, identifying information of the second user device; and

in response to receiving the identifying information of the second user device, determine that there are not user preferences associated with the second user device associated with the media presentation device.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the hardware processor is further programmed to:

receive, from the first user device, a request to associate the first user preferences with a second media presentation device;

in response to the request to associate the first user preferences with the second media presentation device, cause the first user preferences to be associated with identifying information of the second media presentation device;

receive, from the second media presentation device, a request to present a slideshow of images based on user preferences associated with the second media presentation device;

receive, from the second media presentation device, identifying information of the first user device;

in response to receiving the identifying information of the first device, determine that the first user preferences are associated with the second media presentation device; and

cause content to be presented by the media presentation device based on user preferences associated with the media presentation device including the first user preferences.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the first user preferences indicate one or more topics of interest.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for determining content to be presented, the method comprising:

receiving first user preferences associated with a first user;

receiving, using the hardware processor, second user preferences associated with a second user;

receiving, from a first user device, a request to associate the first user preferences with a media presentation device;

in response to the request to associate the first user preferences with the media presentation device, causing the first user preferences to be associated with identifying information of the media presentation device;

receiving, from a second user device, a request to associate the second user preferences with the media presentation device;

in response to the request to associate the second user preferences with the media presentation device, causing the second user preferences to be associated with identifying information of the media presentation device;

receiving, from the media presentation device, a request to present a slideshow of images based on user preferences associated with the media presentation device;

receiving, from the media presentation device, identifying information of the first user device and identifying information of a third user device;

in response to receiving the identifying information of the first user device, determining that the first user preferences are associated with the media presentation device;

in response to receiving the identifying information of the third user device, determining that there are not user preferences associated with a user of the third user device associated with the media presentation device; and

causing content to be presented by the media presentation device based on user preferences associated with the media presentation device including the first user preferences.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, from the media presentation device, identifying information of the second user device; and

in response to receiving the identifying information of the second device, determining that the second user preferences are associated with the media presentation device.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises:

generating a group identifier;

associating the group identifier with the first device and the second device;

generating combined user preferences based on the first user preferences and the second user preferences;

associating the combined user preferences with the group identifier; and

wherein causing the content to be presented by the media presentation device further comprises causing the content to be presented by the media presentation device based on the combined user preferences.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving an indication that the second user device is no longer in proximity to the presentation device; and

in response to receiving the indication, inhibiting use of the combined user preferences in determining which content is to be presented.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, from the second user device, a request to disassociate the second user preferences from the media presentation device;

receiving, from the media presentation device, identifying information of the second user device; and

in response to receiving the identifying information of the second user device, determining that there are not user preferences associated with the second user device associated with the media presentation device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, from the first user device, a request to associate the first user preferences with a second media presentation device;

in response to the request to associate the first user preferences with the second media presentation device, causing the first user preferences to be associated with identifying information of the second media presentation device;

receiving, from the second media presentation device, a request to present a slideshow of images based on user preferences associated with the second media presentation device;

receiving, from the second media presentation device, identifying information of the first user device;

in response to receiving the identifying information of the first device, determining that the first user preferences are associated with the second media presentation device; and

causing content to be presented by the media presentation device based on user preferences associated with the media presentation device including the first user preferences.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the first user preferences indicate one or more topics of interest.