DISCOVERY AND ANALYTICS FOR EPISODIC DOWNLOADED MEDIA

• US 20170164030A1
• Filed: 12/20/2016
• Published: 06/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment America LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Shafton, Peter, Navar, Murgesh, Yruski, Andrey, McMullen, George
• Application Number:
  US15/385,688
• Publication Number:
  US 20170164030A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25808 Management of client data terminal profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/303
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; 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 21/2668 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 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02

Abstract

Matching advertising information to media content/user combinations in which information and content are delivered to a user over a network is disclosed. Content providers and advertisers may find out about the offerings of one another as well as user profiles and preferences thereby facilitating agreement of ads with content and users. Viral syndication is also facilitated by allowing the user to share downloaded media with friends and associates. Users may bookmark, share, and/or request/find more content with similarities to the downloaded content with various analytics being reported with respect to the same.

Claims

1. (canceled)

2. A computer-implemented method for analyzing episodic media consumption, the method comprising:

receiving information over a communication network regarding an association between at least one subscribing user and an insertable content file;

automatically sending an episodic media file over the communication network to a client device associated with the at least one subscribing user, wherein the episodic media file is split into two parts at an insertion point, and at least a portion of the insertable content file is stitched between the two parts to create a single new media file comprising both the episodic media file and the insertable content file; and

receiving usage information over the communication network regarding the subscribing user, wherein the usage information indicates whether at least a portion of the insertable content file was consumed by the at least one subscribing user during a time period in which the client device was off-line.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising encoding the new media file for compatibility with the client device.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising encoding the new media file for compatibility with two or more client device types.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising analyzing the received usage information to identify at least one recommended media content file, wherein identifying the at least one recommended media content file is based on metadata of the episodic media file.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, further comprising transmitting a recommendation to the client device regarding the recommended media content file, the recommendation including metadata to cause the recommended media content file to be downloaded to the client device.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the received usage information comprises a plurality of event indicators regarding the new media file, the plurality of event indicators comprising an indication of one or more of:

success in downloading the new media file, failure in downloading the new media file, playback completion of the insertable content file, and a play count of the episodic media file.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein automatically sending the episodic media file over the communication network to the client device comprises matching the insertable content file with the at least one subscribing user associated with the client device, and further comprising re-encoding the single new media file to have a uniform matching profile and to be compatible with the client device of the at least one subscribing user.

9. A system for analyzing episodic media consumption, the system comprising:

a match server configured for receiving information over a communication network regarding an association between at least one subscribing user and an insertable content file;

a hosting server communicatively coupled with the match server, the hosting server configured for automatically sending an episodic media file over the communication network to a client device associated with the at least one subscribing user, wherein the episodic media file is split into two parts at an insertion point, and at least a portion of the insertable content file is stitched between the two parts to create a single new media file comprising both the episodic media file and the insertable content file; and

a database communicatively coupled with the hosting server, the database configured for receiving usage information over the communication network regarding the subscribing user, wherein the usage information indicates whether at least a portion of the insertable content file was consumed by the at least one subscribing user during a time period in which the client device was off-line.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the hosting server further encodes the new media file for compatibility with the client device.

11. The system claim 9, wherein the hosting server further encodes the new media file for compatibility with two or more client device types.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the hosting server further analyzes received usage information to identify at least one recommended media content file, wherein identifying the at least one recommended media content file is based on metadata of the episodic media file.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the hosting server further transmits a recommendation to the client device regarding the at least one recommended media content file, the recommendation including metadata to cause the recommended media content file to be downloaded to the client device.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the received usage information comprises a plurality of event indicators regarding the new media file, the plurality of event indicators comprising an indication of one or more of:

success in downloading the new media file, failure in downloading the new media file, playback completion of the insertable content file, and a play count of the episodic media file.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the hosting server further automatically sends the media file over the communication network to the client device by matching the insertable content file with the at least one subscribing user associated with the client device, and re-encodes the new media file to have a uniform matching profile and to be compatible with the client device of the at least one subscribing user.

16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for analyzing episodic media consumption, the method comprising:

receiving information over a communication network regarding an association between at least one subscribing user and an insertable content file;

automatically sending an episodic media file over the communication network to a client device associated with the at least one subscribing user, wherein the episodic media file is split into two parts at an insertion point, and at least a portion of the insertable content file is stitched between the two parts to create a single new media file comprising both the episodic media file and the insertable content file; and

receiving usage information over the communication network regarding the subscribing user, wherein the usage information indicates whether at least a portion of the insertable content file was consumed by the at least one subscribing user during a time period in which the client device was off-line.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, further comprising instructions executable to encode the new media file for compatibility with the client device.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, further comprising instructions executable to encode the new media file for compatibility with two or more client device types.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, further comprising instructions executable to analyze the received usage information to identify at least one recommended media content file, wherein identifying the at least one recommended media content file is based on metadata of the episodic media file.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, further comprising instructions executable to transmit a recommendation to the client device regarding the at least one recommended media content file, the recommendation including metadata to cause the recommended media content file to be downloaded to the client device.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the received usage information comprises a plurality of event indicators regarding the new media file, the plurality of event indicators comprising an indication of one or more of:

an episode download success, an episode download failure, playback completion of the insertable content file, and a play count of the episodic media file.