SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOADING INTERACTIVE MEDIA GUIDE DATA BASED ON USER HISTORY

• US 20180091865A1
• Filed: 08/07/2017
• Published: 03/29/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Pearlman, Craig, Shimy, Camron
• Granted Patent: US 10,785,542 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• 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 21/44226 on social networks
• 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 21/4667 Processing of monitored end-user data, e.g. trend analysis based on the log file of viewer selections
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4668 for recommending content, e.g. movies
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4755 for defining user preferences, e.g. favourite actors or genre retrieval personalisation and generation of user profiles for the retrieval of video data G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4826 using recommendation lists, e.g. of programs or channels sorted out according to their score
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4828 for searching program descriptors retrieval of video data G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8405 represented by keywords

Abstract

Systems and methods for efficiently loading interactive media guide data based on user history are provided. A plurality of asset descriptions associated with a first media asset is received. A second media asset related to the first media asset is identified. An asset description is selected form the plurality of asset descriptions based on user history of accessing the second media asset. Data for the first media asset is loaded. Data for the first media asset comprises the selected asset description.

Claims

1-50. -50. (canceled)

51. A method for selectively determining media data for presentation to a user based on levels of interaction with media assets by entities connected to the user by way of a social network, the method comprising:

identifying, from a database, an entry corresponding to a media asset, the entry comprising a plurality of descriptive elements, each of the descriptive elements describing an attribute of the media asset;

retrieving a social media profile of the user, wherein the social media profile of the user comprises a history of social media publications made by the entities by way of the social network;

determining, a number of social media publications of the history of social media publications that correspond to the media asset;

comparing the number of social media publications to a predetermined amount to determine whether the number of indications is greater than the predetermined amount;

in response to determining that the number of indications is greater than the predetermined amount;

retrieving a subset of the plurality of descriptive elements from the entry; and

generating for display to the user the subset.

52. The method of claim 51, wherein the subset is a first subset of the plurality of descriptive terms, the method further comprising:

retrieving a second subset of the plurality of descriptive elements from the entry in response to determining that the number of indications is not greater than the predetermined amount, wherein a first number of descriptive elements in the first subset is less than a second number of descriptive elements in the second subset.

53. The method of claim 51, wherein determining the number of social media publications of the history of social media publications that correspond to the media asset further comprises:

comparing an attribute of a social media publication of the history of social media publications to the plurality of descriptive elements;

determining that the social media publication corresponds to the media asset when the attribute of the social media publication matches a descriptive element of the plurality of descriptive elements; and

in response to determining that the social media publication corresponds to the media asset, incrementing the number.

54. The method of claim 51, wherein retrieving the social media profile of the user further comprises:

transmitting authentication information of the user over a network connection to a server associated with the social network; and

in response to transmitting the authentication information of the user to the server, receiving a subset of the history of social media publications.

55. The method of claim 51, wherein the social media publications made by the entities by way of the social network include expressing a liking for, posting a message about, and/or commenting on the media asset.

56. The method of claim 51, wherein generating for display to the user the subset further comprises:

generating for display a program listing associated with the media asset, wherein the program listing comprises a visual element visually representing a descriptive element of the subset, and wherein the program listing comprises a selectable option for triggering playback of the media asset.

57. The method of claim 56, further comprising modifying the visual element based on a determination that the user has consumed the media asset.

58. The method of claim 51, wherein the plurality of descriptive elements is a first plurality of descriptive elements, and wherein retrieving the subset of the first plurality of descriptive elements further comprises:

retrieving a viewing history for the user, wherein the viewing history identifies a second media asset that was previously consumed by the user;

retrieving a second plurality of descriptive elements associated with the second media asset;

comparing descriptive elements in the first plurality of descriptive elements with descriptive elements in the second plurality of descriptive elements to determine descriptive elements in the first plurality of descriptive elements that match descriptive elements in the second plurality of descriptive elements; and

selecting the subset of the first plurality of descriptive elements that do not match descriptive elements in the second plurality of descriptive elements.

59. The method of claim 51, further comprising selecting the second media asset based on a determination that the user has consumed the second media asset a number of times greater than a second predetermined amount.

60. The method of claim 51, wherein the predetermined amount is defined by the user.

61. A system for selectively determining media data for presentation to a user based on levels of interaction with media assets by entities connected to the user by way of a social network, comprising control circuitry configured to:

identify, from a database, an entry corresponding to a media asset, the entry comprising a plurality of descriptive elements, each of the descriptive elements describing an attribute of the media asset;

retrieve a social media profile of the user, wherein the social media profile of the user comprises a history of social media publications made by the entities by way of the social network;

determine, a number of social media publications of the history of social media publications that correspond to the media asset;

compare the number of social media publications to a predetermined amount to determine whether the number of indications is greater than the predetermined amount;

in response to determining that the number of indications is greater than the predetermined amount;

retrieve a subset of the plurality of descriptive elements from the entry; and

generate for display to the user the subset.

62. The system of claim 61, wherein the subset is a first subset of the plurality of descriptive terms, and wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

retrieve a second subset of the plurality of descriptive elements from the entry in response to determining that the number of indications is not greater than the predetermined amount, wherein a first number of descriptive elements in the first subset is less than a second number of descriptive elements in the second subset.

63. The system of claim 61, wherein the control circuitry is further configured, when determining the number of social media publications of the history of social media publications that correspond to the media asset, to:

compare an attribute of a social media publication of the history of social media publications to the plurality of descriptive elements;

determine that the social media publication corresponds to the media asset when the attribute of the social media publication matches a descriptive element of the plurality of descriptive elements; and

in response to determining that the social media publication corresponds to the media asset, increment the number.

64. The system of claim 61, wherein the control circuitry is further configured, when retrieving the social media profile of the user, to:

transmit authentication information of the user over a network connection to a server associated with the social network; and

in response to transmitting the authentication information of the user to the server, receive a subset of the history of social media publications.

65. The system of claim 61, wherein the social media publications made by the entities by way of the social network include expressing a liking for, posting a message about, and/or commenting on the media asset.

66. The system of claim 61, wherein the control circuitry is further configured, when generating for display to the user the subset, to:

generating for display a program listing associated with the media asset, wherein the program listing comprises a visual element visually representing a descriptive element of the subset, and wherein the program listing comprises a selectable option for triggering playback of the media asset.

67. The system of claim 66, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to modify the visual element based on a determination, by the control circuitry, that the user has consumed the media asset.

68. The system of claim 61, wherein the plurality of descriptive elements is a first plurality of descriptive elements, and wherein the control circuitry is further configured, when retrieving the subset of the first plurality of descriptive elements, to:

retrieve a viewing history for the user, wherein the viewing history identifies a second media asset that was previously consumed by the user;

retrieve a second plurality of descriptive elements associated with the second media asset;

compare descriptive elements in the first plurality of descriptive elements with descriptive elements in the second plurality of descriptive elements to determine descriptive elements in the first plurality of descriptive elements that match descriptive elements in the second plurality of descriptive elements; and

select the subset of the first plurality of descriptive elements that do not match descriptive elements in the second plurality of descriptive elements.

69. The system of claim 61, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to select the second media asset based on a determination that the user has consumed the second media asset a number of times greater than a second predetermined amount.

70. The system of claim 61, wherein the predetermined amount is defined by the user.