System and method for automatically rating video content
First Claim
1. A consumer media device suitable for playing, recording, or controlling the playing or recording of video content, the consumer media device is one selected from a group consisting of a television, a VCR (video cassette recorder), a PVR (personal video recorder), a DVR (digital video recorder), an AV (audio/video) controller, a mobile multimedia player, a cable box, and a set top box, comprising:
- a usage logger that automatically records selected user inputs to the consumer media device that are associated with at least one of playing and recording video content;
a rating engine that has a set of rating rules, the rating engine being arranged to apply the set of rating rules to automatically, without user interaction, generate content ratings associated with video content processed by the consumer media device based upon (1) the user inputs detected by the usage logger, (2) program guide information received by the consumer media device, and (3) the set of rating rules, wherein the rating engine automatically, without user interaction, generates content ratings for specific video content played for or recorded by or under the control of the consumer media device such that each rated piece of video content has an associated content rating, wherein the content ratings are generated locally by the rating engine without requiring the transmission of usage data to a centralized server and the generated content ratings are substantially independent of usage data, the rating engine automatically, without user interaction, adjusts the content rating associated with a rated piece of video content based on user action with the rated piece of video content directly on the media device; and
a plurality of content ratings generated by the media device being automatically transmitted to the centralized server.
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Abstract
System and method for automatically rating the content of video media based on video operations performed on a media device and in reference to a plurality of rating rules are provided. Usage of the media device is continuously monitored and user actions with respect to operating the video media on the media device are automatically logged. Each rating rule includes a device usage pattern with respect to operating videos on the media device and a rating action indicating adjustments to content ratings of the videos based upon characteristics described by the device usage pattern that are inferred from the recorded user inputted video control operations. When the device usage pattern of a rating rule is inferred from one or more user actions operating a piece of video media directly on the media device, the content rating of the piece of video media is adjusted based on the rating rule.
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40 Claims
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1. A consumer media device suitable for playing, recording, or controlling the playing or recording of video content, the consumer media device is one selected from a group consisting of a television, a VCR (video cassette recorder), a PVR (personal video recorder), a DVR (digital video recorder), an AV (audio/video) controller, a mobile multimedia player, a cable box, and a set top box, comprising:
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a usage logger that automatically records selected user inputs to the consumer media device that are associated with at least one of playing and recording video content; a rating engine that has a set of rating rules, the rating engine being arranged to apply the set of rating rules to automatically, without user interaction, generate content ratings associated with video content processed by the consumer media device based upon (1) the user inputs detected by the usage logger, (2) program guide information received by the consumer media device, and (3) the set of rating rules, wherein the rating engine automatically, without user interaction, generates content ratings for specific video content played for or recorded by or under the control of the consumer media device such that each rated piece of video content has an associated content rating, wherein the content ratings are generated locally by the rating engine without requiring the transmission of usage data to a centralized server and the generated content ratings are substantially independent of usage data, the rating engine automatically, without user interaction, adjusts the content rating associated with a rated piece of video content based on user action with the rated piece of video content directly on the media device; and a plurality of content ratings generated by the media device being automatically transmitted to the centralized server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A media device capable of supporting video operations and automatically rating content of videos that have been operated on the media device, comprising:
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a device usage monitor continuously monitors and automatically, without user interaction, records user inputted video control operations performed on the media device in a usage log; a plurality of rating rules, wherein each rating rule includes a device usage pattern with respect to operating videos on the media device and a rating action indicating adjustments to content ratings of the videos based upon characteristics described by the device usage pattern that are inferred from the recorded user inputted video control operations; a rating engine automatically, without user interaction, determines when the user inputted control operations infer a device usage pattern that falls within the scope of a particular one of the plurality of rating rules, thereby triggering the application of the particular rating rule, and automatically, without user interaction, adjusting a content rating of a piece of video based on a rating action associated with the particular rating rule when the device usage pattern of that rating rule is inferred from at least one video operation performed directly on the media device with respect to the piece of video, the rating engine automatically, without user interaction, adjusts the content rating associated with a rated piece of video based on user action with the rated piece of video directly on the media device; and a plurality of content ratings generated by the media device being automatically transmitted to a centralized server. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for automatically rating content of videos, wherein the system is a part of a consumer electronic device capable of allowing its users to view or record videos directly on the consumer electronic device, comprising:
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a device usage monitor continuously monitors and automatically, without user interaction, records user inputs that control video operations performed on the consumer electronic device in a usage log; a data analyzer analyzes the recorded video operations and determine at least one operation with respect to a piece of video performed on the consumer electronic device; a plurality of rating rules, wherein each of the plurality of rating rules includes a device usage pattern with respect to operating videos on the consumer electronic and a rating action; a rating engine compares the at least one operation with respect to the piece of video against the device usage pattern of each of the plurality of rating rules and automatically, without user interaction, adjusting a content rating of the piece of video based the rating action of one of the plurality of rating rules when the device usage pattern of that rating rule is inferred from the at least one operation with respect to the piece of video, wherein the content ratings are adjusted locally by the rating engine without requiring the transmission of usage data to a centralized server and the adjusted content ratings are substantially independent of usage data, the rating engine automatically, without user interaction, adjusts the content rating associated with a rated piece of video based on user action with the rated piece of video directly on the media device; and a plurality of content ratings generated by the media device being automatically transmitted to the centralized server. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A method of automatically rating content of videos that have been operated on a media device capable of support video operations in reference to a plurality of rating rules, wherein each of the plurality of rating rules includes a device usage pattern with respect to operating videos on the media device and a rating action indicating content rating adjustments based upon characteristics described by the device usage pattern, comprising:
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continuously monitoring and automatically, without user interaction, recording video operations performed on the media device in a usage log; comparing locally, by a rating engine in the media device, at least one video operation performed directly on the media device with respect to a piece of video against the device usage pattern of each of the plurality of rating rules to generate a rating content for each piece of the video; and in response to the device usage pattern of one of the plurality of rating rules is inferred from the at least one video operation with respect to the piece of video such that characteristics of the at least one video operation falls within a scope of the device usage pattern, automatically, without user interaction, adjusting a content rating of the piece of video based on the rating action of that rating rule, wherein the content ratings is adjusted locally on the media device without requiring the transmission of usage data to a centralized server; in response to the device usage pattern of one of the plurality of rating rules is inferred from the at least one video operation with respect to the piece of video, automatically adjusting a content rating of a second piece of video based on the rating action of that rating rule, wherein the second piece of video relates to the piece of video; and automatically transmitting a plurality of content ratings generated by the media device to the centralized server. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A computer program product for automatically rating content of videos that have been operated on a media device capable of support video operations in reference to a plurality of rating rules, wherein each of the plurality of rating rules includes a device usage pattern with respect to operating videos on the media device and a rating action indicating content rating adjustments based upon characteristics described by the device usage pattern, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having a plurality of computer program instructions stored therein, which are operable to cause at least one computing device to:
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continuously monitor and automatically, without user interaction, record video operations performed on the media device in a usage log; locally compare, by a rating engine in the media device, at least one video operation performed directly on the media device with respect to a piece of video against the device usage pattern of each of the plurality of rating rules; and in response to the device usage pattern of one of the plurality of rating rules is inferred from the at least one video operation with respect to the piece of video such that characteristics of the at least one video operation falls within a scope of the device usage pattern, automatically, without user interaction, adjust a content rating of the piece of video based on the rating action of that rating rule, wherein the content ratings is adjusted locally without requiring the transmission of usage data indicative of the recorded video operations to a centralized server; in response to the device usage pattern of one of the plurality of rating rules is inferred from the at least one video operation with respect to the piece of video, automatically adjust a content rating of a second piece of video based on the rating action of that rating rule, wherein the second piece of video relates to the piece of video; and automatically transmitting a plurality of content ratings generated by the media device to the centralized server. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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