Personalizing content based on mood

• US 8,373,768 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2010
• Issued: 02/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2003
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AOL Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bill, David S.
• Primary Examiner(s): AGGARWAL, YOGESH K
• Application Number:
  US12/827,788
• Publication Number:
  US 20100321519A1
• Time in Patent Office: 958 Days
• Field of Search: 348/222.1, 345/619, 382/118, 382/603
• US Class Current: 348/222.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/636 by using biological or physiological data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/639 using playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/68 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/683 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/00 Details of electrophonic musical instruments
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/085 Mood, i.e. generation, detection or selection of a particular emotional content or atmosphere in a musical piece
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/131 Library retrieval, i.e. searching a database or selecting a specific musical piece, segment, pattern, rule or parameter set
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/28 by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording G11B27/22 takes precedence

Abstract

In order to increase the efficacy of a mood-based playlisting system, a mood sensor such as a camera may be used to provide mood information to the mood model. When the mood sensor includes a camera, a camera may be used to capture an image of the user. The image is analyzed to determine a mood for the user so that content may be selected responsive to the mood of the user.

Claims

1. A method for providing a graphical user interface for a mood-based content delivery system, the method comprising the steps of:

providing digital media content to change a mood of a user from a present mood to a destination mood;

providing, on a display, track and media player controls, the track and media player controls enabling the user to control a media player;

providing, on the display, a mood indicator and a mood preservation control, the mood indicator specifying the present mood of the user, the mood preservation control enabling the user to preserve the present mood of the user;

receiving an input associated with the mood preservation control to preserve the present mood of the user, the input being received after the mood indicator specifies the present mood of the user;

modifying, in response to receiving the mood preservation control input, at least a part of the provided digital media content to be presented with the media player to the user, in order to preserve the present mood of the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the digital media content is associated with a mood rating, and further wherein the method comprises analyzing the mood rating to confirm that the provided digital media content will transition the user from the present mood to the destination mood.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting, using the media player, the provided digital media content to the user in accordance with a playlist.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing, on the display, a mood correction control that enables the user to specify an actual mood of the user.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

receiving an input associated with the mood correction control that specifies the actual mood of the user that differs from the present mood of the user,

wherein the present mood of the user is a mood of the user determined by the mood-based content delivery system.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein receiving an input associated with the mood correction control comprises:

presenting an image on the display; and

receiving, in response to presenting the image, a selection from the user corresponding to one or more facial structure features that are associated with a specified actual mood of the user.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying an advertisement associated with at least one of the present mood, the destination mood, or a mood rating of the plurality of content.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

analyzing a facial image of the user captured by a camera to determine the present mood of the user.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for providing a graphical user interface for a mood-based content delivery system, the method comprising:

providing digital media content to change a mood of a user from a present mood to a destination mood;

providing, on a display, track and media player controls, the track and media player controls enabling the user to control a media player;

providing, on the display, a mood indicator and a mood preservation control, the mood indicator specifying the present mood of the user, the mood preservation control enabling the user to preserve the present mood of the user;

receiving an input associated with the mood preservation control to preserve the present mood of the user, the input being received after the mood indicator specifies the present mood of the user;

modifying, in response to receiving the mood preservation control input, at least a part of the provided digital media content to be presented with the media player to the user, in order to preserve the present mood of the user.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the digital media content is associated with a mood rating, and further wherein the method comprises analyzing the mood rating to confirm that the provided digital media content will transition the user from the present mood to the destination mood.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, the method further comprising:

presenting, using the media player, the provided digital media content to the user in accordance with a playlist.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, the method further comprising:

providing, on the display, a mood correction control that enables the user to specify an actual mood of the user.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 12, the method further comprising:

receiving an input associated with the mood correction control that specifies the actual mood of the user that differs from the present mood of the user,

wherein the present mood of the user is a mood of the user determined by the mood-based content delivery system.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the method step of receiving an input associated with the mood correction control comprises:

presenting an image on the display; and

receiving, in response to presenting the image, a selection from the user corresponding to one or more facial structure features that are associated with a specified actual mood of the user.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, the method further comprising:

displaying an advertisement associated with at least one of the present mood, the destination mood, or a mood rating of the plurality of content.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, the method further comprising:

analyzing a facial image of the user captured by a camera to determine the present mood of the user.

17. A system for providing a graphical user interface for a mood-based content delivery system, the system comprising:

a display device; and

at least one processor, the processor configured to;

provide digital media content to change a mood of a user from a present mood to a destination mood;

provide, on the display, track and media player controls, the track and media player controls enabling the user to control a media player;

provide, on the display, a mood indicator and a mood preservation control, the mood indicator specifying the present mood of the user, the mood preservation control enabling the user to preserve the present mood of the user;

receive an input associated with the mood preservation control to preserve the present mood of the user, the input being received after the mood indicator specifies the present mood of the user; and

modify, in response to receiving the mood preservation control input, at least a part of the provided digital media content to be presented with the media player to the user, in order to preserve the present mood of the user.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein:

the at least one processor is further configured to;

provide, on the display, a mood correction control that enables the user to specify an actual mood of the user;

present, on the display, an image; and

receive, in response to the presented image, a selection from the user corresponding to one or more facial structure features that are associated with a specified actual mood of the user that differs from the present mood of the user,

wherein the present mood of the user is a mood of the user determined by the at least one processor.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the present mood of the user is a mood of the user determined by the at least one processor by analyzing a facial image of the user captured by a camera.