Adaptive personalized presentation or playback, using user action(s)

• US 8,656,043 B1
• Filed: 02/01/2013
• Issued: 02/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Synergy Technologies LLC
• Original Assignee: James W. Wieder
• Inventors: Wieder, James W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Badii, Behrang
• Assistant Examiner(s): Greene, Daniel L
• Application Number:
  US13/756,750
• Time in Patent Office: 382 Days
• Field of Search: 705/50, 705/14.53, 709/231, 709/223, 846/10, 846/09, 360/55
• US Class Current: 709/231
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1014 to tokens
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1015 to users
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/101 applying security measures for digital rights management data processing systems or methods, specially adapted for commerce, e.g. marketing, shopping, billing, auctions or e-commerce G06Q30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0807 using tickets, e.g. Kerberos cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using tickets or tokens H04L9/3213
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

Apparatus and method for providing an adaptive personalized entertainment experience that is customized for each user. Details of playback or presentation of a composition to a user may be captured at one or more use-devices. The captured details may include user actions and user control actions that are associated with each played or presented composition. A target time for the playback or presentation of a composition to a user, and/or a targeted time between playbacks or presentation of a composition to a user, may be determined by using the captured details of the playback or presentation of compositions. A customized sequence of compositions may be automatically generated for each user by utilizing a history of the details of playback and/or presentation associated with the user; and/or the user actions and/or control actions. The personalized sequence may automatically adapt to changing user preferences and feedback over time.

Claims

1. Apparatus for personalized music or entertainment, comprising:

circuitry to capture actions, associated with a music or entertainment composition, applied or made by a user;

a processor or processors that;

determine or utilize, a time between presentations or playbacks, of said composition to said user;

wherein said time between presentations or playbacks is at least partially based on a relationship that depends on;

one or more prior values for said time between presentations or playbacks of said composition to said user, and one or more said captured actions by said user that are associated with said composition;

initiate a presentation or playback, of said composition to said user, at least partially based on said time between presentations or playbacks of said composition to said user.

2. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said processor or processors are configured to also:

determine or obtain, a target time for presentation or playback of said composition to said user;

wherein said target time for presentation or playback, utilizes or incorporates, said time between presentations or playbacks of said composition to said user.

3. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said processor or processors determine a target time for presentation or playback of said composition to said user by using:

a time when said composition was time played or presented to said user, and said time between presentations or playbacks.

4. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said processor or processors are configured to also:

determine or obtain, a target time for presentation or playback, of said composition as part of a sequence of compositions for said user;

wherein said target time for presentation or playback, incorporates said time between presentations or playbacks of said composition to said user.

5. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said processor or processors are configured to also:

play or present a personalized sequence that includes other compositions;

wherein said composition is included in said sequence, at least partially based upon said time between presentations or playbacks of said composition.

6. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said processor or processors are configured to also:

select said composition for presentation or playback as part of a sequence of compositions for said user, at least partially based on said time between presentations or playbacks of said composition to said user.

7. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said time between said presentations or playbacks, is at least partially determined by adjusting a prior value for said time between presentations or playbacks, by an amount that varies with one or more said captured actions applied or made by said user.

8. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said time between said presentations or playbacks is at least partially determined by adjusting a prior value for said time between presentations or playbacks, by an amount that varies with a plurality of said captured actions applied or made by said user.

9. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said captured actions associated with said composition, are processed in their order of occurrence;

wherein said time between playbacks or presentations is increased by some captured action(s); and

wherein the time between playbacks or presentations is decreased by other said captured action(s).

10. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said relationship includes a plurality of different values for said time between presentations or playbacks.

11. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said relationship includes three or more values for said time between presentations or playbacks.

12. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said relationship is non-linear.

13. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said relationship is monotonic.

14. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said relationship is not monotonic.

15. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said relationship is defined by curve(s), lookup table(s), database, equation, polynomial, digital differential analyzer, mathematical function or formula.

16. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said captured actions applied or made by said user, occur at a plurality of user-devices.

17. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said time between presentations or playbacks, is determined by adjusting a prior value for said time between presentations or playbacks, by an amount determined by one or more newer said captured actions applied or made by said user.

18. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein an updated value of said time between presentations or playbacks is determined by adjusting a prior value of said time between presentations or playbacks, by an amount determined by a newer captured action, and one or more captured actions that occurred prior to said newer captured action.

19. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said time between presentations or playbacks:

is increased by some said captured actions applied or made by said user, and is decreased by other said captured actions applied or made by said user.

20. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein when said time between presentations or playbacks is above a defined level, said composition is not selected again until at least a defined amount of time has elapsed from a prior presentation or playback of the said composition.

21. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said time between presentations or playbacks, is decreased by said captured action(s) that find, select or designate, said composition for playback or presentation.

22. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said time between presentations or playbacks, is decreased by said captured action(s) that search or find said composition.

23. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said time between presentations or playbacks, is decreased by said captured action(s) that repeat the presentation or playback of said composition.

24. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said time between presentations or playbacks, is decreased by said captured action(s) that indicate:

a thumbs-up, a like, play more frequently, or that increase their rating or preference for said composition.

25. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said time between presentations or playbacks, is decreased by said captured action(s) which indicate that said user has recommended said composition to another person.

26. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said time between presentations or playbacks, is decreased by said captured action(s) that imply a favorable preference of said user for said composition.

27. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said time between presentations or playbacks, is decreased by said captured action(s) that are implicit and imply a favorable preference of said user for said composition.

28. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said time between presentations or playbacks, is increased by said captured action(s) that skip or forward-past, an ending portion of said composition.

29. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said time between presentations or playbacks, is increased by said captured action(s) that stopped said composition while being played or presented;

and initiated presentation or playback of another composition.

30. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said time between presentations or playbacks, is increased by said captured action(s) that indicate a thumbs-down, a dis-like, or that decrease their rating or preference for said composition.

31. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said time between presentations or playbacks, is increased by said captured action(s) that imply a dislike of said user for said composition.

32. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said time between presentations or playbacks, is increased by said captured action(s) that are implicit and imply a dislike of said user for said composition.

33. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said time between presentations or playbacks, is increased at least partially based on how soon said user applied or made, said captured action(s) that avoid said composition.

34. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein, once said composition has played or presented for at least a recognition-time, said time between presentations or playbacks, is increased at least partially based on how soon said user applied or made, said captured action(s) that avoid said composition.

35. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said time between presentations or playbacks is determined by using a plurality of said captured actions that occurred on a plurality of different occasions, and were applied or made by the user on said composition.

36. An apparatus-implemented method for personalized music or entertainment, comprising:

capturing, by circuitry, actions associated with a music or entertainment composition, applied or made by a user;

determining or utilizing, by a processor or processors, a time between presentations or playbacks, of said composition to said user;

wherein said time between presentations or playbacks is at least partially based on a relationship that depends on;

one or more prior values for said time between presentations or playbacks of said composition to said user, and one or more said captured actions by said user that are associated with said composition;

initiating, by a processor or processors, a presentation or playback, of said composition to said user, at least partially based on said time between presentations or playbacks of said composition to said user.

37. One or more non-transitory computer-readable memories or storage media, not including carrier-waves, having computer-readable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by one or more processing devices, implement a method for personalized music or entertainment, the method comprising:

capturing, by circuitry, actions associated with a music or entertainment composition, applied or made by a user;

determining or utilizing, by a processor or processors, a time between presentations or playbacks, of said composition to said user;

wherein said time between presentations or playbacks is at least partially based on a relationship that depends on;

one or more prior values for said time between presentations or playbacks of said composition to said user, and one or more said captured actions by said user that are associated with said composition;

initiating, a processor or processors, a presentation or playback, of said composition to said user, at least partially based on said time between presentations or playbacks of said composition to said user.