Method for content recommendation

• US 8,688,699 B2
• Filed: 04/22/2011
• Issued: 04/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Deutschland GmbH (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Deutschland GmbH (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Eggink, Jana, Kemp, Thomas, Hagg, Wilhelm, Zimmer, Taufan, Feduszczak, Tomasz
• Primary Examiner(s): Boccio, Vincent F
• Application Number:
  US13/092,681
• Publication Number:
  US 20110196865A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,075 Days
• Field of Search: 707/732, 707/733, 707/734, 707/738, 707/748, 707/749, 707/913, 707/916
• US Class Current: 707/732
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/284 Relational databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/337 Profile generation, learning or modification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/637 Administration of user profiles, e.g. generation, initialization, adaptation or distribution
• 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 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

A method for content recommendation for a user, wherein a song or a video is recommended to the user and a confidence measure is determined for the recommended song. The confidence measure is displayed to the user, so the user may get more confidence into the recommendation of the system.

Claims

1. A device for content recommendation, comprising:

a receiver configured to receive data to play at least one song;

a non-transitory medium to store at least a portion of the data to play the at least one song;

an acoustic output configured to play the at least one song; and

a feedback part to input user feedback with respect to an attribute of the at least one song,

wherein said feedback part includes at least one button or a graphical user interface portion to input said user feedback for the at least one song,

wherein said attribute of the at least one song is defined by at least one of the group consisting of a tempo, a mood, and an era, and

wherein the at least one button or the graphical user interface portion to input said user feedback for the at least one song changes in appearance responsive to an electronically determined confidence measure of the user with respect to the at least one song.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein a user profile is updated based on said user feedback.

3. The device according to claim 2, wherein said receiver is a transceiver to transmit said user feedback to a server that updates said user profile based on said user feedback.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein said feedback part inputs further feedback based on the electronically determined confidence measure of the at least one song, the electronically determined confidence measure being descriptive of an estimated quality of the at least one song, the quality being estimated based on a user profile.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein an icon associated with a positive result or feeling is displayed in response to the electronically determined confidence measure of the at least one song being high as compared to a predetermined confidence level threshold, and an icon associated with a negative result or feeling is displayed in response to the electronically determined confidence measure of the at least one song being low as compared to the predetermined confidence level threshold, the electronically determined confidence measure being descriptive of an estimated quality of the at least one song, the quality being estimated on the basis of a user profile.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein the feedback part further includes a field or light emitting diode that emits green light in response to the electronically determined confidence measure being high, and emits red light in response to the electronically determined confidence measure being low, the electronically determined confidence measure being descriptive of an estimated quality of the at least one song, the quality being estimated on the basis of a user profile.

7. The device according to claim 6, wherein

said field or light emitting diode emits

green light in response to the electronically determined confidence measure being above a first threshold,

red light in response to the electronically determined confidence measure being below a second threshold, and

yellow light in response to the electronically determined confidence measure being between said first and second thresholds.

8. The device according to claim 1, wherein the device is a mobile device.

9. The device according to claim 1, wherein an appearance of the feedback part changes for different songs.

10. The device according to claim 1, wherein an appearance of the feedback part changes based on an attribute of the song.

11. The device according to claim 1, wherein an appearance of the feedback part changes based on user input to said feedback part regarding one of the at least one songs being output by said acoustic output, the appearance of the feedback part being changed to receive redefined feedback information from the user via user input to said feedback part.

12. A device for content recommendation, comprising:

a receiver that is configured to receive at least one piece of music and a confidence measure for said at least one piece of music, said confidence measure being descriptive of an estimated quality of the at least one piece of music, the quality being estimated on the basis of a user profile of a user;

a non-transitory medium that stores at least a portion of the at least one piece of music;

an acoustic output that is configured to play said at least one piece of music;

a display that is configured to display the confidence measure of the currently played piece of music; and

a feedback part that inputs user feedback for said currently played piece of music, wherein said feedback part includes at least one button or graphical user interface that inputs said user feedback for said at least one piece of music, said graphical user interface includes a selectable positive feedback button associated with a first changeable text field, said first changeable text field indicating that normal positive feedback can be input for a currently played piece of music, and

in response to the normal positive feedback having been input and said confidence measure being above a threshold, the first changeable text field changes and indicates that refined feedback can be input for the currently played piece of music.

13. A server, comprising:

data processing circuitry configured to determine at least one song based on a user profile;

a non-transitory medium to store the user profile; and

a transceiver configured to receive user feedback with respect to an attribute of the at least one song,

wherein said attribute of the at least one song is defined by at least one of the group consisting of a tempo, a mood, and an era, and

wherein the user feedback is provided by user input to a portion of a graphical user interface that changes appearance responsive to an electronically determined confidence measure of the user with respect to the at least one song.

14. The server according to claim 13, wherein the data processing circuitry adapts the user profile based on the user feedback.

15. The server according to claim 14, wherein the data processing circuitry determines the electronically determined confidence measure for the at least one song based on the user profile, the electronically determined confidence measure being descriptive of an estimated quality of the at least one song, the quality being estimated on the basis of the user profile.

16. A system, comprising:

a device for content recommendation, including;

a receiver configured to receive data regarding at least one song,

an acoustic output configured to play the at least one song, and

a feedback part to input user feedback with respect to an attribute of the at least one song, said feedback part including at least one button or a graphical user interface portion to input said user feedback for the at least one song, and said attribute of the at least one song being defined by at least one of the group consisting of a tempo, a mood, and an era, and the at least one button or the graphical user interface portion to input said user feedback for the at least one song changes appearance responsive to an electronically determined confidence measure of the user with respect to the at least one song; and

a server including;

data processing circuitry configured to determine the at least one song,

a non-transitory medium to store the data regarding the at least one song, and

a transceiver configured to receive the user feedback.

17. A device for content recommendation, comprising:

a receiver configured to receive data regarding at least one song;

a non-transitory medium to store at least a portion of the data regarding the at least one song;

an acoustic output configured to play the at least one song; and

a feedback part that inputs to input user feedback with respect to an attribute of the at least one song,

wherein said feedback part includes at least one button or a graphical user interface portion to input said user feedback for the at least one song,

wherein said attribute of the at least one song is defined by at least one of the group consisting of a tempo, a mood, and an era, and

wherein the at least one button or the graphical user interface portion to input said user feedback for the at least one song changes in appearance responsive to an electronically determined confidence measure of the user with respect to the at least one song.

18. The device according to claim 17, wherein said receiver is a transceiver configured to transmit said user feedback to a server, which is configured to update a user profile based on said user feedback.

19. The device according to claim 17, wherein said user feedback part inputs further feedback based on the electronically determined confidence measure of the at least one song, the electronically determined confidence measure being descriptive of an estimated quality of the at least one song, the quality being estimated on the basis of a user profile.

20. A device for content recommendation, comprising:

a receiver that is configured to receive at least one piece of music and a confidence measure for said at least one piece of music from a server;

a non-transitory medium that stores at least a portion of said at least one piece of music;

an acoustic output that is configured to play said at least one piece of music;

a display that is configured to display the confidence measure of the currently played piece of music; and

a feedback part that inputs user feedback for said currently played piece of music, wherein said feedback part includes at least one button or graphical user interface that inputs said user feedback for said at least one piece of music,

said graphical user interface includes a selectable positive feedback button associated with a first changeable text field, said first changeable text field indicating that normal positive feedback can be input for the currently played piece of music, and

in response to the normal positive feedback having been input and said confidence measure being above a threshold, the first changeable text field changes and indicates that refined feedback can be input for the currently played piece of music.

21. A device for content recommendation, comprising:

a receiver that receives data regarding at least one song;

a non-transitory medium that stores at least a portion of the data regarding the at least one song;

an acoustic output that plays the at least one song; and

a graphical user interface that inputs user feedback related to an attribute of the at least one song, said attribute of the at least one song being defined by at least one of the group consisting of a tempo, a mood, and an era, and the graphical user interface being configured to be modified to input the feedback related to the attribute, the modification including a change in appearance to a user-feedback input portion of the graphical user interface responsive to an electronically determined confidence measure of the user with respect to the at least one song.

22. A device for content recommendation, comprising:

a receiver that receives at least one piece of music and a confidence measure for said at least one piece of music from a server;

a non-transitory medium that stores at least a portion of said at least one piece of music;

an acoustic output that plays said at least one piece of music;

a display that displays a respective confidence measure of a currently played piece of music; and

a graphical user interface that inputs user feedback for said at least one piece of music, the graphical user interface being configured to be modified depending on the confidence measure, wherein

said graphical user interface includes a selectable positive feedback button associated with a first changeable text field, said first changeable text field indicating that normal positive feedback can be input for the currently played piece of music, and

in response to the normal positive feedback having been input and said confidence measure being above a threshold, the first changeable text field changes and indicates that refined feedback can be input for the currently played piece of music.

23. A device for content recommendation, comprising:

a receiver that receives data regarding at least one song;

a non-transitory medium that stores at least a portion of the data regarding the at least one song;

an acoustic output that plays the at least one song;

a display that displays a list of songs; and

a feedback part that inputs user feedback with respect to an attribute of each of the songs of the whole list of songs, said attribute of the at one song being defined by at least one of the group consisting of a tempo, a mood, and an era,

wherein said feedback part includes a graphical user interface portion that inputs said user feedback for each of the songs of the whole list of songs,

wherein the graphical user interface portion changes in appearance responsive to an electronically determined confidence measure of the user with respect to at least one song of the list of songs, and

wherein the device is configured to provide a surprise recommendation of a song when an electronically determined confidence measure of the user for the song associated with the surprise recommendation is below a threshold confidence measure associated with the user.

24. A device for content recommendation, comprising:

a receiver that receives data regarding at least one song;

a non-transitory medium that stores at least a portion of the data regarding the at least one song;

an acoustic output that plays the at least one song; and

a graphical user interface that inputs user feedback for the at least one song, the graphical user interface being configured to change to input feedback related to an attribute of the at least one song,

wherein the at least one song is a surprise recommendation based on a confidence measure of the user with respect to the at least one song being below a threshold confidence measure associated with the user.

25. A device for content recommendation, comprising:

a receiver that receives at least one piece of music and a confidence measure for said at least one piece of music;

a non-transitory medium that stores at least a portion of said at least one piece of music;

an acoustic output that plays said at least one piece of music;

a display that displays the confidence measure of the currently played piece of music; and

a graphical user interface that inputs a user feedback for said at least one piece of music, the graphical user interface being configured to change upon entering the feedback to input further feedback for the currently played piece of music,

wherein said graphical user interface includes a selectable positive feedback button associated with a first changeable text field, said first changeable text field indicating that normal positive feedback can be input for a currently played piece of music, and

in response to the normal positive feedback having been input and said confidence measure being above a threshold, the first changeable text field changes and indicates that refined feedback can be input for the currently played piece of music.