Crowd sourced, content aware smarter television systems

• US 8,689,250 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2012
• Issued: 04/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bhide, Manish A., Shenoy, Nithinkrishna, Mittapalli, Srinivas K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Goodarzi, Nasser
• Assistant Examiner(s): PIERORAZIO, MICHAEL
• Application Number:
  US13/537,765
• Publication Number:
  US 20140007150A1
• Time in Patent Office: 641 Days
• Field of Search: 725/14
• US Class Current: 725/28
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; 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 21/266 Channel or content management, e.g. generation and management of keys and entitlement messages in a conditional access system, merging a VOD unicast channel into a multicast channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2665 Gathering content from different sources, e.g. Internet and satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/454 Content or additional data filtering, e.g. blocking advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4542 Blocking scenes or portions of the received content, e.g. censoring scenes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4756 for rating content, e.g. scoring a recommended movie
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6543 for forcing some client operations, e.g. recording remote booting in general G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6582 Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number arrangements where receivers interact with the broadcast H04H20/38
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73

Abstract

Method, system, and computer program product for performing an operation, the operation including broadcasting one or more media streams to one or more remote devices, the remote devices configured to provide feedback related to the one or more media streams, the remote devices configured to display a media stream on a television coupled to the remote device. The operation then aggregates, based on a predefined aggregation criterion, feedback received from the remote devices related to a first media stream. The operation then, upon determining that the aggregated feedback of the first media stream exceeds a predefined threshold for the predefined aggregation criterion, marks the first media stream based on the predefined aggregation criterion, the remote devices configured to, responsive to receiving the marked first media stream, perform a predefined operation to effect prioritized display of the first media stream on the television.

Claims

1. A method to facilitate programmatic prioritization of marked media content for display based on aggregated user feedback, comprising:

broadcasting one or more media streams to one or more remote devices, wherein the remote devices are configured to receive user feedback related to the one or more media streams, wherein the remote devices are configured to display a media stream on a display device coupled to the respective remote device;

aggregating, based on a predefined aggregation criterion, user feedback received from a first set of the remote devices related to a first media stream, wherein the user feedback is provided by at least one user through the set of remote devices, wherein the user feedback comprises tagging a content of the first media stream as inappropriate; and

upon determining that the aggregated user feedback of the first media stream exceeds a predefined threshold for the predefined aggregation criterion;

marking the first media stream based on the predefined aggregation criterion;

sending the marked first media stream to at least a first remote device of the one or more remote devices, wherein the first remote device is displaying the first media stream and is not part of the first set of remote devices;

wherein the marked first media stream, upon receipt by the first remote device, causes the first remote device to perform a predefined operation to restrict display of the marked first media stream on the display device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the predefined operation to restrict display of the marked first media stream is based on one or more user preferences stored in the one or more remote devices, wherein the predefined aggregation criterion specifies to determine a count of the received user feedback, wherein the predefined operation to restrict display of the marked first media stream comprises, in respective instances, each:

restricting display of the first media stream on the display device; and

notifying a viewer of the display device that the first media stream is marked as inappropriate.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the aggregated feedback comprises feedback from a second user and a third user marking the first media stream as inappropriate, wherein a second remote device of the second user and a third remote device of the third user are included in the first set of remote devices, wherein display of the marked first media stream is restricted from the display device of the first user based on the feedback from the second user and the third user and without any feedback from the first user.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the user feedback further comprises genre classification and user sentiment related to a genre of the content of first media stream, wherein the predefined operation to restrict display of the marked first media stream comprises, in respective instances, each of:

restricting display of the marked first media stream on the display device; and

notifying a viewer of the display device that the marked first media stream is of a genre marked as inappropriate by the viewer.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the user feedback belongs to a user feedback category selected from, in respective instances, each of:

(i) religion, (ii) politics, (iii) violence, and (iv) explicit content.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the predefined aggregation criterion specifies to determine, in respective instances, each of:

(i) a count, (ii) a median, and (iii) a mode of the received user feedback.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the user feedback is provided by the user accessing a graphical user interface generated by the one or more remote devices for output on the display device, wherein the aggregation criterion is further based on, in respective instances, each of:

(i) the media stream, (ii) a type of feedback, and (iii) a category of feedback.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the one or more media streams are broadcasted over a first transmissions medium, wherein the user feedback is received over a second transmissions medium, different from the first transmissions medium.

9. A computer program product to facilitate programmatic prioritization of marked media content for display based on aggregated feedback, the computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code comprising;

computer-readable program code configured to broadcast one or more media streams to one or more remote devices, wherein the remote devices are configured to receive user feedback related to the one or more media streams, wherein the remote devices are configured to display a media stream on a display device coupled to the respective remote device;

computer-readable program code configured to aggregate, based on a predefined aggregation criterion, user feedback received from a first set of remote devices related to a first media stream, wherein the user feedback is provided by at least one user through the set of remote devices, wherein the user feedback comprises tagging a content of the first media stream as inappropriate; and

computer-readable program code configured to, upon determining that the aggregated user feedback of the first media stream exceeds a predefined threshold for the predefined aggregation criterion;

mark the first media stream based on the predefined aggregation criterion;

send the marked first media stream to at least a first remote device of the one or more remote devices, wherein the first remote device is displaying the first media stream and is not part of the first set of remote devices;

wherein the marked first media stream, upon receipt by the first remote device, causes the first remote device to perform a predefined operation to display of the marked first media stream on the display device.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the predefined operation to display of the marked first media stream is based on one or more user preferences stored in the one or more remote devices, wherein the predefined aggregation criterion specifies to determine a count of the received user feedback, wherein the aggregated feedback comprises feedback from a second user and a third user marking the first media stream as preferred, wherein a second remote device of the second user and a third remote device of the third user are included in the first set of remote devices, wherein the marked first media stream displayed on the display device of the first user based on the feedback from the second user and the third user and without any feedback from the first user.

11. The computer program product of claim 10, wherein the predefined aggregation criterion specifies to determine a count of the received user feedback, wherein the predefined operation to display the marked first media stream comprises, in respective instances, each of:

outputting the first media content for display on the display device; and

notifying a viewer of the display device that the first media stream is recommended.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the user feedback further comprises genre classification and user sentiment related to a genre of the content of the first media stream, wherein the predefined aggregation criterion specifies to determine a count of the received user feedback, wherein the predefined operation to display of the marked first media stream comprises, in respective instances, each of:

outputting the first media content for display on the display device; and

notifying a viewer of the display device that the first media stream is of a genre preferred by the viewer.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the user feedback belongs to a user feedback category selected from, in respective instances, each of:

(i) religion, (ii) politics, (iii) violence, and (iv) explicit content.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the predefined aggregation criterion specifies to determine, in respective instances, each of:

(i) a count, (ii) a median, and (iii) a mode of the received user feedback.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the user feedback is provided by the user accessing a graphical user interface generated by the one or more remote devices for output on the display device.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the one or more media streams are broadcasted over a first transmissions medium, wherein the user feedback is received over a second transmissions medium, different from the first transmissions medium, wherein the aggregation criterion is further based on, in respective instances, each of:

(i) the media stream, (ii) a type of feedback, and (iii) a category of feedback.

17. A system, comprising:

one or more computer processors; and

a memory containing a program, which, when executed by the one or more computer processors performs an operation to facilitate programmatic prioritization of marked media content for display based on aggregated user feedback, the operation comprising;

broadcasting one or more media streams to one or more remote devices, wherein the remote devices are configured to receive user feedback related to the one or more media streams, wherein the remote devices are configured to display a media stream on a display device coupled to the respective remote device;

aggregating, based on a predefined aggregation criterion, user feedback received from a first set of remote devices related to a first media stream, wherein the user feedback is provided by at least one user through the set of remote devices, wherein the user feedback comprises tagging a content of the first media stream as inappropriate; and

upon determining that the aggregated user feedback of the first media stream exceeds a predefined threshold for the predefined aggregation criterion;

marking the first media stream based on the predefined aggregation criterion;

sending the marked first media stream to at least a first remote device of the one or more remote devices, wherein the first remote device is displaying the first media stream and is not part of the first set of remote devices;

wherein the marked first media stream, upon receipt by the first remote device, causes the first remote device to perform a predefined operation to restrict display of the marked first media stream on the television display device.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the predefined operation to restrict display of the marked first media stream is based on one or more user preferences stored in the one or more remote devices, wherein the predefined aggregation criterion specifies to determine a count of the received user feedback, wherein the predefined operation to restrict display of the marked first media stream comprises, in respective instances, each of:

restricting display of the first media stream on the display device; and

notifying a viewer of the display device that the first media stream is marked as inappropriate.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the aggregated feedback comprises feedback from a second user and a third user marking the first media stream as inappropriate, wherein a second remote device of the second user and a third remote device of the third user are included in the first set of remote devices, wherein display of the marked first media stream is restricted from the display device of the first user based on the feedback from the second user and the third user and without any feedback from the first user.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the user feedback further comprises genre classification and user sentiment related to a genre of the content of first media stream, wherein the predefined operation to restrict display of the marked first media stream comprises, in respective instances, each of:

restricting display of the marked first media stream on the display device; and

notifying a viewer of the display device that the marked first media stream is of a genre marked as inappropriate by the viewer.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the user feedback belongs to a user feedback category selected from, in respective instances, each of:

(i) religion, (ii) politics, (iii) violence, and (iv) explicit content.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the predefined aggregation criterion specifies to determine, in respective instances, each of:

(i) a count, (ii) a median, and (iii) a mode of the received user feedback.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the user feedback is provided by the user accessing a graphical user interface generated by the one or more remote devices for output on the display device.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the one or more media streams are broadcasted over a first transmissions medium, wherein the user feedback is received over a second transmissions medium, different from the first transmissions medium, wherein the aggregation criterion is further based on, in respective instances, each of:

(i) the media stream, (ii) a type of feedback, and (iii) a category of feedback.