Personalized media charts

• US 8,849,816 B2
• Filed: 06/22/2010
• Issued: 09/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Burba, Alexander, Kahraman, Ismet E., Trindev, Ivan P., Mukherjee, Zerelina R., Gibson, Chad C., Butcher, Thomas C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Rostami, Mohammad S
• Application Number:
  US12/820,360
• Publication Number:
  US 20110314030A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,561 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 707/732
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4387 by the use of playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9536 Search customisation based on social or collaborative filtering

Abstract

Personalized media charts are described. In embodiments, a request can be received for a personalized media chart that lists media assets as recommendations in a relevant order for a user. The media assets are initially ordered in the personalized media chart according to a chart rank for each media asset. A relevance factor is then determined for each of the media assets, where the relevance factor for a media asset indicates a relevance of the media asset to the user. A chart rank adjustment is calculated for each of the media assets based on the relevance factors for each of the media assets, and the media assets are then reordered in the personalized media chart according to the chart rank adjustments for each of the media assets.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving a request for a personalized media chart that lists media assets as recommendations in a relevant order for a user, the media assets initially ordered in the personalized media chart according to a chart rank for each media asset;

determining relevance factors for a media asset, the relevance factors for the media asset indicating a relevance of the media asset to the user and including a relevance factor based at least in part on a user history and preferences;

calculating a personal chart rank adjustment for the media asset based at least in part on the relevance factor of the media asset that is based at least in part on the user history and preferences;

reordering the media asset in the personalized media chart according to the personal chart rank adjustment for the media asset;

after said reordering the media asset according to the personal chart rank adjustment, calculating a social chart rank adjustment for the media asset based at least in part on a social context of the media asset to social contacts that are associated with the user; and

after said reordering the media asset according to the personal chart rank adjustment, reordering the media asset in the personalized media chart according to the social chart rank adjustment for the media asset.

2. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the personal chart rank adjustment for the media asset is an increase based at least in part on the relevance factors that correspond to the media asset.

3. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the personal chart rank adjustment for the media asset is a decrease based at least in part on the relevance factors that correspond to the media asset.

4. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein said calculating the personal chart rank adjustment is based at least in part on a personal context of the media asset to the user.

5. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 4, wherein the personal context of the media asset to the user is determined from at least one of a history of media asset selections or media asset metadata.

6. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the social contacts that are associated with the user have indicated a dislike for the media asset which decreases the relevance of the media asset to the user.

7. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 1, wherein the social contacts that are associated with the user have indicated liking the media asset which increases the relevance of the media asset to the user.

8. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 7, wherein the user has not selected the media asset for playback which further increases the relevance of the media asset to the user.

9. A computer-implemented method as recited in claim 7, wherein the user has selected a related media asset for playback which decreases the relevance of the media asset to the user.

10. A system, comprising:

a media content service configured to receive a request for a personalized media chart that lists media assets as recommendations in a relevant order for a user, the media assets initially ordered in the personalized media chart according to a chart rank for each media asset;

at least a memory and a processor to implement an asset chart service configured to;

determine relevance factors for a media asset, the relevance factors for the media asset indicating a relevance of the media asset to the user including a relevance factor based at least in part on whether the user has not selected the media asset for playback;

calculate a chart rank adjustment for the media asset based at least in part on the relevance factors of the media asset;

increase the chart rank adjustment for the media asset based at least in part on the relevance factor indicating that the user has not selected the media asset for playback; and

reorder the media asset in the personalized media chart according to the chart rank adjustment for the media asset.

11. A system as recited in claim 10, wherein the personal chart rank adjustment for the media asset is at least one of an increase or a decrease based at least in part on the relevance factors that correspond to the media asset.

12. A system as recited in claim 10, wherein the relevance factors for the media asset are determined based on at least in part on a personal context of the media asset to the user.

13. A system as recited in claim 10, wherein the social contacts that are associated with the user have indicated a dislike for the media asset which decreases the relevance of the media asset to the user.

14. A system as recited in claim 10, wherein the social contacts that are associated with the user have indicated liking the media asset which increases the relevance of the media asset to the user.

15. A system as recited in claim 14, wherein the user has selected a related media asset for playback which decreases the relevance of the media asset to the user.

20. A system as recited in claim 10, wherein the relevance factors for the media asset further include a relevance factor based at least in part on a user history and preferences, and the asset chart service is further configured to:

calculate a personal chart rank adjustment for the media asset based at least in part on the relevance factor of the media asset that is based at least in part on the user history and preferences;

reorder the media asset in the personalized media chart according to the personal chart rank adjustment for the media asset;

after the media asset is reordered according to the personal chart rank adjustment, calculate a social chart rank adjustment for the media asset based at least in part on a social context of the media asset to social contacts that are associated with the user; and

reorder the media asset in the personalized media chart according to the social chart rank adjustment for the media asset.

16. Computer-readable storage media devices comprising instructions that are executable and, responsive to executing the instructions, a computer device:

receives a request for a personalized media chart that lists media assets as recommendations in a relevant order for a user, the media assets initially ordered in the personalized media chart according to a chart rank for each media asset;

determines relevance factors for a media asset, the relevance factors for a media asset indicating a relevance of the media asset to the user including a relevance factor based at least in part on whether the user has not selected the media asset for playback;

calculates a chart rank adjustment for the media asset based at least in part on the relevance factors for the media asset;

increases the chart rank adjustment for the media asset based at least in part on the relevance factor indicating that the user has not selected the media asset for playback; and

reorders the media asset in the personalized media chart according to the chart rank adjustment for the media asset.

17. Computer-readable storage media devices as recited in claim 16, further comprising additional instructions that are executable and, responsive to executing the additional instructions, the computer device calculates the chart rank adjustment for the media asset as at least one of an increase or a decrease based at least in part on the relevance factors that corresponds to the media asset.

18. Computer-readable storage media devices as recited in claim 16, further comprising additional instructions that are executable and, responsive to executing the additional instructions, the computer device determines the relevance factors for the media asset based at least in part on a personal context of the media asset to the user including at least one of a history of media asset selections or media asset metadata.

19. Computer-readable storage media devices as recited in claim 16, further comprising additional instructions that are executable and, responsive to executing the additional instructions, the computer device decreases the chart rank adjustment for at least one of the media assets based at least in part on the relevance factor indicating that the user has selected the one of the media assets for playback.