Relevant content delivery

• US 8,971,861 B2
• Filed: 04/16/2013
• Issued: 03/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Gupta, Prince, Vartak, Aniket A., Sweet, Charles Wheeler III, Tartz, Robert S.
• Primary Examiner(s): DOAN, KIET M
• Application Number:
  US13/863,714
• Publication Number:
  US 20130232011A1
• Time in Patent Office: 686 Days
• Field of Search: 455/3.04, 455/414.3, 455/456.3, 455/456.1, 455/414.1, 705/14.35, 705/14.55, 705/14.64, 705/15, 705/3, 705/2, 340/539.12, 370/466
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute

Abstract

Various arrangements for delivery of relevant content to a mobile device of a user are presented. Physiological state data and image data related to the user of the mobile device may be received by a host computer system from a mobile device. The image data may be analyzed to identify a characteristic of the image. The physiological state data may also be analyzed. Content to deliver to the mobile device of the user may be selected at least partially based on the physiological state data of the user and the characteristic of the image. The content may be transmitted to the mobile device.

Claims

1. A method for selecting content for delivery, the method comprising:

receiving, by a host computer system, from a mobile device, physiological state data collected from a user of the mobile device;

analyzing, by the host computer system, the physiological state data collected from the user of the mobile device;

selecting, by the host computer system, content from a plurality of predefined content to deliver to the mobile device at least partially based on the physiological state data collected from the user, the selected content not including the physiological state data collected from the user; and

transmitting, by the host computer system, the selected content to the mobile device.

2. The method for selecting content for delivery of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the host computer system, image data from the mobile device, wherein selecting the content to deliver to the mobile device at least partially based on the physiological state data is further at least partially based on the image data.

3. The method for selecting content for delivery of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the host computer system, environmental data from the mobile device, wherein selecting the content to deliver to the mobile device at least partially based on the physiological state data is further at least partially based on the environmental data.

4. The method for selecting content for delivery of claim 3 wherein the environmental data indicates motion of the mobile device.

5. The method for selecting content for delivery of claim 1, further comprising:

capturing, by the mobile device, the physiological state data from the user, wherein the physiological state data is captured using a physiological sensor selected from the group consisting of;

an electrocardiogram sensor, a galvanic skin response sensor, a plenthysmography sensor, a skin temperature sensor, and an electromyogram sensor.

6. The method for selecting content for delivery of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving, by the mobile device, from the host computer system, the selected content;

monitoring, by the mobile device, for an indication that a trigger action has occurred at the mobile device; and

in response to the trigger action not occurring with a threshold period of time, aborting, by the mobile device, presentation of the selected content and deleting the selected content from the mobile device.

7. The method for selecting content for delivery of claim 1, further comprising:

determining, by the host computer system, a similarity between an ideal physiological state associated with the content and the physiological state data collected from the user of the mobile device; and

determining, by the host computer system, a price for presenting the content to the user at least partially based on the similarity between the ideal physiological state and the physiological state data collected from the user of the mobile device.

8. The method for selecting content for delivery of claim 7, wherein determining the price is restricted by a maximum price and a minimum price for presenting the content to the user.

9. The method for selecting content for delivery of claim 7, wherein determining the price is at least partially based on an intensity level of the physiological state data collected from the user of the mobile device.

10. A system for selecting content for delivery, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive, from a mobile device, physiological state data collected from a user of the mobile device;

analyze the physiological state data collected from the user of the mobile device;

select content from a plurality of predefined content to deliver to the mobile device at least partially based on the physiological state data collected from the user, the selected content not including the physiological state data collected from the user; and

cause the selected content to be transmitted to the mobile device.

11. The system for selecting content for delivery of claim 10, wherein the processor-readable instructions, when executed, further cause the one or more processors to:

receive image data from the mobile device, wherein selecting the content to deliver to the mobile device at least partially based on the physiological state data is further at least partially based on the image data.

12. The system for selecting content for delivery of claim 10, wherein the processor-readable instructions, when executed, further cause the one or more processors to:

receive environmental data from the mobile device, wherein selecting the content to deliver to the mobile device at least partially based on the physiological state data is further at least partially based on the environmental data.

13. The system for selecting content for delivery of claim 12 wherein the environmental data indicates motion of the mobile device.

14. The system for selecting content for delivery of claim 10, further comprising the mobile device, wherein:

the mobile device comprises a physiological sensor configured to capture the physiological state data; and

the physiological sensor is selected from the group consisting of;

an electrocardiogram sensor, a galvanic skin response sensor, a plenthysmography sensor, a skin temperature sensor, and an electromyogram sensor.

15. The system for selecting content for delivery of claim 14, wherein the mobile device is configured to:

receive, from a host computer system, the selected content;

monitor for an indication that a trigger action has occurred at the mobile device; and

in response to the trigger action not occurring with a threshold period of time, abort presentation of the selected content and deleting the selected content from the mobile device.

16. The system for selecting content for delivery of claim 10, wherein the processor-readable instructions, when executed, further cause the one or more processors to:

determine a similarity between an ideal physiological state associated with the content and the physiological state data collected from the user of the mobile device; and

determine a price for presenting the content to the user at least partially based on the similarity between the ideal physiological state and the physiological state data collected from the user of the mobile device.

17. The system for selecting content for delivery of claim 16, wherein the processor-readable instructions, when executed, further cause the one or more processors to:

restrict the price for presenting the content to the user using a maximum price and a minimum price.

18. The system for selecting content for delivery of claim 16, wherein the processor-readable instructions, when executed, that cause the one or more processors to determine the price further comprise processor-readable instructions, when executed, that cause the one or more processors to use an intensity level of the physiological state data collected from the user of the mobile device to determine the price.

19. A non-transitory processor-readable medium for selecting content for delivery, comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to:

receive, from a mobile device, physiological state data collected from a user of the mobile device;

analyze the physiological state data collected from the user of the mobile device;

select content from a plurality of predefined content to deliver to the mobile device at least partially based on the physiological state data collected from the user, the selected content not including the physiological state data collected from the user; and

cause the selected content to be transmitted to the mobile device.

20. The non-transitory processor-readable medium for selecting content for delivery of claim 19, wherein the processor-readable instructions are further configured to cause the one or more processors to:

receive image data from the mobile device, wherein selecting the content to deliver to the mobile device at least partially based on the physiological state data is further at least partially based on the image data.

21. The non-transitory processor-readable medium for selecting content for delivery of claim 19, wherein the processor-readable instructions are further configured to cause the one or more processors to:

receive environmental data from the mobile device, wherein selecting the content to deliver to the mobile device at least partially based on the physiological state data is further at least partially based on the environmental data.

22. The non-transitory processor-readable medium for selecting content for delivery of claim 21 wherein the environmental data indicates motion of the mobile device.

23. The non-transitory processor-readable medium for selecting content for delivery of claim 19, wherein the processor-readable instructions are further configured to cause the one or more processors to:

determine a similarity between an ideal physiological state associated with the content and the physiological state data collected from the user of the mobile device; and

determine a price for presenting the content to the user at least partially based on the similarity between the ideal physiological state and the physiological state data collected from the user of the mobile device.

24. The non-transitory processor-readable medium for selecting content for delivery of claim 23, wherein the processor-readable instructions are further configured to cause the one or more processors to:

restrict the price for presenting the content to the user using a maximum price and a minimum price.

25. The non-transitory processor-readable medium for selecting content for delivery of claim 23, wherein the processor-readable instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to determine the price further comprise processor-readable instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to use an intensity level of the physiological state data collected from the user of the mobile device to determine the price.

26. An apparatus for selecting content for delivery, the apparatus comprising:

means for receiving, from a mobile device, physiological state data collected from a user of the mobile device;

means for analyzing the physiological state data collected from the user of the mobile device;

means for selecting content from a plurality of predefined content to deliver to the mobile device at least partially based on the physiological state data collected from the user, the selected content not including the physiological state data collected from the user; and

means for transmitting the selected content to the mobile device.

27. The apparatus for selecting content for delivery of claim 26, further comprising:

means for receiving image data from the mobile device, wherein selecting the content to deliver to the mobile device at least partially based on the physiological state data is further at least partially based on the image data.

28. The apparatus for selecting content for delivery of claim 26, further comprising:

means for receiving environmental data from the mobile device, wherein selecting the content to deliver to the mobile device at least partially based on the physiological state data is further at least partially based on the environmental data.

29. The apparatus for selecting content for delivery of claim 28 wherein the environmental data indicates motion of the mobile device.

30. The apparatus for selecting content for delivery of claim 26, further comprising a mobile device comprising:

means for capturing the physiological state data from the user.

31. The apparatus for selecting content for delivery of claim 30, the mobile device further comprising:

means for receiving the selected content;

means for monitoring for an indication that a trigger action has occurred at the mobile device; and

means for aborting presentation of the selected content and deleting the selected content from the mobile device in response to the trigger action not occurring with a threshold period of time.

32. The apparatus for selecting content for delivery of claim 26, further comprising:

means for determining a similarity between an ideal physiological state associated with the content and the physiological state data collected from the user of the mobile device; and

means for determining a price for presenting the content to the user at least partially based on the similarity between the ideal physiological state and the physiological state data collected from the user of the mobile device.

33. The apparatus for selecting content for delivery of claim 32, wherein means for determining the price is restricted by a maximum price and a minimum price for presenting the content to the user.

34. The apparatus for selecting content for delivery of claim 32, wherein the means for determining the price uses an intensity level of the physiological state data collected from the user of the mobile device in determining the price.