Content recommendations based on personal preferences

• US 9,172,482 B2
• Filed: 03/31/2009
• Issued: 10/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Sofos, James T., Chow, Lee M., Piepenbrink, David J.
• Primary Examiner(s): CHEN, CAI Y
• Application Number:
  US12/415,771
• Publication Number:
  US 20100251280A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,401 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/31 Arrangements for monitoring the use made of the broadcast services
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/66 for using the result on distributors' side

Abstract

A method and system for recommending multimedia content includes collecting consumption information for a plurality of users. The consumption information, along with real-time contextual information, may be used to generate collections of recommended multimedia content, including obtainable multimedia assets. The collections may be offered to a user for purchase. The user may be provided access to the multimedia assets. A unified storefront application, providing access to multimedia content via an Internet-protocol television portal, a web portal, and a mobile portal, may be used to offer and provide access to the multimedia assets.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a server, an Internet protocol address associated with a client device accessing an access network;

retrieving, by the server, a profile associated with the Internet protocol address;

retrieving, by the server from the profile, storefront information indicating historical interaction of the client device with a portal agnostic electronic storefront application;

sending, from the server to the Internet protocol address associated with the client device, a trigger embedded in media content, the trigger for causing the client device to generate an invitation to access the portal agnostic electronic storefront;

receiving, at the server, a request sent from the Internet protocol address associated with the client device for the portal agnostic electronic storefront in response to selection of the trigger in the media content;

sending, from the server, the portal agnostic electronic storefront to the Internet protocol address associated with the client device;

sending, from the server, purchasable electronic assets for inclusion in the portal agnostic electronic storefront, the purchasable electronic assets associated with the media content;

receiving, at the server, a request sent from the Internet protocol address associated with the client device requesting to purchase an electronic asset of the purchasable electronic assets from the portal agnostic electronic storefront;

determining, by the server, an asset type of the electronic asset selected from one of Internet protocol television assets, Internet assets, and mobile assets; and

selecting, by the server, a single access point to a single portal, the server having access to different access points and the selecting of the single access point based on the asset type of the electronic asset.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting the profile.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising acquiring viewing history information associated with the Internet protocol address.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising acquiring browsing information associated with the Internet protocol address.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising acquiring the storefront information over a predefined time span.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising delivering the electronic asset using the portal selected based on the asset type.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving billing information associated with the Internet protocol address.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising providing access to the electronic asset using the portal selected based on the asset type.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving category information describing a genre associated with the media content.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving geographic information associated with the client device.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising filtering the storefront information based on a factor selected from a geographical location and a time of day.

12. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions that when executed cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving an Internet protocol address associated with a billing account in an access network;

retrieving a profile associated with the Internet protocol address;

accessing storefront information associated with the Internet protocol address, the storefront information indicating historical acquisition of media content destined for delivery to the Internet protocol address;

sending a trigger embedded in electronic content to the Internet protocol address, the trigger for causing a client device to generate an invitation to access a portal agnostic electronic storefront;

receiving a request for the portal agnostic electronic storefront sent from the Internet protocol address in response to selection of the trigger;

identifying descriptions of electronic assets that are associated with the media content;

sending the portal agnostic electronic storefront to the Internet protocol address, the portal agnostic electronic storefront including the descriptions of the electronic assets that are associated with the media content;

sending a recommendation in the portal agnostic electronic storefront to purchase an electronic asset described in the descriptions of the electronic assets;

receiving a purchase request sent from the Internet protocol address to purchase the electronic asset described in the portal agnostic electronic storefront;

determining an asset type of the electronic asset selected from one of Internet protocol television assets, Internet assets, and mobile assets; and

selecting a single access point to a single portal of different access points, the single access point selected based on the asset type of the electronic asset.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise detecting a user profile associated with the client device.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise acquiring historical information associated with the client device.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise:

aggregating the storefront information and the contextual information for a plurality of client devices; and

maintaining a profile for each one of the plurality of client devices.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise acquiring a viewing history.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise acquiring a browsing history associated with the client device.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise processing the purchase of the electronic asset.

19. The system of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise providing access to the electronic asset using the portal selected based on the asset type.

20. A memory storing instructions, that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving an Internet protocol address associated with a billing account in an access network;

retrieving a profile associated with the Internet protocol address;

accessing storefront information associated with the Internet protocol address, the storefront information indicating historical acquisition of media content destined for delivery to the Internet protocol address;

sending a trigger embedded in electronic content to the Internet protocol address, the trigger for causing a client device to generate an invitation to access a portal agnostic electronic storefront;

receiving a request sent from the Internet protocol address for the portal agnostic electronic storefront in response to selection of the trigger;

identifying descriptions of electronic assets that are associated with the media content;

sending the portal agnostic electronic storefront to the Internet protocol address, the portal agnostic electronic storefront including a recommendation to purchase the electronic assets;

receiving a purchase request sent from the Internet protocol address to purchase an electronic asset described in the portal agnostic electronic storefront;

determining an asset type of the electronic asset selected from one of Internet protocol television assets, Internet assets, and mobile assets; and

selecting an access point of different access points to a portal based on the asset type of the electronic asset, the portal selected from a television portal for the Internet protocol television assets, a web portal for the Internet assets, and a mobile portal for the mobile assets.

21. The memory of claim 20, wherein the operations further comprise detecting a user the profile.

22. The memory of claim 20, wherein the operations further comprise acquiring a browsing history associated with the Internet protocol address.

23. The memory of claim 22, wherein the operations further comprise acquiring a viewing activity of the client device associated with the Internet protocol address.

24. The memory of claim 20, wherein the operations further comprise processing a purchase transaction associated with the Internet protocol address.

25. The memory of claim 24, wherein the operations further comprise receiving billing information associated with the Internet protocol address.