Secondary content

• US 9,323,755 B2
• Filed: 07/30/2012
• Issued: 04/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Parker, Benjamin J.
• Primary Examiner(s): OWYANG, MICHELLE N
• Application Number:
  US13/561,175
• Publication Number:
  US 20140032565A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,366 Days
• Field of Search: 705705-780, 725 1-153
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/438 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/735 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/78 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing

Abstract

A method includes receiving primary content, wherein the primary content includes a video program. The method also includes identifying attributes of the primary content, identifying secondary content based on the identified attributes of the primary content, and indexing the primary content to the secondary content. The method also includes identifying a primary user device associated with the primary content and an associated secondary user device. A request for secondary content may be received from the secondary user device. The method further includes providing the secondary content at the secondary user device synchronized with receipt of the primary content at the primary user device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, at a second screen server device, primary content, wherein the primary content includes a video program;

identifying, by the second screen server device, attributes of objects in the primary content;

identifying, by the second screen server device, a primary user device that is receiving the primary content, wherein the primary user device is registered to a user;

identifying, by the second screen server device, secondary content comprising a particular secondary content based on the identified attributes of the objects in the primary content and subscriber analytics associated with the primary content, wherein the subscriber analytics are based on video programs and content selected by a plurality of other users than the user;

indexing, by the second screen server device, the primary content based on the identified attributes of the objects in the primary content;

indexing, by the second screen server device, the secondary content based on the identified attributes of the objects in the primary content;

storing the primary content and the secondary content in a storage device based on the indexing of the primary content and the indexing of the secondary content;

identifying, by the second screen server device, a secondary user device registered to the user and coupled to the primary user device;

receiving, by the second screen server device, a request for the particular secondary content from the secondary user device;

identifying the particular secondary content from the secondary content in the storage device based on content accessed by respective secondary devices registered to the other users within a predetermined time period of the other users accessing the primary content using respective primary devices registered to the other users; and

providing, by the second screen server device, the particular secondary content at the secondary user device synchronized with receipt of the primary content at the primary user device in response to the request,

wherein providing the particular secondary content comprises;

identifying a video program currently being provided to the primary user device as the primary content, and

providing the particular secondary content synchronized with the video program.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein identifying the attributes of the objects in the primary content further comprises:

performing one or more of automobile analysis, clothing analysis, terrain analysis, or architectural analysis on images within the primary content.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein identifying the secondary content further comprises:

identifying at least one of clothing details, automobile details, architectural details or geographic details, associated with the primary content.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein indexing the secondary content further comprises:

identifying a time identified attribute in the primary content, wherein the time identified attribute includes an attribute of the primary content and an associated time at which the attribute occurs;

identifying at least some items of the secondary content based on the time identified attribute; and

storing an indicator of the secondary content in association with the time identified attribute.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein identifying the primary user device receiving the primary content and the secondary user device further comprises:

identifying a second screen synchronization code associated with the primary user device and the secondary user device.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the primary content comprises a news broadcast and identifying the secondary content further comprises:

identifying related news based on one or more of a local relevance or a national relevance.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein identifying the secondary content further comprises:

identifying at least one of music details, social media, actor biography, film reviews, or content recommendations, associated with the primary content.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein identifying the secondary content based on the identified attributes of the objects in the primary content and subscriber analytics associated with the primary content further comprises:

identifying the secondary content via virtual set-top boxes associated with external channels that are external to a service provided by the second screen server device.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the other users include social media associates of the user.

10. A device, comprising:

a memory to store a plurality of instructions; and

a processor configured to execute instructions in the memory to;

receive primary content, wherein the primary content includes a video program;

identify a primary user device that is receiving the primary content, wherein the primary user device is registered to a user;

analyze the primary content to identify attributes of objects in the primary content;

identify secondary content comprising a particular secondary content based on the identified attributes of objects in the primary content and subscriber analytics associated with the primary content, wherein the subscriber analytics are based on video programs and content selected by a plurality of other users than the user;

index the primary content based on the identified attributes of the objects in the primary content;

index the secondary content based on the identified attributes of the objects in the primary content;

store the primary content and the secondary content in a storage device based on the indexing of the primary content and the indexing of the secondary content;

identify a secondary user device registered to the user and coupled to the primary user device;

receive a request for the particular secondary content from the secondary user device;

identify the particular secondary content from the secondary content in the storage device based on content accessed by respective secondary devices registered to the other users within a predetermined time period of the other users accessing the primary content using respective primary devices registered to the other users; and

provide the particular secondary content at the secondary user device synchronized with receipt of the primary content at the primary user device in responsive to the request,

wherein providing the particular secondary content comprises identifying a video program currently being provided to the primary user device as the primary content, and

providing the particular secondary content synchronized with the video program.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein, when identifying the secondary content, the processor is further configured to:

identify the secondary content based on one or more of video content catalog search activity, or Internet activity, associated with the primary content.

12. The device of claim 10, wherein, when identifying the attributes of objects in the primary content, the processor is further configured to:

identify the attributes of the primary content based on at least one of a Cartesian coordinate, frame by frame, or scene by scene basis.

13. The device of claim 10, wherein, when indexing the secondary content, the processor is further configured to:

identify a time identified attribute in the primary content, wherein the time identified attribute includes an attribute of the primary content and an associated time at which the attribute occurs;

identify at least some items of the secondary content based on the time identified attribute; and

store an indicator of the secondary content in association with the time identified attribute.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions to be executed by a processor, the instructions including one or more instructions, when executed by the processor, for causing the processor to:

receive primary content, wherein the primary content includes a video program;

identify a primary user device that is receiving the primary content, wherein the primary user device is registered to a user;

analyze the primary content to identify attributes of objects in the primary content;

identify secondary content comprising a particular secondary content based on the identified attributes of objects in the primary content and subscriber analytics associated with the primary content, wherein the subscriber analytics are based on video programs and content selected by a plurality of other users than the user;

index the primary content based on the identified attributes of the objects in the primary content;

index the secondary content based on the identified attributes of the objects in the primary content;

store the primary content and the secondary content in a storage device based on the indexing of the primary content and the indexing of the secondary content;

identify a secondary user device registered to the user and coupled to the primary user device;

receive a request for the particular secondary content from the secondary user device;

identify the particular secondary content from the secondary content in the storage device based on content accessed by respective secondary devices registered to the other users within a predetermined time period of the other users accessing the primary content using respective primary devices registered to the other users; and

provide the particular secondary content at the secondary user device synchronized with receipt of the primary content at the primary user device in response to the request,

wherein providing the particular secondary content comprises identifying a video program currently being provided to the primary user device as the primary content, and

providing the particular secondary content synchronized with the video program.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, further comprising instructions, when executed by the processor, for causing the processor to:

perform at least one of color analysis, automobile analysis, clothing analysis, terrain analysis, or architectural analysis on the primary content.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, further comprising instructions wherein, when identifying secondary content, when executed by the processor, for causing the processor to:

identify the secondary content based on websites visited within a predetermined time window of viewing the primary content.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, further comprising instructions which, when identifying the secondary content, when executed by the processor, for causing the processor to:

identify at least one of music details, social media, actor biography, film reviews, or content recommendations, associated with the primary content.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, further comprising instructions which, when identifying the secondary content based on the identified attributes of the objects in the primary content and subscriber analytics associated with the primary content, when executed by the processor, for causing the processor to:

identify the secondary content via virtual set-top boxes associated with external channels that are external to a service provided by a second screen server device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, further comprising instructions which, when identifying the primary user device associated with the primary content and the associated secondary user device, when executed by the processor, for causing the processor to:

identify a second screen synchronization code associated with the primary user device and the secondary user device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the primary content comprises a news broadcast, further comprising instructions which, when identifying the secondary content, when executed by the processor, for causing the processor to:

identify related news based on one or more of a local relevance or a national relevance.