Systems and methods for delivering contextually relevant media content stream based on listener preference

• US 9,401,771 B2
• Filed: 12/08/2014
• Issued: 07/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rivet Radio Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Rivet Radio Incorporated
• Inventors: Macleod, John, Paulauskas, Cynthia, Alwar, Narayanan, Sundararaman, Vivekanandan, Stat, Thomas, Geissler, Boris, Starr, April Anne, Meyerson, Charles
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, John J
• Application Number:
  US14/564,066
• Publication Number:
  US 20150162999A1
• Time in Patent Office: 596 Days
• Field of Search: 455/3.01, 455/3.03, 455/3.06, 455/456.1, 455/456.3, 455/456.6, 455/414.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/46 for recognising users' preferences
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/51 of receiving stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a system for delivering contextually relevant streaming media content embodied in a mobile device, wherein the media stream includes one or more media content segments content selected from a plurality of media content segments content based on the current location of the mobile device and received listener preferences.

Claims

1. A system for delivering contextually relevant streaming media content embodied in a mobile device comprising:

a controller;

a user input-output subsystem;

a communication subsystem;

a location subsystem controlled by the controller;

a media output subsystem controlled by the controller;

a memory coupled to the controller, wherein the memory is configured to store program instructions executable by the controller;

wherein in response to executing the program instructions, the controller is configured to;

receive, via the user input-output subsystem, a user command corresponding to least one listener preference;

receive, via the location subsystem, a current location of the mobile device;

provide, via the communication subsystem, the current location of the mobile device to the media server; and

in response to providing the current location of the mobile device to the media server, receive, via the communication subsystem, a contextually relevant media stream, wherein the contextually relevant media stream includes one or more media content segments selected from a plurality of media content segments based on the current location of the mobile device and the at least one listener preference.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the selected media content segment includes traffic information.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the selected media content segment includes regional specific news.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the selected media content segment includes regional sports news.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the selection of the media content segment is further based on a temporal relevance tag associated with the media content segment, wherein the temporal relevance tag indicates an expiration time associated with the selected media content segment.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one listener preference includes a content selection associated with traffic media content.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one listener preference includes a content selection associated with news media content.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one listener preference includes a content selection associated with sports media content.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one listener preference includes a content selection associated with weather media content.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein the listener preference includes at least one content selection, wherein the plurality of media content segments are stored in a database, wherein the database includes a location tag and a content tag associated with each of the plurality of media content segments, wherein the contextually relevant media stream includes one or more media content segments associated with the location tag that matches the current location of the mobile device, wherein the contextually relevant media stream includes one or more media content segments associated with the content tag that matches the at least one content selection.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one listener preference includes a content selection and a time selection, wherein the controller is configured to deliver the contextually relevant media stream at a time that matches the time selection, wherein the contextually relevant media stream includes one or more media content segments associated with the content tag that matches the at least one content selection.