Pop-ups for video suggestions based on social messages

• US 9,510,051 B1
• Filed: 11/12/2015
• Issued: 11/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2015
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Bostick, James E., Ganci, John M. Jr., Keen, Martin G., Rakshit, Sarbajit K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chae, Kyu
• Application Number:
  US14/939,027
• Time in Patent Office: 383 Days
• Field of Search: 725/32, 725/34, 725/37, 725/39, 725/40, 725/41, 725/43, 725/46, 725/61
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/441 Acquiring end-user identification , e.g. using personal code sent by the remote control or by inserting a card
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44204 Monitoring of content usage, e.g. the number of times a movie has been viewed, copied or the amount which has been watched monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; protecting generic digital content where the protection is independent of the precise nature of the content G06F21/10; arrangements for monitoring the use made of the broadcast services in broadcast systems H04H60/31
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4667 Processing of monitored end-user data, e.g. trend analysis based on the log file of viewer selections
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4668 for recommending content, e.g. movies
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4755 for defining user preferences, e.g. favourite actors or genre retrieval personalisation and generation of user profiles for the retrieval of video data G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104

Abstract

A method, computer program product and computer system is provided. A processor identifies an identity of a viewer of a display device, where the display device is displaying a first video feed. A processor retrieves a profile of the viewer, where the profile includes a plurality of preferences of the viewer. Responsive to a determination that a content of a second video feed that is available for viewing on the display device matches at least one of the plurality of preferences of the viewer, a processor displays an overlay of the second video feed on top of the first video feed. A processor identifies an acknowledgment made by the user regarding the overlay. A processor updates the overlay based, at least in part on, the acknowledgment made by the user.

Claims

1. A method of comprising:

identifying, by one or more processors, an identity of a viewer of a display device, wherein the display device is displaying a first video feed;

retrieving, by the one or more processors, a profile of the viewer, wherein the profile includes a plurality of preferences of the viewer;

retrieving, by the one or more processors, one or more messages from at least one contact of a social network associated with the viewer;

determining, by the one or more processors, a content of the one or more messages from the at least one contact;

updating, by the one or more processors, the plurality of preferences of the viewer based, at least in part, on the content of the one or more messages from the at least one contact;

responsive to a determination that a content of a second video feed that is available for viewing on the display device matches at least one of the plurality of preferences of the viewer, displaying, by the one or more processors, an overlay of the second video feed on top of the first video feed;

identifying, by the one or more processors, an acknowledgment made by the user regarding the overlay;

receiving, by the one or more processors, a plurality of images of the user;

determining, by the one or more processors, an amount of time the user has viewed a portion of the display device based, at least in part, on the plurality of images of the user, wherein the acknowledgment is based, at least in part, on the amount of time the user has viewed the portion of the display device;

updating, by the one or more processors, the overlay based, at least in part on, the acknowledgment made by the user;

identifying, by the one or more processors, a negative acknowledgment based, at least in part, on the amount of time the user has viewed the portion of the display device, wherein the amount of time is below a predetermined amount; and

responsive to identifying the negative acknowledgment, updating, by the one or more processors, the at least one of the plurality of preferences of the viewer that matches the content of the second video feed, wherein a score associated with the least one of the plurality of preferences of the viewer that matches the content of the second video feed is decreased.

2. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

determining, by the one or more processors, a third video feed that is available for viewing on the display device matches at least one of the plurality of preferences of the viewer;

determining, by the one or more processors, a first ranking score for the second video feed;

determining, by the one or more processors, a second ranking score for the third video feed; and

displaying, by the one or more processors, the overlay including the second video feed and the third video feed on top of the first video feed, wherein the first ranking score and the second ranking score are both above a predetermined value.

3. The method of claim 2, the method further comprising:

responsive to the first ranking score being larger than the second ranking score, displaying, by the one or more processors, the second video feed before the third video feed in the overlay.

4. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

responsive to identifying the negative acknowledgment, updating, by the one or more processors, the overlay of with a third video feed, wherein the third video feed matches at least one of the plurality of preferences of the viewer.

5. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

identifying, by the one or more processors, a positive acknowledgment based, at least in part, on the amount of time the user has viewed the portion of the display device, wherein the amount of time is above a predetermined amount, wherein the portion of the display device corresponds to an area of the display device where the second video feed is displayed.

6. A computer program product comprising:

one or more computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to identify an identity of a viewer of a display device, wherein the display device is displaying a first video feed;

program instructions to retrieve a profile of the viewer, wherein the profile includes a plurality of preferences of the viewer;

program instructions to retrieve one or more messages from at least one contact of a social network associated with the viewer;

program instructions to determine a content of the one or more messages from the at least one contact;

program instructions to update the plurality of preferences of the viewer based, at least in part, on the content of the one or more messages from the at least one contact;

responsive to a determination that a content of a second video feed that is available for viewing on the display device matches at least one of the plurality of preferences of the viewer, program instructions to display an overlay of the second video feed on top of the first video feed;

program instructions to identify an acknowledgment made by the user regarding the overlay;

program instructions to receive a plurality of images of the user;

program instructions to determine an amount of time the user has viewed a portion of the display device based, at least in part, on the plurality of images of the user, wherein the acknowledgment is based, at least in part, on the amount of time the user has viewed the portion of the display device;

program instructions to update the overlay based, at least in part on, the acknowledgment made by the user;

program instructions to identify a negative acknowledgment based, at least in part, on the amount of time the user has viewed the portion of the display device, wherein the amount of time is below a predetermined amount; and

responsive to identifying the negative acknowledgment, program instructions to update the at least one of the plurality of preferences of the viewer that matches the content of the second video feed, wherein a score associated with the least one of the plurality of preferences of the viewer that matches the content of the second video feed is decreased.

7. The computer program product of claim 6, the program instructions further comprising:

program instructions to determine a third video feed that is available for viewing on the display device matches at least one of the plurality of preferences of the viewer;

program instructions to determine a first ranking score for the second video feed;

program instructions to determine a second ranking score for the third video feed; and

program instructions to display the overlay including the second video feed and the third video feed on top of the first video feed, wherein the first ranking score and the second ranking score are both above a predetermined value.

8. The computer program product of claim 7, the program instructions further comprising:

responsive to the first ranking score being larger than the second ranking score, program instructions to display the second video feed before the third video feed in the overlay.

9. The computer program product of claim 6, the program instructions further comprising:

responsive to identifying the negative acknowledgment, program instructions to update the overlay of with a third video feed, wherein the third video feed matches at least one of the plurality of preferences of the viewer.

10. The computer program product of claim 6, the program instructions further comprising:

program instructions to identify a positive acknowledgment based, at least in part, on the amount of time the user has viewed the portion of the display device, wherein the amount of time is above a predetermined amount, wherein the portion of the display device corresponds to an area of the display device where the second video feed is displayed.

11. A computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising;

program instructions to identify an identity of a viewer of a display device, wherein the display device is displaying a first video feed;

program instructions to retrieve a profile of the viewer, wherein the profile includes a plurality of preferences of the viewer;

program instructions to retrieve one or more messages from at least one contact of a social network associated with the viewer;

program instructions to determine a content of the one or more messages from the at least one contact;

program instructions to update the plurality of preferences of the viewer based, at least in part, on the content of the one or more messages from the at least one contact;

responsive to a determination that a content of a second video feed that is available for viewing on the display device matches at least one of the plurality of preferences of the viewer, program instructions to display an overlay of the second video feed on top of the first video feed;

program instructions to identify an acknowledgment made by the user regarding the overlay;

program instructions to receive a plurality of images of the user;

program instructions to determine an amount of time the user has viewed a portion of the display device based, at least in part, on the plurality of images of the user, wherein the acknowledgment is based, at least in part, on the amount of time the user has viewed the portion of the display device;

program instructions to update the overlay based, at least in part on, the acknowledgment made by the user;

program instructions to identify a negative acknowledgment based, at least in part, on the amount of time the user has viewed the portion of the display device, wherein the amount of time is below a predetermined amount; and

responsive to identifying the negative acknowledgment, program instructions to update the at least one of the plurality of preferences of the viewer that matches the content of the second video feed, wherein a score associated with the least one of the plurality of preferences of the viewer that matches the content of the second video feed is decreased.

12. The computer system of claim 11, the program instructions further comprising:

program instructions to determine a third video feed that is available for viewing on the display device matches at least one of the plurality of preferences of the viewer;

program instructions to determine a first ranking score for the second video feed;

program instructions to determine a second ranking score for the third video feed; and

program instructions to display the overlay including the second video feed and the third video feed on top of the first video feed, wherein the first ranking score and the second ranking score are both above a predetermined value.

13. The computer system of claim 12, the program instructions further comprising:

responsive to the first ranking score being larger than the second ranking score, program instructions to display the second video feed before the third video feed in the overlay.

14. The computer system of claim 11, the program instructions further comprising:

responsive to identifying the negative acknowledgment, program instructions to update the overlay of with a third video feed, wherein the third video feed matches at least one of the plurality of preferences of the viewer.