Discovering an event using a personal preference list and presenting matching events to a user on a display

• US 9,734,517 B2
• Filed: 04/07/2014
• Issued: 08/15/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Jonathan, Peev, Igor Borisov, Peraza, Jorge Armando, Padmanabhan, Udiyan
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, David Q
• Application Number:
  US14/247,050
• Publication Number:
  US 20140222580A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,226 Days
• Field of Search: 709204, 709203, 4554142, 4554563, 455412, 455466, 455457
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0271 Personalized advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/38 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4211 where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/487 Arrangements for providing information services, e.g. recorded voice services or time announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/02 Arrangements for increasing efficiency of notification or paging channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/04 multi-step notification using statistical or historical mobility data

Abstract

A user profile is used to assist a user in identifying events of interest and to provide context to users regarding events that matches user preferences. The user profile may be based on behaviors exhibited on a mobile device, on input by the user or on data on the mobile device. The user profile is analyzed to provide notification of events of interest to the user based upon the analysis of the user profile. The user profile may include anything that contributes to a state on the device.

Claims

1. A method for notifying a user of one or more relevant events, the method comprising:

receiving location data for the user, wherein the location data for the user indicates a present location of the user;

accessing user profile data for the user, wherein the user profile data represents personal preferences for events, regardless of the present location of the user, and the user profile data is based on prior search queries from the user and customization of the user profile received as user input indicating the personal preferences for events;

determining one or more relevant events to occur in the future based on the location data for the user and the user profile data for the user, wherein the one or more relevant events are one or more events near the present location of the user and having a content satisfying the personal preferences of the user; and

notifying the user of the one or more relevant events.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the location data for the user is received from a Global Positioning System (GPS) in the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the user profile data is obtained from one or more of the group consisting of:

media, favorites in a web browser, search query history, web browsing history, contacts, and a catalog of artists in a music library.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user profile data further represents artists of interest to the user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the one or more relevant events based on the location data for the user and the user profile data for the user comprises:

identifying all events near the location of the user; and

filtering the identified results based on the user profile data for the user to determine the one or more relevant events.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the one or more relevant events based on the location data for the user and the user profile data for the user further comprises:

identifying artists from the user profile data; and

determining similar sounding artists to the artists identified from the user profile data.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

updating the one or more events without requiring an additional request from the mobile device; and

notifying the user of the updated one or more relevant events via the mobile device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the content of the one or more events comprises one or more of:

artist information, similar artist information, genre information, rhythm information, song properties, and composition properties.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the notifying the user of the one or more relevant events, occurs prior to receiving a query for relevant events from a user.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising including a context with the notification indicating why the event is being recommended.

11. A system for notifying a user of one or more relevant events, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory operatively connected to the at least one processor, the memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, perform a method comprising;

receiving location data for the user, wherein the location data for the user indicates a present location of the user;

accessing user profile data for the user, wherein the user profile data represents personal preferences for events, regardless of the location of the user, and the user profile data is based on prior search queries from the user and customization of the user profile received as user input regarding the personal preferences for events;

determining one or more relevant events to occur in the future based on the location data for the user and the user profile data for the user, wherein the one or more relevant events are one or more events near the present location of the user and having a content satisfying the personal preferences of the user; and

notifying the user of the one or more relevant events.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the location data for the user is received from a Global Positioning System (GPS) in the mobile device.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the user profile data is obtained from one or more of the group consisting of:

media, favorites in a web browser, search query history, web browsing history, contacts, and a catalog of artists in a music library.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the user profile data further represents artists of interest to the user.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein determining the one or more relevant events based on the location data for the user and the user profile data for the user comprises:

identifying all events near the location of the user; and

filtering the identified results based on the user profile data for the user to determine the one or more relevant events.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein determining the one or more relevant events based on the location data for the user and the user profile data for the user further comprises:

identifying artists from the user profile data; and

determining similar sounding artists to the artists identified from the user profile data.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

updating the one or more events without requiring an additional request from the mobile device; and

notifying the user of the updated one or more relevant events via the mobile device.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the content of the one or more events comprises one or more of:

artist information, similar artist information, genre information, rhythm information, song properties, and composition properties.

19. A method for notifying a user of one or more relevant events, the method comprising:

transmitting location data for the user, wherein the location data for the user indicates a present location of the user;

transmitting user profile data for the user, wherein the user profile data represents personal preferences for events, regardless of the present location of the user, and the user profile data is based on prior search queries from the user and customization of the user profile received as user input indicating the personal preferences for events;

receiving a notification of the one or more relevant events to occur in the future, wherein the one or more relevant events were determined based on the location data for the user and the user profile data for the user, and wherein the one or more relevant events are one or more events near the present location of the user and having a content satisfying the personal preferences of the user.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the location data for the user is transmitted from a Global Positioning System (GPS) in the mobile device.