System and method for presentation of media related to a context

• US 9,858,348 B1
• Filed: 08/25/2015
• Issued: 01/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Higgins, Christopher W., Paretti, Christopher T., Ghezzi, Nicola Stefano, Spiegelman, Michael, Martinez, Ronald, Davis, Marc, Kalaboukis, Chris
• Primary Examiner(s): Park, Jeong S
• Application Number:
  US14/834,863
• Time in Patent Office: 861 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/148 File search processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/60 of audio data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/632 Query formulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/73 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals

Abstract

A system and method for presentation of media related to a context. A request is received over a network from a requesting device for media related to a context, wherein the request comprises at least one criteria. A query is formulated based on the context criteria so as to search, via the network, for user profile data, social network data, spatial data, temporal data and topical data that is available via the network and relates to the context and to media files so as to identify at least one media file that is relevant to the context criteria. A playlist is assembled via the network containing a reference to the media files. The media files on the playlist are transmitted over the network to the requesting device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

generating a database that stores associations between each of a plurality of media objects and temporal, social, or topical data, wherein the database includes relationships between specific media objects and metadata sources associated with a specific media object, user profile data, social network data and interaction data;

receiving a request, from a requesting device associated with a user, for media;

parsing the request to identify at least two of social criteria, topical criteria, or temporal criteria included in the request, the social criteria describing one or more people or types of people associated with the requested media, the topical criteria describing one or more topics associated with the requested media, and the temporal criteria describing a past time period associated with the requested media;

when the request includes social criteria, determining media associated with the one or more people or types of people defined by the social criteria based on the association;

when the request includes topical criteria, identifying topics associated with the request and determining media associated with the identified topics based on the association;

when the request includes temporal criteria, identifying a time associated with the request and determining media associated with the identified time based on the association;

locating a plurality of media files that each match the at least two of social criteria, topical criteria, or temporal criteria included in the request based on the determined media associated with the one or more people or types of people, media associated with the identified topics, or media associated with the identified time; and

transmitting the plurality of media files over the network to the requesting device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the social criteria comprise criteria that match a plurality of users within a social network, and the preferences of the plurality of users are used when determining media associated with the one or more people or types of people defined by the social criteria.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the request for media related to a context has a trigger condition and the request is not processed until the trigger condition occurs.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the trigger condition is selected from the group consisting of a time, a date, a calendar event, the presence of the requesting device in a physical location, display of an advertisement on the requesting device, selection of an advertisement on the requesting device.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the request is transmitted from the requesting device when an advertisement is displayed or selected on the requesting device.

6. A system comprising:

a processor;

a storage medium for tangibly storing thereon program logic for execution by the processor, the program logic comprising;

logic executed by the processor for generating a database that stores associations between each of a plurality of media objects and temporal, spatial, social network or topical data, wherein the database includes relationships between specific media objects and metadata sources associated with a specific media object, user profile data, social network data or interaction data;

logic executed by the processor for receiving a request from a requesting device associated with a user for media;

logic executed by the processor for parsing the request to identify at least two of social criteria, topical criteria, or temporal criteria included in the request, the social criteria describing one or more people or types of people associated with the requested media, the topical criteria describing one or more topics associated with the requested media, and the temporal criteria describing a past time period associated with the requested media;

logic executed by the processor for determining, when the request includes social criteria, media associated with the one or more people or types of people defined by the social criteria based on the association;

logic executed by the processor for identifying, when the request includes topical criteria, topics associated with the request and determining media associated with the identified topics based on the association;

logic executed by the processor for identifying, when the request includes temporal criteria, a time associated with the request and determining media associated with the identified time based on the association;

logic executed by the processor for locating a plurality of media files that each match the at least two of social criteria, topical criteria, or temporal criteria included in the request based on the determined media associated with the one or more people or types of people, media associated with the identified topics, or media associated with the identified time; and

logic executed by the processor for transmitting the plurality of media files on the playlist over the network to the requesting device.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the social criteria comprise criteria that match a plurality of users within a social network, and the preferences of the plurality of users are used when determining media associated with the one or more people or types of people defined by the social criteria.

8. The system of claim 6 wherein the request for media related to a context has a trigger condition and the request is not processed until the trigger condition occurs, wherein the trigger condition is selected from the list:

a time, a date, a calendar event, the presence of the requesting device in a physical location, display of an advertisement on the requesting device, selection of an advertisement on the requesting device.

9. The system of claim 6 wherein the request is transmitted from the requesting device when an advertisement is displayed or selected on the requesting device.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium tangibly encoded with computer-executable instructions, that when executed by a computing device, perform a method comprising:

generating a database that stores associations between each of a plurality of media objects and temporal, social or topical data including, wherein the database includes relationships between specific media objects and metadata sources associated with a specific media object, user profile data, social network data and interaction data;

receiving a request, from a requesting device associated with a user, for media;

parsing the request to identify at least two of social criteria, topical criteria, or temporal criteria included in the request, the social criteria describing one or more people or types of people associated with the requested media, the topical criteria describing one or more topics associated with the requested media, and the temporal criteria describing a past time period associated with the requested media;

when the request includes social criteria, determining media associated with the one or more people or types of people defined by the social criteria based on the association;

when the request includes topical criteria, identifying topics associated with the request and determining media associated with the identified topics based on the association;

when the request includes temporal criteria, identifying a time associated with the request and determining media associated with the identified time based on the association;

locating a plurality of media files that each match the at least two of social criteria, topical criteria, or temporal criteria included in the request based on the determined media associated with the one or more people or types of people, media associated with the identified topics, or media associated with the identified time; and

transmitting the plurality of media files over the network to the requesting device.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 wherein the social criteria comprise criteria that match a plurality of users within a social network, and the preferences of the plurality of users are used when determining media associated with the one or more people or types of people defined by the social criteria.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 wherein the request for media related to a context has a trigger condition and the request is not processed until the trigger condition occurs, wherein the trigger condition is selected from the group consisting of a time, a date, a calendar event, the presence of the requesting device in a physical location, display of an advertisement on the requesting device, selection of an advertisement on the requesting device.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 wherein the request is transmitted from the requesting device when an advertisement is displayed or selected on the requesting device.