Mobile remote media control platform methods
First Claim
1. A TV mobile control processor-implemented method, comprising:
- obtaining local TV program schedule listing data local to a user mobile device, wherein the user mobile device itself provides indication of its geographical locality and the user mobile device obtains local TV program schedule listing data automatically responsive to the indicated geographical locality;
providing the obtained TV program schedule listing data to the user mobile device communicatively coupled to a wireless communication componentreceiving a user media program selection message from the user mobile device, wherein the user mobile device transmits a TV remote channel selection indication to a TV set via the wireless communication component,wherein the user media program selection message and the TV remote channel selection indication comprise the same user selected channel;
receiving, from the user mobile device, audience monitoring atmospherics data including ambient multimedia recording captured by the user mobile device;
analyzing the audience monitoring atmospherics data to identify audience watching environment background noise indicative of user'"'"'s inattention to the selected user media program;
determining whether the received user media program selection message indicates a user watching event based on the identified audience watching environment background noise;
determining a user watching time length associated with the user selected channel when the received user media program selection message is determined to indicate the user watching event; and
generating and storing a user watching event log file including the user selected channel and the determined user watching time length.
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Abstract
The MOBILE REMOTE MEDIA CONTROL PLATFORM METHODS (“MR-Control”) transforms TV program schedule listing information and user channel selection via MR-Control components, into TV audience viewing data and ad effects data. A method is disclosed, comprising: obtaining TV program schedule listing data; providing the obtained TV program schedule listing data to a user mobile device; receiving an indication of user channel selection; determining a media program associated with the received indication of user channel selection; determining an ad associated with the determined media program; providing a survey question related to the determined ad to the user mobile device; and receiving a user response to the survey question.
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21 Claims
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1. A TV mobile control processor-implemented method, comprising:
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obtaining local TV program schedule listing data local to a user mobile device, wherein the user mobile device itself provides indication of its geographical locality and the user mobile device obtains local TV program schedule listing data automatically responsive to the indicated geographical locality; providing the obtained TV program schedule listing data to the user mobile device communicatively coupled to a wireless communication component receiving a user media program selection message from the user mobile device, wherein the user mobile device transmits a TV remote channel selection indication to a TV set via the wireless communication component, wherein the user media program selection message and the TV remote channel selection indication comprise the same user selected channel; receiving, from the user mobile device, audience monitoring atmospherics data including ambient multimedia recording captured by the user mobile device; analyzing the audience monitoring atmospherics data to identify audience watching environment background noise indicative of user'"'"'s inattention to the selected user media program; determining whether the received user media program selection message indicates a user watching event based on the identified audience watching environment background noise; determining a user watching time length associated with the user selected channel when the received user media program selection message is determined to indicate the user watching event; and generating and storing a user watching event log file including the user selected channel and the determined user watching time length. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A TV mobile control processor-implemented method, comprising:
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obtaining local TV program schedule listing data at a remote server, wherein a user mobile device itself provides indication of its geographical locality and the remote server obtains local TV program schedule listing data automatically responsive to the indicated geographical locality; providing the obtained TV program schedule listing data to said user mobile device communicatively coupled to a wireless communication component, wherein the provided TV program schedule listing data is loaded into a TV mobile control component instantiated on the user mobile device; receiving a user media program selection message from the user mobile device, wherein the user mobile device transmits a TV remote channel selection indication to a TV set via the wireless communication component, wherein the TV mobile control component instantiated on the user mobile device automatically generates and transmits a social media message indicating the user media program selection to a social media platform; receiving, from the user mobile device, audience monitoring atmospherics data including ambient multimedia recording captured by the user mobile device; analyzing the ambient multimedia recording to identify audience watching environment background noise indicative of user'"'"'s inattention to the selected user media program; determining the user is engaged in watching the user selected channel based on the identified audience watching environment background noise; determining whether the received user media program selection message indicates a user watching event based on the analysis of the ambient multimedia recording; determining a user watching time length associated with the user selected channel when the received user media program selection message is determined to indicate the user watching event; generating and storing a user watching event log file including the user selected channel and the determined user watching time length, said user watching event log file indicating that the user has been engaged in watching the media program for the determined user watching time length; and generating an audience viewing data report associated with the media program aired on the user selected channel based on the stored user watching event log file.
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