Adjusted mutable aspect content selection

• US 10,681,171 B1
• Filed: 08/28/2017
• Issued: 06/09/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Leal, Marcus A., Moxley, Emily Kay
• Primary Examiner(s): Barry, Lance Leonard
• Application Number:
  US15/687,848
• Time in Patent Office: 1,016 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage medium, for adjusted mutable aspect content selection. In one aspect, speech input that includes a first request for content that does not include a particular mutable aspect that does change over time is received. A user action performed during a previous time period is identified in stored user actions previously performed by the user. An immutable aspect that does not change over time and the particular mutable aspect that does change over time are identified within the user action. The particular mutable aspect is adjusted based on an amount of time that has elapsed between when the user action was performed and receipt of the first request for content. Auditory feedback is provided based on the immutable aspect, the adjusted particular mutable aspect, and information included in the first request for content.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, from a user speech input that includes a first request for content that does not include a particular mutable aspect that does change over time, the request received at a content management system;

identifying, by the content management system, in a set of stored user actions previously performed by the user, a particular logged user action that was performed during a previous time period;

identifying, by the content management system and within the particular logged user action, an immutable aspect that does not change over time and the particular mutable aspect that does change over time;

adjusting, by the content management system, the particular mutable aspect based on an amount of time that has elapsed between when the particular logged user action was performed and receipt of the first request for content; and

selecting and providing, by the content management system and to the user, auditory feedback including audio content in response to receiving the first request based on the immutable aspect, the adjusted particular mutable aspect that was not included in the first request for content, and information included in the first request for content.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the particular mutable aspect and the immutable aspect correspond to characteristics associated with the user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the speech input is received from a mobile device of the user.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the auditory feedback is provided to the mobile device of the user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the audio content comprises search results.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the audio content comprises advertisements.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the audio content comprises search results and advertisements.

8. A non-transitory computer program product including instructions stored on a non-transitory tangible medium that when executed by a processor operate to:

receive, from a user speech input that includes a first request for content that does not include a particular mutable aspect that does change over time, the request received at a content management system;

identify, in a set of stored user actions previously performed by the user, a particular logged user action that was performed during a previous time period;

identify, within the particular logged user action, an immutable aspect that does not change over time and the particular mutable aspect that does change over time;

adjust the particular mutable aspect based on an amount of time that has elapsed between when the particular logged user action was performed and receipt of the first request for content; and

select and provide, to the user, auditory feedback including audio content in response to receiving the first request based on the immutable aspect, the adjusted particular mutable aspect that was not included in the first request for content, and information included in the first request for content.

9. The product of claim 8, wherein the particular mutable aspect and the immutable aspect correspond to characteristics associated with the user.

10. The product of claim 8, wherein the speech input is received from a mobile device of the user.

11. The product of claim 8, wherein the auditory feedback is provided to a mobile device of the user.

12. The product of claim 8, wherein the audio content comprises search results.

13. The product of claim 8, wherein the audio content comprises advertisements.

14. The product of claim 8, wherein the audio content comprises search results and advertisements.

15. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more memory elements including instructions that when executed cause the one or more processors to;

receive, from a user speech input that includes a first request for content that does not include a particular mutable aspect that does change over time, the request received at a content management system;

identify, in a set of stored user actions previously performed by the user, a particular logged user action that was performed during a previous time period;

identify, within the particular logged user action, an immutable aspect that does not change over time and the particular mutable aspect that does change over time;

adjust the particular mutable aspect based on an amount of time that has elapsed between when the particular logged user action was performed and receipt of the first request for content; and

select and provide, to the user, auditory feedback including audio content in response to receiving the first request based on the immutable aspect, the adjusted particular mutable aspect that was not included in the first request for content, and information included in the first request for content.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the speech input is received from a mobile device of the user.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the auditory feedback is provided to the mobile device of the user.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the audio content comprises search results.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the audio content comprises advertisements.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the audio content comprises search results and advertisements.