Single button selection to facilitate actions in a communications network

• US 10,834,467 B2
• Filed: 01/31/2018
• Issued: 11/10/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DIRECTV, LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Truong, Heather Nga, Nguyen, Hai Kim, Bandela, Sudheer
• Primary Examiner(s): Pierorazio, Michael B.
• Application Number:
  US15/884,530
• Publication Number:
  US 20180227636A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,014 Days
• Field of Search: 725 23
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47815 Electronic shopping payment schemes, payment architectures or payment protocols for electronic shopping systems G06Q20/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4784 receiving rewards
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02

Abstract

Single button selection to facilitate actions in a communications network are provided herein. In one embodiment, a method can comprise facilitating, by a network device of a wireless network and comprising a processor, a first transmission of a multimedia content stream to a communications device. The multimedia content stream can comprise a main content item and a supplemental content item that supplements the main content item. The method can also include in response to a request from the communications device for additional information related to the supplemental content item, facilitating, by the network device, a second transmission, to the communications device, of data that comprises the additional information. Based on an indication, received from the communications device, of an acceptance of the data related to the supplemental content item, the method can include facilitating, by the network device, an action related to the supplemental content item.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

in response to a request received from a communication device for data related to a supplemental content item of a multimedia content stream, facilitating an output of the data related to the supplemental content item of the multimedia content stream from the communication device, wherein the supplemental content item is output from the communication device as a portion of the multimedia content stream that comprises a main content item and the supplemental content item that supplements the main content item; and

in response to an indication of an acceptance of the data related to the supplemental content item of the multimedia content stream,

identifying an entity associated with the communication device, resulting in an identified entity; and

facilitating an action tailored for the identified entity and related to the supplemental content item, wherein the facilitating is in an absence of an interaction from the identified entity after the acceptance of the data.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise receiving the indication of the acceptance during a consumption of the main content item of the multimedia content stream.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the indication is a first indication, wherein the acceptance is a first acceptance, wherein the data is first data, wherein the supplemental content item is a first supplemental content item, wherein the action is a first action, and wherein the operations further comprise:

facilitating a transmission of second data related to a second supplemental content item output from the communication device; and

in response to a second indication, from the communication device, of a second acceptance of the second data related to the second supplemental content item, facilitating a second action related to the second supplemental content item.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the second indication is received during a consumption of the main content item of the multimedia content stream.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the indication is a first indication, and wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a second indication to position the data related to the supplemental content item in a queue; and

facilitating a storage of the data related to the supplemental content item in a storage device accessible by the communication device.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the action is a first action, wherein the output of the data is a first output of the data, and wherein the operations further comprise:

determining an expiration of a defined interval after the data related to the supplemental content item is retained in the storage device;

facilitating a second output of the data related to the supplemental content item from the communication device; and

facilitating a second action related to the supplemental content item.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the supplemental content item is associated with a physical object, and wherein the operations further comprise facilitating a delivery of the physical object to a defined location associated with the communication device.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

prior to the receiving the indication of the acceptance of the data related to the supplemental content item, facilitating a first transmission of the data related to the supplemental content item;

facilitating a second transmission of an incentive associated with the action related to the supplemental content item, wherein the incentive comprises information representative of a defined interval for the action; and

terminating an availability of the incentive after an expiration of the defined interval.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the incentive is a price reduction for a purchase of a product associated with the supplemental content item.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the action is a first action, wherein the communication device is a first communication device, and wherein the operations further comprise:

transmitting a notification to a second communication device associated with a defined identity, wherein the notification comprises the indication of the acceptance of the data related to the supplemental content item of the multimedia content stream; and

in response to receipt of an approval from the second communication device, facilitating a second action related to the supplemental content item.

11. A method, comprising:

facilitating, by a wireless network device comprising a processor, an output, at a communication device, of information about a supplemental content associated with a message included in a portion of a first multimedia content stream, wherein the first multimedia content stream comprises a main content item and the message, and wherein the main content item is supplemented by the supplemental content; and

based on receipt of an acceptance of the information about the supplemental content,

identifying, by the wireless network device, an entity associated with the communication device, and

facilitating, by the wireless network device and without directing the entity to a related website, an implementation of an action related to the supplemental content and customized for the entity associated with the communication device.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving, by the wireless network device, the acceptance of the information during a consumption of the main content item of the first multimedia content stream.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the acceptance comprises a request to schedule the information related to the supplemental content in a queue, and wherein the method further comprises:

facilitating, by the wireless network device, storage of the information related to the supplemental content in a storage device accessible by the communication device.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

provisioning, by the wireless network device, an incentive associated with a completion of the acceptance of the information within a defined time interval.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

based on a determination that the defined time interval has expired, facilitating, by the wireless network device, an additional output of the information related to the message.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the acceptance is a first acceptance, wherein the information is first information, wherein the supplemental content is first supplemental content, wherein the action is a first action, and wherein the method further comprises:

facilitating, by the wireless network device, a transmission of second information related to second supplemental content to be output from the communication device; and

in response to a second indication, from the communication device, of a second acceptance of the second information related to the second supplemental content, facilitating, by the wireless network device, a second action related to the second supplemental content.

17. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

receiving, from a communication device, a request for data related to supplemental information, wherein the supplemental information is output from the communication device as a portion of a multimedia content stream that comprises a main content item and the supplemental information, and wherein the supplemental information supplements the main content item;

facilitating an output of the data related to the supplemental information;

receiving, from the communication device, an indication of acceptance of the data related to the supplemental information of the multimedia content stream;

determining an identity of a user of the communication device, and

facilitating, without a further interaction from the user, an action related to the supplemental information and tailored to the identity for the user of the communication device.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

prior to the receiving the indication of acceptance of the data related to the supplemental information, facilitating a first transmission of the data related to the supplemental information;

wherein the facilitating the action comprises facilitating a second transmission of information representative of an incentive associated with the action related to the supplemental information, wherein the incentive comprises information representative of a defined interval for performance of the action; and

terminating an availability of the incentive after an expiration of the defined interval.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the indication is a first indication, and wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a second indication to place data related to the supplemental information in a queue; and

facilitating storage of the data related to the supplemental information in a storage device accessible by the communication device.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the action is a first action, and wherein the operations further comprise:

determining an expiration of a defined interval after the data related to the supplemental information is retained in the storage device;

facilitating an output of the data related to the supplemental information from the communication device; and

facilitating a second action related to the supplemental information.