Custom product categorization of digital media content

• US 10,846,779 B2
• Filed: 11/23/2016
• Issued: 11/24/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Johnson, Abinadi Willis, Lau, Quan, Walker, Chris
• Primary Examiner(s): Allen, William J
• Application Number:
  US15/360,755
• Publication Number:
  US 20180144392A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,462 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/35 Details of game servers
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/537 using indicators, e.g. showing the condition of a game character on screen
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/792 for payment purposes, e.g. monthly subscriptions
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/80 Special adaptations for executing a specific game genre or game mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces

Abstract

A system for custom categorization of digital media content includes a server and a database for storing user accounts. The server provides a user interface to allow a user to review, purchase, and download to a user device one or more digital products. The server further establishes one or more wish lists of the user upon receipt of user instructions, where each of the wish lists is associated with the user account. The server further receives a user selection of one of the digital products. The user selection can also indicate a selected wish list of the user. In response to the user selection, the server links a selected digital product with the selected wish list. The user interface is further configured to allow the user to review all digital products linked to all of the wish lists of the user.

Claims

1. A system for custom categorization of digital media content, the system comprising:

a server including at least one processor, a non-transitory computer-readable medium including a computer-executable program code, and a network interface configured to operatively connect the server with a plurality of remote user devices; and

a relational database hosted by the server, the database storing at least a first user account;

wherein, the computer-executable program code is configured to cause the at least one processor to;

provide a first user interface for a first user of the first user account, wherein the first user interface enables the first user to review, purchase, and download to a first user device one or more digital products, the first user interface is configured to enable the first user to review all digital products linked to all wish lists of the first user, the first user interface configured to display at least one digital product of the one or more digital products and including;

an icon configured to trigger a representation of a wish list menu; and

an indicator representative of a count of a total number of items in one or more wish lists associated with the first user account;

establish, within the relational database, one or more wish lists of the first user upon receipt of one or more user instructions of the first user, wherein each of the wish lists of the first user is associated with the first user account and displayed in the wish list menu;

responsive to receiving a selection of the icon, trigger appearance of the wish list menu on the first user interface, the wish list menu presenting a plurality of selectable options, the selectable options comprising the one or more established wish lists of the first user and a new wish list option;

receive a first user selection of one of the selectable options via the wish list menu, wherein the computer-executable program code is further configured to cause the at least one processor to;

in response to the first user selection corresponding to an established wish list of the one or more established wish lists, the first user selection indicating selection of the at least one digital product that corresponds to the first user interface;

link the corresponding at least one digital product with the selected wish list, the linking including cross-referencing, by the relational database, the selected digital product with the selected established wish list and the first user account; and

update the indicator to display an updated total count indicative of the total number of items in the one or more established wish lists; and

in response to the first user selection corresponding to the new wish list option, causing display of a graphical user interface configured for defining a new wish list.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein, when the computer-executable program code is executed by the at least one processor, the at least one processor further:

receives a request from the first user to share wish list information related to selected digital products with a second user;

associates the wish list information related to the selected digital products with a second user account; and

modifies a second user interface of the second user to display the selected digital products based on the wish list information of the first user.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein, when the computer-executable program code is executed by the at least one processor, the at least one processor further:

receives a request from a second user to share wish list information related to selected digital products with the first user; and

modifies the first user interface of the first user to display the selected digital products based on the wish list information of the second user.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the wish lists is associated with a unique wish list identifier, each of the digital products is associated with a unique digital product identifier;

and wherein the relational database is configured to store, for each user account, the wish list identifiers in association with one or more of the digital product identifiers.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the first user interface is configured to cause the first user device to display a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface including a menu and a plurality of icons linked to the digital products.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to enable the user to open and review the wish lists of the first user, and create new wish lists of the first user, wherein the first user is enabled to name each of the wish lists.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the digital products includes one or more of the following:

video-on-demand content, pay-per-view content, downloadable video content, downloadable audio content, and a computer game.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first user is associated with a plurality of the wish lists of the first user.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein, when the computer-executable program code is executed by the at least one processor, the at least one processor further:

provides the first user interface to the first user and a third user, wherein the first user interface enables the first user and the third user to review, purchase, and download to the first user device one or more of the digital products;

establishes one or more wish lists of the third user upon receipt of one or more user instructions of the third user, wherein each of the wish lists of the third user is associated with the first user account;

receives a third user selection of one of the digital products, wherein the third user selection further indicates a selected wish list of the third user; and

in response to the third user selection, links a selected digital product with the selected wish list of the third user, wherein the first user interface is further configured to enable the first user and the third user to review all digital products linked to all of the wish lists of the first user and all of the wish lists of the third user.

10. A computer-implemented method for custom categorization of digital media content, the method comprising:

maintaining, by a server, a first user account in a relational database;

providing, by the server, a first user interface for a first user of the first user account, wherein the first user interface enables the first user to review, purchase, and download to a first user device one or more digital products, the first user interface is configured to enable the first user to review all digital products linked to all wish lists of the first user, the first user interface configured to display at least one digital product of the one or more digital products and including an icon configured to trigger a representation of a wish list menu; and

an indicator representative of a count of a total number of items in one or more wish lists associated with the first user account;

establishing, within the relational database, one or more wish lists of the first user upon receipt of one or more user instructions of the first user, wherein each of the wish lists of the first user is associated with the first user account and displayed in the wish list menu;

responsive to receiving a selection of the icon, trigger appearance of the wish list menu on the first user interface, the wish list menu presenting a plurality of selectable options, the selectable options comprising the one or more established wish lists of the first user and a new wish list option;

receiving, by the server, a first user selection of one of the selectable options via the wish list menu, wherein the computer-executable program code is further configured to cause the at least one processor to;

in response to the first user selection corresponding to an established wish list of the one or more established wish lists, the first user selection indicating selection of the at least one digital product that corresponds to the first user interface;

linking, by the server, the corresponding at least one digital product a with the selected wish list, the linking including cross-referencing, by the relational database, the selected digital product with the selected established wish list and the first user account; and

update the indicator to display an updated total count indicative of the total number of items in the one or more established wish lists; and

in response to the first user selection corresponding to the new wish list option, causing display of a graphical user interface configured for defining a new wish list.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving, by the server, a request from the first user to share wish list information related to selected digital products with a second user;

associating, by the server, the wish list information related to the selected digital products with a second user account; and

modifying, by the server, a second user interface of the second user to display the selected digital products based on the wish list information of the first user.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving, by the server, a request from a second user to share wish list information related to selected digital products with the first user; and

modifying, by the server, the first user interface of the first user to display the selected digital products based on the wish list information of the second user.

13. The method of claim 10,

wherein each of the wish lists is associated with a unique wish list identifier, each of the digital products is associated with a unique digital product identifier;

and

wherein the relational database is configured to store, for each user account, the wish list identifiers in association with one or more of the digital product identifiers.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the first user interface is configured to cause the first user device to display a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface including a menu and a plurality of icons linked to the digital products.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to enable the user to open and review the wish lists of the first user, and create new wish lists of the first user, wherein the first user is enabled to name each of the wish lists.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein at least one of the digital products includes one or more of the following:

video-on-demand content, pay-per-view content, downloadable video content, and downloadable audio content.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein at least one of the digital products includes a computer game.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein the first user is associated with a plurality of the wish lists of the first user.

19. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

providing, by the server, the first user interface to the first user and a third user, wherein the first user interface enables the first user and the third user to review, purchase, and download to the first user device one or more of the digital products;

establishing, by the server, one or more wish lists of the third user upon receipt of one or more user instructions of the third user, wherein each of the wish lists of the third user is associated with the first user account;

receiving, by the server, a third user selection of one of the digital products, wherein the third user selection further indicates a selected wish list of the third user; and

in response to the third user selection, linking, by the server, a selected digital product with the selected wish list of the third user, wherein the first user interface is further configured to enable the first user and the third user to review all digital products linked to all of the wish lists of the first user and all of the wish lists of the third user.

20. A non-transitory processor-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement a method, the method comprising:

maintaining, by a server, a first user account in a relational database;

providing, by the server, a first user interface for a first user of the first user account, wherein the first user interface enables the first user to review, purchase, and download to a first user device one or more digital products, the first user interface is configured to enable the first user to review all digital products linked to all wish lists of the first user, the first user interface configured to display at least one digital product of the one or more digital products and including an icon configured to trigger a representation of a wish list menu; and

an indicator representative of a count of a total number of items in one or more wish lists associated with the first user account;

establishing, within the relational database, one or more wish lists of the first user upon receipt of one or more user instructions of the first user, wherein each of the wish lists of the first user is associated with the first user account and displayed in the wish list menu;

responsive to receiving a selection of the icon, trigger appearance of the wish list menu on the first user interface, the wish list menu presenting a plurality of selectable options, the selectable options comprising the one or more established wish lists of the first user and a new wish list option;

receiving, by the server, a first user selection of one of the selectable options via the wish list menu, wherein the computer-executable program code is further configured to cause the at least one processor to;

in response to the first user selection corresponding to an established wish list of the one or more established wish lists, the first user selection indicating selection of the at least one digital product that corresponds to the first user interface;

linking, by the server, the corresponding at least one digital product a, the linking including cross-referencing, by the relational database, the selected digital product with the selected established wish list and the first user account; and

update the indicator to display an updated total count indicative of the total number of items in the one or more established wish lists; and

in response to the first user selection corresponding to the new wish list option, causing display of a graphical user interface configured for defining a new wish list.