Relevancy improvement through targeting of information based on data gathered from a networked device associated with a security sandbox of a client device

• US 10,880,340 B2
• Filed: 06/10/2019
• Issued: 12/29/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samba TV Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Free Stream Media Corporation
• Inventors: Harrison, David
• Primary Examiner(s): Chae, Kyu
• Application Number:
  US16/435,570
• Publication Number:
  US 20190297122A1
• Time in Patent Office: 568 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/783 using metadata automatically derived from the content
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Abstract

A system includes a networked device configured to generate a fingerprint data, a first server configured to generate content identification data based on the fingerprint data, and a second server configured to: match the content identification data generated through the first server to an identification data of the networked device, and match the identification data of the networked device to an identification data of a user.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a networked device generating a fingerprint of media data rendered thereon;

a first server generating content identification data of the media data from the fingerprint; and

a second server;

matching the content identification data of the media data generated through the first server to an identification data of the networked device; and

matching the identification data of the networked device to an identification data of a user of the networked device involved in an interaction therewith, the interaction associated with the rendering of the media data on the networked device.

2. The system of claim 1:

wherein the networked device is one of;

a television, a data processing device and a set-top box.

3. The system of claim 1:

wherein the identification data of the networked device comprises a public Internet Protocol (IP) address.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the identification data of the networked device and the identification data of the user are the same.

5. The system of claim 1:

wherein the networked device automatically generates the fingerprint at regular intervals at a chipset level based on access to at least one of;

a video buffer, a video pipeline, an audio buffer and an audio pipeline associated therewith without intervention by the user.

6. The system of claim 5:

wherein the networked device further corrects for errors in data stored in the at least one of;

the video buffer, the video pipeline, the audio buffer and the audio pipeline before generating the fingerprint.

7. The system of claim 1:

wherein the first server further generates the content identification data based on the fingerprint in conjunction with other data in order to increase a probability of generating a correct version thereof.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the identification data of the networked device comprises data other than a public IP address.

9. A method comprising:

generating, through a networked device, a fingerprint of media data rendered through the networked device;

generating content identification data of the media data from the fingerprint through a first server; and

through a second server,

matching the content identification data of the media data generated through the first server to an identification data of the networked device; and

matching the identification data of the networked device to an identification data of a user of the networked device involved in an interaction therewith, the interaction associated with the rendering of the media data on the networked device.

10. The method of claim 9, comprising the networked device being one of:

a television, a data processing device and a set-top box.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the identification data of the networked device comprises a public IP address.

12. The method of claim 9, comprising the identification data of the networked device and the identification data of the user being the same.

13. The method of claim 9, comprising automatically generating, through the networked device, the fingerprint at regular intervals at a chipset level based on access to at least one of:

a video buffer, a video pipeline, an audio buffer and an audio pipeline associated with the networked device without intervention by the user.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising correcting, through the networked device, for errors in data stored in the at least one of:

the video buffer, the video pipeline, the audio buffer and the audio pipeline before generating the fingerprint.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

generating, through the first server, the content identification data based on the fingerprint in conjunction with other data in order to increase a probability of generating a correct version thereof.

16. A method of a server, comprising:

receiving fingerprint data generated at regular intervals by each of a plurality of networked devices of corresponding media data rendered thereon;

from the received fingerprint data, generating content identification data of the corresponding media data rendered on the each of the plurality of networked devices to generate a plurality of content identification data corresponding to the plurality of networked devices;

based on the generated plurality of content identification data, generating a list comprising identification data of a subset of the plurality of networked devices in accordance with the identification data of each networked device of the subset of the plurality of networked devices being matched to the generated content identification data of the corresponding media data rendered thereon; and

based on the generated list comprising the identification data of the subset of the plurality of networked devices, generating another list comprising identification data of a plurality of users, each of the plurality of users being a user of at least one networked device of the subset of the plurality of networked devices involved in an interaction therewith, and the interaction associated with the rendering of the corresponding media data on the at least one networked device of the subset of the plurality of networked devices.

17. The method of claim 16, comprising the each of the plurality of networked devices being one of:

a television, a data processing device and a set-top box.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the identification data of the subset of the plurality of networked devices comprises a plurality of public IP addresses.

19. The method of claim 16:

wherein the identification data of the subset of the plurality of networked devices comprises data other than public IP addresses.

20. The method of claim 16, comprising the server receiving the fingerprint data generated at the regular intervals in accordance with:

at least one of the plurality of networked devices automatically generating the fingerprint data associated therewith at a chipset level based on access to at least one of;

a video buffer, a video pipeline, an audio buffer and an audio pipeline associated therewith without intervention by a corresponding at least one user of the plurality of users.

21. The method of claim 20, comprising the server receiving the fingerprint data generated at the regular intervals in accordance with:

the at least one of the plurality of networked devices correcting for errors in data stored in the at least one of;

the video buffer, the video pipeline, the audio buffer and the audio pipeline before generating the fingerprint data associated therewith.

22. The method of claim 16, comprising generating at least one of the plurality of content identification data from the received fingerprint data in conjunction with other data in order to increase a probability of generating a correct version thereof.

23. A server comprising:

a memory; and

a processor associated with the memory, the processor executing instructions to;

receive fingerprint data generated at regular intervals by each of a plurality of networked devices of corresponding media data rendered thereon,

from the received fingerprint data, generate content identification data of the corresponding media data rendered on the each of the plurality of networked devices to generate a plurality of content identification data corresponding to the plurality of networked devices,

based on the generated plurality of content identification data, generate a list comprising identification data of a subset of the plurality of networked devices in accordance with the identification data of each networked device of the subset of the plurality of networked devices being matched to the generated content identification data of the corresponding media data rendered thereon, and

based on the generated list comprising the identification data of the subset of the plurality of networked devices, generate another list comprising identification data of a plurality of users, each of the plurality of users being a user of at least one networked device of the subset of the plurality of networked devices involved in an interaction therewith, and the interaction associated with the rendering of the corresponding media data on the at least one networked device of the subset of the plurality of networked devices.

24. The server of claim 23, wherein the processor executes instructions compatible with the each of the plurality of the networked devices being one of:

a television, a data processing device and a set-top box.

25. The server of claim 23, wherein the processor executes instructions compatible with the identification data of the subset of the plurality of networked devices comprising a plurality of public IP addresses.

26. The server of claim 23, wherein the processor executes instructions compatible with the identification data of the subset of the plurality of networked devices comprising data other than public IP addresses.

27. The server of claim 23, wherein the processor executes instructions compatible with the server receiving the fingerprint data generated at the regular intervals in accordance with at least one of the plurality of networked devices automatically generating the fingerprint data associated therewith at a chipset level based on access to at least one of:

a video buffer, a video pipeline, an audio buffer and an audio pipeline associated therewith without intervention by a corresponding at least one user of the plurality of users.

28. The server of claim 27, wherein the processor executes instructions compatible with the server receiving the fingerprint data generated at the regular intervals in accordance with the at least one of the plurality of networked devices correcting for errors in data stored in the at least one of:

the video buffer, the video pipeline, the audio buffer and the audio pipeline before generating the fingerprint data associated therewith.

29. The server of claim 23, wherein the processor further executes instructions to generate at least one of the plurality of content identification data from the received fingerprint data in conjunction with other data in order to increase a probability of generating a correct version thereof.