Returning a second content based on a user's reaction to a first content

• US 20090112914A1
• Filed: 10/27/2007
• Published: 04/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Rinaldo, John D. JR., Lord, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,126,867 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9032 Query formulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements

Abstract

Embodiments include a device, a system, a computer program product, and a method. A method embodiment includes receiving from a requester sensor data indicative of a response by a person to a first content displayed to the person. The method also includes analyzing the received sensor data for an indication of an expression by the person corresponding to the first content. The method further includes facilitating a search for a second content using a search parameter corresponding to the indication of an expression by the person and to a content attribute of the displayed first content. The method also includes returning to the requester an indication of the second content.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving from a requestor sensor data indicative of a response by a person to a first content displayed to the person;

analyzing the received sensor data for an indication of an expression by the person corresponding to the first content;

facilitating a search for a second content using a search parameter corresponding to the indication of an expression by the person and to a content attribute of the displayed first content; and

returning to the requestor an indication of the second content.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a content attribute of the displayed first content.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving from a requester sensor data indicative of a response by a person to a first content displayed to the person further includes:

receiving from a requestor at least one of raw sensor data, partially processed sensor data, or processed sensor data indicative of a response by the person to a first content displayed to the person.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving from a requestor sensor data indicative of a response by a person to a first content displayed to the person further includes:

receiving data indicative of a content attribute of the displayed first content.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the analyzing the received sensor data for an indication of an expression by the person corresponding to the first content further includes:

analyzing the received sensor data for an indication of an expression of at least one of interest, disinterest, like, dislike, excitement, boredom, happy, or anger by the person corresponding to the first content.

6. An electronic device comprising:

a processing circuit operable to analyze received sensor data for an indication of an expression by a person corresponding to a first displayed electronic content;

a query circuit operable to cause a search for a second electronic content based on the indication of an expression and on an attribute of the displayed first electronic content;

a chooser circuit operable to select the second electronic content from a result of the search for a second electronic content; and

a storage device operable to save an indication of the selected second electronic content.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, further comprising:

a characterization circuit operable to determine the attribute of the displayed first electronic content.

8. The electronic device of claim 6, further comprising:

a transmitter circuit operable to send an indication of the selected second electronic content addressed to the requestor.

9. The electronic device of claim 6, further comprising:

a receiver circuit operable to receive from a requester sensor data acquired from the person and indicative of a response by the person to a display of a first electronic content.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the receiver circuit operable to receive from a requestor sensor data acquired from the person and indicative of a response by the person to a display of a first electronic content further includes:

a receiver circuit operable to receive from a requester sensor data acquired from the person and indicative of a response by the person to a display of a first electronic content, and to receive data that is indicative of the displayed first electronic content.

11. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the query circuit operable to cause a search for a second electronic content based on the indication of an expression and an attribute of the displayed first electronic content further includes:

a query circuit operable to cause a search of an index for a second electronic content based on the indication of an expression and an attribute of the displayed first electronic content.

12. A computer program product comprising:

(a) program instructions operable to perform a process in a computing device, the process comprising;

receive sensor data from a requestor indicative of a response by a person to a viewed first content;

analyze the received sensor data for an indication of an expression by the person corresponding to the viewed first content;

facilitate a search of an index for a second content using a search parameter corresponding to the indicated expression and to a content attribute of the viewed first content; and

return to the requestor an indication of the second content; and

(b) a computer-readable medium bearing the program instructions.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the process further includes select the second content from a result of the search for a second content.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the process further includes save data indicative of the selected second content.

15. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the computer-readable medium includes a computer storage medium.

16. An electronic device comprising:

means for receiving data from a requestor indicative of a sensed response by a person to a first content displayed to the person;

means for analyzing the received data for an indication of an expression by the person corresponding to the first content;

means for facilitating a search for a second content using a search parameter corresponding to the indication of an expression by the person and to a content attribute of the displayed first content; and

means for returning to the requestor an indication of the second content.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising:

means for receiving an indication of a content attribute of the displayed first content.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising:

means for determining a content attribute of the displayed first content.