METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING USER EXPERIENCE DURING AN ONGOING CONTENT VIEWING ACTIVITY

• US 20150139609A1
• Filed: 05/28/2013
• Published: 05/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Pattan, Basavaraj Jayawant
• Granted Patent: US 9,781,388 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/241
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/10 Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/155 involving storage of or access to video conference sessions tracking arrangements for later retrieval of a computer conference content or participants activities H04L12/1831

Abstract

A method and system for providing immersive user experience in a social experience (SE) environment by allowing users to create content Bookmarks. The SE environment amalgamates content received from various sources available in the network. The method streams the amalgamated content to the users through an SE server. The SE server provides enhanced experience service to the users by allowing the users to store, retrieve, and share the created Bookmarks with other users.

Claims

1. A method for creating a Bookmark during an ongoing content viewing activity, wherein said method comprises:

receiving at least one request to create said Bookmark from at least one user during said ongoing content viewing activity, wherein said at least one request comprises at least one parameter and at least one information;

determining whether said at least one user is authorized to create said Bookmark;

creating said Bookmark for said at least one request sent from said at least one user; and

sending said created Bookmark with Bookmark identity and said at least one information to said at least one user.

2. The method as in claim 1, wherein said at least one parameter comprises at least one of:

position to create said Bookmark in said content, and criteria specified by said at least one user in said content, wherein said criteria comprises at least one of;

a pre-configured setting; and

a dynamic request for creating said bookmark.

3. The method as in claim 1, wherein said at least one request further comprises information about said Bookmark, wherein said information comprises at least one of:

keywords and annotations.

4. The method as in claim 1, wherein said at least one request further comprises privacy level about said Bookmark, wherein said privacy level comprises at least one of:

a private Bookmark, and a public Bookmark.

5. The method as in claim 1, wherein said method further comprises analyzing said at least one requested Bookmark by matching said at least one requested Bookmark with at least one existing Bookmark based on said at least one parameter and said information.

6. The method as in claim 1, wherein said method further comprises sending notification with said at least one parameter and said information to said at least one user, when said requested Bookmark matches with said at least one existing Bookmark for said ongoing content viewing activity.

7. The method as in claim 1, wherein said method further comprises:

receiving at least one request to retrieve said at least one created Bookmark from said at least one user, wherein said at least one request comprises said at least one parameter and said at least one information;

determining whether said at least one user is authorized to retrieve said at least one created Bookmark;

sending said at least one created Bookmark to said at least one user, if said at least one user is authorized; and

initiating said content viewing associated to Bookmark after receiving said at least one created Bookmark.

8. A system for creating a Bookmark during an ongoing content viewing activity, wherein said system comprises a server;

and at least one content provider, wherein said system is configured to;

receive at least one request to create said Bookmark by said server from at least one user in said ongoing content viewing activity, wherein said at least one request comprises at least one parameter and at least one information;

determine whether said at least one user is authorized to create said Bookmark;

create said Bookmark by said server for said at least one request sent from said at least one user; and

send said created Bookmark with Bookmark identity and said at least one information to said at least one user.

9. The system as in claim 8, wherein said at least one parameter comprises at least one of:

position to create said Bookmark in said content, and criteria specified by said at least one user in said content, wherein said criteria comprises at least one of;

a pre-configured setting, a dynamic request for creating said bookmark.

10. The system as in claim 8, wherein said at least one request further comprises information about said Bookmark, wherein said information comprises at least one of:

keywords and annotations.

11. The system as in claim 8, wherein at least one request further comprises privacy level about said Bookmark, wherein said privacy level comprises at least one of:

a private Bookmark, and a public Bookmark.

12. The system as in claim 8, wherein said server is configured to analyze said at least one requested Bookmark by matching said at least one requested Bookmark with at least one existing Bookmark based on said at least one parameter and said information.

13. The system as in claim 8, wherein said server is configured to send notification with said at least one parameter and said information to said at least one user, when said requested Bookmark matches with said at least one existing Bookmark for said ongoing content viewing activity.

14. The system as in claim 8, wherein said server is further configured to:

receive at least one request to retrieve said at least one created Bookmark by said server from said at least one user;

determine whether said at least one user is authorized to retrieve said at least one created Bookmark by said server;

send said at least one created Bookmark to said at least one user by said server, if said at least one user is authorized; and

initiate said ongoing content viewing activity after receiving said at least one created Bookmark by said server.