System and method for presentation of media related to a context

• US 8,452,855 B2
• Filed: 06/27/2008
• Issued: 05/28/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Higgins, Christopher W., Paretti, Christopher T., Ghezzi, Nicola Stefano, Spiegelman, Michael, Martinez, Ronald, Davis, Marc, Kalaboukis, Chris
• Primary Examiner(s): Park, Jeong S
• Application Number:
  US12/163,314
• Publication Number:
  US 20090325602A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,796 Days
• Field of Search: 455/3.04, 707999003-999005, 709/219, 709/224
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/148 File search processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/60 of audio data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/632 Query formulation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/73 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals

Abstract

A system and method for presentation of media related to a context. A request is received over a network from a requesting device for media related to a context, wherein the request comprises at least one criteria. A query is formulated based on the context criteria so as to search, via the network, for user profile data, social network data, spatial data, temporal data and topical data that is available via the network and relates to the context and to media files so as to identify at least one media file that is relevant to the context criteria. A playlist is assembled via the network containing a reference to the media files. The media files on the playlist are transmitted over the network to the requesting device.

Claims

1. A method comprising the steps of:

receiving a request over a network from a requesting device for media related to a context, wherein the request comprises context criteria, the context criteria comprising social, spatial, temporal and topical criteria;

formulating a query based on the context criteria so as to search, via the network, a plurality of data sources accessible to the network for user profile data, social network data, spatial data, temporal data and topical data that is available via the network and relates to the context and to media files so as to identify a plurality of media files that are relevant to the context criteria,

such that the query is formulated so as to search, via the network, for the user profile data, social network data, spatial data, temporal data and topical data using a global index of data available to the network, the global index comprising a global graph that relates entities known to the network with one another, and

such that the user profile data comprise data that match a plurality of users, and the preferences of the plurality of users are used as part of the query;

assembling, via the network, a playlist comprising references to each media file of the plurality of media files; and

transmitting the plurality of media files on the playlist over the network to the requesting device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the social criteria comprise criteria that match the plurality of users, the plurality of users comprising users within a social network.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the request for media related to a context has a trigger condition and the request is not processed until the trigger condition occurs.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the request is transmitted from the requesting device when an advertisement is displayed or selected on the requesting device.

5. The method of claim 1 comprising the additional steps of:

detecting a change via the network in the physical location of the requesting device over the network, wherein the context criteria specifies the physical location of the requesting device;

formulate a second query based on the context criteria so as to search, via the network, for user profile data, social network data, spatial data, temporal data and topical data that is available via the network and relates to the context and to media files so as to identify a second plurality of media files that are relevant to the context criteria, wherein the context criteria reflect the change in the physical location;

assembling via the network an altered playlist containing comprising references to each media file of the second plurality of media files; and

transmitting the second plurality of media files on the altered playlist over the network to the requesting device.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the user profile data comprises social network data, spatial data, temporal data and topical data relating to each user of the plurality of users.

7. The method of claim 3 wherein the trigger condition is selected from the group consisting of a time, a date, a calendar event, the presence of the requesting device in a physical location, display of an advertisement on the requesting device, and selection of an advertisement on the requesting device.

8. A system comprising:

a processor;

a storage medium for tangibly storing thereon program logic for execution by the processor, the program logic comprising;

logic executed by the processor for receiving a request over a network from a requesting device for media related to a context, wherein the request comprises context criteria, the context criteria comprising social, spatial, temporal and topical criteria;

logic executed by the processor for formulating a query based on the context criteria so as to search, via the network, a plurality of data sources accessible to the network for user profile data, social network data, spatial data, temporal data and topical data that is available via the network and relates to the context and to media files so as to identify a plurality of media files that are relevant to the context criteria,

such that the query is formulated so as to search, via the network, for the user profile data, social network data, spatial data, temporal data and topical data using a global index of data available to the network, the global index comprising a global graph that relates entities known to the network with one another, and

such that the user profile data comprise data that match a plurality of users, and the preferences of the plurality of users are used as part of the query;

logic executed by the processor for assembling via the network a playlist comprising references to each media file of the plurality of media files; and

logic executed by the processor for transmitting the plurality of media files on the playlist over the network to the requesting device.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the social criteria comprise criteria that match the plurality of users, the plurality of users comprising users within a social network.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein the request for media related to a context has a trigger condition and the request is not processed until the trigger condition occurs, wherein the trigger condition is selected from the group consisting of a time, a date, a calendar event, the presence of the requesting device in a physical location, display of an advertisement on the requesting device, and selection of an advertisement on the requesting device.

11. The system of claim 8 wherein the request is transmitted from the requesting device when an advertisement is displayed or selected on the requesting device.

12. The system of claim 8 wherein the context criteria specifies the physical location of the requesting device, and if the physical location of the requesting device changes, and wherein the program logic further comprises:

logic executed by the processor for detecting a change via the network in the physical location of the requesting device over the network, wherein the context criteria specifies the physical location of the requesting device;

logic executed by the processor for formulating a second query based on the context criteria so as to search, via the network, for user profile data, social network data, spatial data, temporal data and topical data that is available via the network and relates to the context and to media files so as to identify a second plurality of media files that are relevant to the context criteria, wherein the context criteria reflect the change in the physical location;

logic executed by the processor for assembling via the network an altered playlist comprising references to each media file of the second plurality of media files; and

logic executed by the processor for transmitting the second plurality media files on the altered playlist over the network to the requesting device.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for a method comprising the steps:

receiving a request over a network from a requesting device for media related to a context, wherein the request comprises context criteria, the context criteria comprising social, spatial, temporal and topical criteria;

formulating a query based on the context criteria so as to search, via the network, a plurality of data sources accessible to the network for user profile data, social network data, spatial data, temporal data and topical data that is available via the network and relates to the context and to media files so as to identify a plurality of media files that are relevant to the context criteria,

such that the query is formulated so as to search, via the network, for the user profile data, social network data, spatial data, temporal data and topical data using a global index of data available to the network, the global index comprising a global graph that relates entities known to the network with one another, and

such that the user profile data comprise data that match a plurality of users, and the preferences of the plurality of users are used as part of the query;

assembling, via the network, a playlist comprising references to each media file of the plurality of media files; and

transmitting the plurality of media files on the playlist over the network to the requesting device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 wherein the social criteria comprise criteria that match the plurality of users, the plurality of users comprising users within a social network.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 wherein the request for media related to a context has a trigger condition and the request is not processed until the trigger condition occurs, wherein the trigger condition is selected from the group consisting of a time, a date, a calendar event, the presence of the requesting device in a physical location, display of an advertisement on the requesting device, and selection of an advertisement on the requesting device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 wherein the request is transmitted from the requesting device when an advertisement is displayed or selected on the requesting device.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 comprising the additional steps of:

detecting a change via the network in the physical location of the requesting device over the network, wherein the context criteria specifies the physical location of the requesting device;

formulate a second query based on the context criteria so as to search, via the network, for user profile data, social network data, spatial data, temporal data and topical data that is available via the network and relates to the context and to media files so as to identify a second plurality of media files that are relevant to the context criteria, wherein the context criteria reflect the change in the physical location;

assembling via the network an altered playlist containing comprising references to each media file of the second plurality of media files; and

transmitting the second plurality of media files on the altered playlist over the network to the requesting device.