Adaptively scheduling playback or presentation, based on user action(s)

• US 9,645,788 B1
• Filed: 06/04/2015
• Issued: 05/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2003
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Synergy Technologies LLC
• Original Assignee: James W. Wieder
• Inventors: Wieder, James W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Badii, Behrang
• Assistant Examiner(s): GREENE, DANIEL LAWSON
• Application Number:
  US14/730,393
• Time in Patent Office: 705 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/686 using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, title or artist information, time, location or usage information, user ratings
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1014 to tokens
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1015 to users
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/10527 Audio or video recording; Data buffering arrangements G11B20/12 - G11B20/18 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2020/10546 specifically adapted for audio data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/101 applying security measures for digital rights management data processing systems or methods, specially adapted for commerce, e.g. marketing, shopping, billing, auctions or e-commerce G06Q30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0807 using tickets, e.g. Kerberos cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using tickets or tokens H04L9/3213
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/61 for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for providing a personalized entertainment experience, which may be customized for each user. A user'"'"'s playback/presentation history and/or user actions may be captured and associated with each played/presented composition. A target time for playback/presentation of a composition to the user may be determined by using a user'"'"'s playback/presentation history and/or user actions. The target time for playback/presentation may incorporate a target time between playbacks/presentations of a composition, which may be at least partially based on a user'"'"'s playback/presentation history and/or user actions. A customized sequence of compositions may be automatically generated for each user. The personalized sequence may automatically adapt to changing user actions and preferences over time. In one embodiment, a target time for next playback/presentation may be at least partially based on relationship(s) that is/are at least partially based on prior controls and/or action(s) by the user that are related to the composition.

Claims

1. Apparatus for personalized music or entertainment, the apparatus comprising:

circuitry to capture user-actions, associated with a music or entertainment composition, applied or made by a user;

electronic-circuitry and/or processor(s) that;

determine or utilize, a target time for presentation or playback of said composition to said user, that is at least partially based on a relationship(s) that is at least partially based on;

a time when said composition was previously played or presented to said user,

one or more values for a time between presentations or playbacks of said composition to said user, and

one or more said captured user-actions by said user that are associated with said composition;

initiate a presentation or playback of said composition to said user, at least partially based on said target time for presentation or playback.

2. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said captured user-actions are captured at a plurality of user-devices.

3. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said target time for presentation or playback is determined by using a plurality of said captured user-actions that were captured on a plurality of different occasions, when applied or made by the user on said composition.

4. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said electronic-circuitry and/or processor(s) are configured to also:

play or present a personalized sequence that includes other compositions;

wherein said composition is included in said sequence, at least partially based upon said target time for presentation or playback of said composition.

5. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said electronic-circuitry and/or processor(s) are configured to also:

select said composition for presentation or playback as part of a sequence of compositions for said user, at least partially based on said target time for presentation or playback of said composition to said user.

6. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said relationship includes a plurality of different values for said time between presentations or playbacks.

7. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said relationship includes three or more values for said time between presentations or playbacks.

8. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein at least a portion of said relationship includes component(s) that are non-linear components with said user-actions.

9. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein at least a portion of said relationship includes component(s) that are monotonic with said user-actions.

10. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein at least a portion of said relationship includes component(s) that are not monotonic with said user-actions.

11. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein at least a portion of said relationship is defined by curve(s), lookup table(s), database, equation, polynomial, digital differential analyzer, mathematical function or formula.

12. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said target time for presentation or playback, is at least partially determined by adjusting a prior value of a time between presentations or playbacks, by an amount that varies with one or more said captured user-actions.

13. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said target time for presentation or playback, is at least partially determined by adjusting a prior value of a time between presentations or playbacks, by an amount that varies with a plurality of said captured user-actions.

14. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said target time for presentations or playbacks:

is made sooner in time by some said captured user-actions, and is made further off in time by other said captured user-actions.

15. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said captured user-actions associated with said composition, are processed in their order of occurrence;

wherein said target time for presentations or playbacks;

is made sooner in time by some said captured user-actions, and is made further off in time by other said captured user-actions.

16. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said target time for presentation or playback, is made sooner in time by said captured user-action(s) that find, select or designate, said composition for presentation or playback.

17. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said target time for presentations or playbacks, is made sooner in time by said captured user-action(s) that search or find said composition.

18. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said target time for presentations or playbacks, is made sooner in time by said captured user-action(s) that repeat the presentation or playback of said composition.

19. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said target time for presentations or playbacks, is made sooner in time by said captured user-action(s) that indicate:

a thumbs-up, a like, play more frequently, or that increase their rating or preference for said composition.

20. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said target time for presentations or playbacks, is made sooner in time by said captured user-action(s) which indicate that said user has recommended said composition to another person.

21. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said target time for presentations or playbacks, is made sooner in time by said captured user-action(s) that imply a favorable preference of said user for said composition.

22. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said target time for presentations or playbacks, is made sooner in time by said captured user-action(s) that are implicit and imply a favorable preference of said user for said composition.

23. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said target time for presentations or playbacks, is made further away in time by said captured user-action(s) that skip or forward-past, an ending portion of said composition.

24. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said target time for presentations or playbacks, is made further away in time by said captured user-action(s) that stopped said composition while being played or presented;

and initiated presentation or playback of another composition.

25. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said target time for presentations or playbacks, is made further away in time by said captured user-action(s) that indicate a thumbs-down, a dis-like, or that decrease their rating or preference for said composition.

26. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said target time for presentations or playbacks, is made further away in time by said captured user-action(s) that imply a dislike of said user for said composition.

27. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said target time for presentations or playbacks, is made further away in time by said captured user-action(s) that are implicit and imply a dislike of said user for said composition.

28. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said target time for presentations or playbacks, is made further away in time at least partially based on how soon said user applied or made, said captured user-action(s) that avoid said composition.

29. An apparatus-implemented method for personalized music or entertainment, comprising:

capturing, by circuitry, user-actions associated with a music or entertainment composition, applied or made by a user;

determining or utilizing, by a electronic-circuitry and/or processor(s), a target time for presentation or playback of said composition to said user, that is at least partially based on a relationship(s) that is at least partially based on;

a time when said composition was previously played or presented to said user,

one or more values for a time between presentations or playbacks of said composition to said user, and

one or more said captured user-actions by said user that are associated with said composition;

initiating, by a electronic-circuitry and/or processor(s), a presentation or playback of said composition to said user, at least partially based on said target time for presentation or playback.

30. One or more non-transitory computer-readable memories or storage media, not including carrier-waves, having computer-readable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by electronic-circuitry and/or processor(s), implement a method for personalized music or entertainment, the method comprising:

capturing, by circuitry, user-actions associated with a music or entertainment composition, applied or made by a user;

determining or utilizing, by a electronic-circuitry and/or processor(s), a target time for presentation or playback of said composition to said user, that is at least partially based on a relationship(s) that is at least partially based on;

a time when said composition was previously played or presented to said user,

one or more values for a time between presentations or playbacks of said composition to said user, and

one or more said captured user-actions by said user that are associated with said composition;

initiating, by a electronic-circuitry and/or processor(s), a presentation or playback of said composition to said user, at least partially based on said target time for presentation or playback.