Methods, systems, and media for presenting recommended media content items

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11023542-B2
Application number	US-201615384004-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 19, 2016
Priority date	Nov 13, 2013
Publication date	Jun 1, 2021
Grant date	Jun 1, 2021

Abstract

In accordance with some implementations of the disclosed subject matter, mechanisms for presenting recommended media content items are provided. In some implementations, a method for providing media guidance is provided, the method comprising: receiving a query from a user; determining search terms from the received query; determining location information corresponding to the user and popularity information associated with a plurality of media content items and a plurality of content sources; selecting a media content item from the plurality of media content items based at least in part on the popularity information associated with each of the plurality of media content items and the search terms from the received query, wherein the selected media content item is available from the plurality of content sources; selecting at least one content source from the plurality of content sources based at least in part on the location information associated with the user and the popularity information associated with each of the plurality of content sources; and causing a recommendation interface to be presented to the user, wherein the recommendation interface includes the selected media content item that is provided from the at least one selected content source.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for providing media guidance, the method comprising:
receiving, using a hardware processor, a search query from a user having a user account;
determining, using the hardware processor, location information associated with the user account and device information associated with the user account, wherein the device information is associated with a media device, wherein the location information includes approximated locations of the media device, and wherein at least one of the approximated locations is a home location of the user account;
determining, using the hardware processor, that a first search term within ef the search query falls within a location category that implies a location that corresponds with the home location associated with the user account, a second search term within the search query falls within a timing category that implies a time that corresponds with a particular time, and a third search term within the search query falls within a device category that implies a device that corresponds with the device information associated with the user account;
determining, using the hardware processor, that a plurality of media content items are available for playback at the implied location associated with the user at the implied time via the implied device;
selecting, using the hardware processor, at least one media content item from the plurality of media content items based on popularity information associated with each of the plurality of media content items; and
causing, using the hardware processor, a recommendation interface to be presented, wherein the recommendation interface includes the at least one media content item.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of media content items is available from one of a plurality of content sources and wherein the method further comprises:
selecting at least one content source from the plurality of content sources based on the implied location and popularity information associated with each of the plurality of content sources, wherein the at least one media content item included in the recommendation interface is provided from the at least one selected content source.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising ranking the plurality of media content items based on the popularity information, wherein the at least one media content item is selected based on the ranking.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one media content item is provided from a live content source that is available based on the implied location and the popularity information.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one media content item is selected based on one or more applications installed on a device associated with the user account.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one media content item is selected from an on-demand content source that is available to an external streaming media device associated with the user account.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one media content item is selected from an on-demand content source that is available based on one or more applications associated with a media device that is at or near the implied location information associated with the user account.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the recommendation interface includes one or more recommendation reasons that the at least one media content item was selected.

9. A system for providing media guidance, the system comprising:
a hardware processor that is configured to:
receive a search query from a user having a user account;
determine location information associated with the user account and device information associated with the user account, wherein the device information is associated with a media device, wherein the location information includes approximated locations of the media device, and wherein at least one of the approximated locations is a home location of the user account;
determine that a first search term within the search query falls within a location category that implies a location that corresponds with the home location associated with the user account, a second search term within the search query falls within a timing category that implies a time that corresponds with a particular time, and a third search term within the search query falls within a device category that implies a device that corresponds with the device information associated with the user account;
determine that a plurality of media content items are available for playback at the implied location associated with the user at the implied time via the implied device;
select at least one media content item from the plurality of media content items based on popularity information associated with each of the plurality of media content items; and
cause a recommendation interface to be presented, wherein the recommendation interface includes the at least one media content item.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein each of the plurality of media content items is available from one of a plurality of content sources and wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:
select at least one content source from the plurality of content sources based on the implied location and popularity information associated with each of the plurality of content sources, wherein the at least one media content item included in the recommendation interface is provided from the at least one selected content source.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to rank the plurality of media content items based on the popularity information, wherein the at least one media content item is selected based on the ranking.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one media content item is provided from a live content source that is available based on the implied location and the popularity information.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one media content item is selected based on one or more applications installed on a device associated with the user account.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one media content item is selected from an on-demand content source that is available to an external streaming media device associated with the user account.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the at least one media content item is selected from an on-demand content source that is available based on one or more applications associated with a media device that is at or near the implied location information associated with the user account.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the recommendation interface includes one or more recommendation reasons that the at least one media content item was selected.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for providing media guidance, the method comprising:
receiving a search query from a user having a user account;
determining location information associated with the user account and device information associated with the user account, wherein the device information is associated with a media device, wherein the location information includes approximated locations of the media device, and wherein at least one of the approximated locations is a home location of the user account;
determining that a first search term within the search query falls within a location category that implies a location that corresponds with the home location associated with the user account, a second search te

Assignees

• Google Llc

Inventors

• Bayer Jason
• Liu Eric H C
• Lee Calvin
• Chau Stephen
• Glowaty Grzegorz
• Simon Randy

Classifications

• G06F16/9535 Primary

  Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation · CPC title

• G06F16/9537 Primary

  Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries · CPC title

• H04N21/4314 Primary

  for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid · CPC title

• H04N21/4622

  Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet (web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859) · CPC title

• H04N21/251 Primary

  Learning process for intelligent management, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies (details of learning user preferences for the retrieval of video data in a video database G06F16/739; computer systems using learning methods G06N3/08) · CPC title