Displaying non-time bound content in a time bound grid

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11240545-B2
Application number	US-202016750533-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 23, 2020
Priority date	Sep 2, 2016
Publication date	Feb 1, 2022
Grant date	Feb 1, 2022

Abstract

Systems and methods for generating and displaying a non-time bound content channel in a time-bound grid is provided. The system comprises receiving content data representing non-time bound content to be displayed in the time bound grid. The system generates the time bound grid, by creating, based on the content data, a non-time bound content channel. The non-time bound content channel displays one or more content objects representing the non-time bound content in the time bound grid. The system incorporates the non-time bound content channel with a plurality of time bound channels in the time bound grid. The system then causes display of the generated time bound grid on a viewing device of a user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
identifying, by a hardware processor, non-time bound content, the identifying including:
receiving a list of recommended content from a content provider; and
based on device data, from a receiver device, that is used to determine user interest, selecting one or more recommended content from the list to include in the non-time bound content;

causing display of one or more content objects representing the non-time bound content on a viewing device of a user;
receiving a selection of a first content object from the one or more content objects;
responsive to receiving the selection of the first content object, determining whether the selection comprises a deep link associated with the first content object, the deep link providing a trigger to launch, at the receiver device of the user, a third-party service application associated with the first content object and to begin playback of an episode of the first content object associated with the deep link;
based on the selection comprising the deep link, causing the third-party service application to launch on the receiver device of the user and automatically begin the playback of the episode of the first content object; and
based on the selection not comprising the deep link, causing display of a detailed content view that provides an overview of the first content object.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display of the one or more content objects comprises a binge channel, the method further comprising:
based on user behavior and watching habits, determining a user affinity for a particular program; and
generating the binge channel for the particular program based on the user affinity, the one or more content objects each representing a different episode of the particular program in the binge channel.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display of the one or more content objects comprises a binge channel, the method further comprising:
based on user behavior and watching habits, determining a user affinity for a particular genre; and
generating the binge channel for the particular genre based on the user affinity, the one or more content objects each representing a different program of the particular genre in the binge channel.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display of the one or more content objects comprises a non-time bound channel in a time bound grid, each of the one or more content objects displayed on the time bound grid corresponding to a time on the time bound grid.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
detecting access of the time bound grid an amount of time after the causing display of the one or more content objects representing the non-time bound content on the time bound grid; and
in response to the detecting, updating the time bound grid by the amount of time.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the updating the time bound grid comprises:
shifting the one or more content objects representing the non-time bound content by the amount of time on the time bound grid to match a same shift by the amount of time in time bound channels of the time bound grid; and
moving a content object of the one or more content objects corresponding to a time previously displayed on the time bound grid to an end of the non-time bound channel.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein:
the time bound grid comprises a plurality of time bound channels; and
the non-time bound channel scrolls independently of the plurality of time bound channels.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising visually distinguishing the one or more content objects representing the non-time bound content to indicate that selection of one of the one or more content objects will automatically begin playback of the corresponding non-time bound content.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the display of the one or more content objects representing the non-time bound content comprises a column displayed on a side of a time bound grid having a plurality of time bound channels.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the non-time bound content scrolls independently of the plurality of time bound channels.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein a second content object of the one or more content objects comprises a promotion for a piece of non-time bound content, selection of the second content object causing the user to be redirected to a subscription page to subscribed in order to view the piece of non-time bound content.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying further comprises:
based on the device data used to determine user interest, replacing one or more recommended content on the list with other content; and
including the other content in the non-time bound content.

13. A system comprising:
one or more hardware processors; and
a memory storing instructions, that when executed by the one or more hardware processors, cause the one or more hardware processors to perform operations comprising:
identifying non-time bound content, the identifying including:
receiving a list of recommended content from a content provider; and
based on device data, from a receiver device, that is used to determine user interest, selecting one or more recommended content from the list to include in the non-time bound content;

causing display of one or more content objects representing the non-time bound content on a viewing device of a user;
receiving a selection of a first content object from the one or more content objects;
responsive to receiving the selection of the first content object, determining whether the selection comprises a deep link associated with the first content object, the deep link providing a trigger to launch, at the receiver device of the user, a third-party service application associated with the first content object and to begin playback of an episode of the first content object associated with the deep link;
based on the selection comprising the deep link, causing the third-party service application to launch on the receiver device of the user and automatically begin the playback of the episode of the first content object; and
based on the selection not comprising the deep link, causing display of a detailed content view that provides an overview of the first content object.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the display of the one or more content objects comprises a binge channel, the operations further comprising:
based on user behavior and watching habits, determining a user affinity for a particular program; and
generating the binge channel for the particular program based on the user affinity, the one or more content objects each representing a different episode of the particular program in the binge channel.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the display of the one or more content objects comprises a binge channel, the operations further comprising:
based on user behavior and watching habits, determining a user affinity for a particular genre; and
generating the binge channel for the particular genre based on the user affinity, the one or more content objects each representing a different program of the particular genre in the binge channel.

16. The system of claim 13 , wherein the display of the one or more content objects comprises a non-time bound channel in a time bound grid, each of the one or more content objects displayed on the time bound grid corresponding to a time on the time bound grid.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein:
the time bound grid comprises a plurality of time bound channels; and
the non-time bound channel scrolls

Assignees

• Opentv Inc

Inventors

• Zimmerman Danielle Maslow
• Kempe David Daniel
• Chai Crx K
• Fishman Alex
• Zhao Colin Shengcai
• Wheeler Andrea

Classifications

• H04N21/4668 Primary

  for recommending content, e.g. movies · CPC title

• H04N21/8456

  by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments · CPC title

• H04N21/4532

  involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences (monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18) · CPC title

• H04N21/4821

  using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time · 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