Media content distribution system and methods for use therewith

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11290764-B2
Application number	US-202016854243-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 21, 2020
Priority date	Feb 28, 2018
Publication date	Mar 29, 2022
Grant date	Mar 29, 2022

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device configured for generating a number of content groups by grouping a number of tagged media segments according to their corresponding content designators. The device can be further configured for detect an activity of a user, determining a particular segment length and content designator according to the detected activity, and generating a selected content group according to the particular segment length and content designator. A content group is selected according to the particular segment length and the content designator. Other embodiments are disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device, comprising:
a processing system including a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
generating a plurality of content groups by grouping a plurality of segments of media content according to a plurality of segment lengths and according to a corresponding plurality of content designators;
detecting an activity of a user to obtain a detected activity, wherein the detected activity relates to movement of the user from a first geographic location to a second geographic location, wherein the detecting the activity involves determining, based on network activities generated by a target communication device of the user, whether the user is presently engaged in a business-related activity during the movement of the user from the first geographic location to the second geographic location, and wherein the target communication device is associated with a subscriber agreement involving a particular service provider;
determining a particular segment length of the plurality of segment lengths according to the detected activity, wherein the determining the particular segment length is based on a determined expected duration of travel of the user from the first geographic location to the second geographic location;
identifying that a second user, corresponding to a second communication device also associated with the subscriber agreement involving the particular service provider, is traveling with the user;
determining a particular content designator of the plurality of content designators according to the detected activity, wherein the determining the particular content designator of the plurality of content designators is further based on a determination that the user is not presently engaged in a business-related activity during the movement of the user from the first geographic location to the second geographic location, wherein the particular content designator is other than a content designator that corresponds to business-related content, wherein the plurality of content designators is based on at least one of media content type or media source, and wherein the determining the particular content designator of the plurality of content designators is further according to the identifying that the second user is traveling with the user, thereby providing a recommendation of content items of possible interest to both the user and the second user; and
generating a selected content group by selecting a content group from the plurality of content groups according to the particular segment length of the plurality of segment lengths and the particular content designator of the plurality of content designators, wherein information associated with the selected content group is provided to the target communication device of the user to enable the user to choose particular media content included in the selected content group and to consume the particular media content within the determined expected duration of travel of the user from the first geographic location to the second geographic location.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the detected activity does not include media content consumption, wherein the media content type includes work-related, entertainment, news and sports, and wherein the operations further comprise:
obtaining a profile that is descriptive of the user;
generating, according to the profile, a request for media content; and
submitting the request to a plurality of media content sources.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of segments of media content are received from a plurality of media content sources responsive to a search request initiated according to user-generated input associated with the user.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the detecting the activity of the user is further based on calendar data identifying activities of the user, and wherein the determining the particular segment length of the plurality of segment lengths comprises determining a longer particular segment length if a quantity of activities of the user identified in the calendar data suggests a longer potential attention span of the user than if the quantity of activities of the user identified in the calendar data suggests a shorter potential attention span of the user.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of segments of media content comprises audio content, video content, still image content, textual content, augmented reality content, virtual reality content, or any combinations thereof.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the detecting the activity of the user is based on data selected from a group consisting of location data identifying a location of the user, movement data identifying a trajectory of the user, network data initiated by a device utilized by the user, orientation data provided by a communication device utilized by the user, calendar data identifying activities of the user, audio data generated from audible content obtained in a vicinity of the user, image data generated from image content obtained in the vicinity of the user, and any combinations thereof.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving user-generated input from the target communication device, and wherein the user-generated input is associated with a message associated with the selected content group, the message being presented to the targeted communication device.

8. The device of claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise initiating, according to the user-generated input, a presentation of media content from the selected content group.

9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the presentation of media content is at a display device identified by the user-generated input.

10. The device of claim 9 , wherein the display device is a component part of the target communication device.

11. The device of claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise recording at a recording device, responsive to the user-generated input, media content from the selected content group.

12. The device of claim 7 , wherein the user-generated input comprises an audible signal obtained by the target communication device.

13. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processing system is configured according to a plurality of selectable computing resources.

14. A non-transitory, machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
generating a plurality of content groups by grouping a plurality of segments of media content according to a plurality of segment lengths and according to a corresponding plurality of content designators;
detecting an activity of a user to obtain a detected activity, wherein the detected activity relates to movement of the user from a first geographic location to a second geographic location, wherein the detecting the activity involves determining, based on network activities generated by a target communication device of the user, whether the user is presently engaged in a business-related activity during the movement of the user from the first geographic location to the second geographic location, and wherein the target communication device is associated with a subscriber agreement involving a particular service provider;
determining a particular segment length of the plurality of segment lengths according to the detected activity, wherein the determining the particular segment length is based on a determined expected durat

Assignees

• At & T Ip I Lp

Inventors

• Fuetsch Andre
• Koch Robert
• Craine Ari

Classifications

• H04L67/535

  Tracking the activity of the user (network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34) · CPC title

• H04N21/26603 Primary

  for automatically generating descriptors from content, e.g. when it is not made available by its provider, using content analysis techniques · CPC title

• H04N21/8456

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

• H04N21/44204

  Monitoring of content usage, e.g. the number of times a movie has been viewed, copied or the amount which has been watched (monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; protecting generic digital content where the protection is independent of the precise nature of the content G06F21/10; arrangements for monitoring the use made of the broadcast services in broadcast systems H04H60/31) · CPC title

• H04N21/44218

  Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV programme (methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45) · CPC title