Systems and methods for resolving ambiguous terms based on media asset schedule

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11811889-B2
Application number	US-202218087030-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 22, 2022
Priority date	Jan 30, 2015
Publication date	Nov 7, 2023
Grant date	Nov 7, 2023

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide information to a user based on a communication from a user associated with multiple media assets. Based on the schedule of the media assets, one is selected and recommended to the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by input/output circuitry, a communication from a user;
accessing a schedule from a media guidance data source;
identifying a first media asset based on a first interpretation of the communication and a second media asset based on a second interpretation of the communication;
determining, based on the schedule, that the first media asset is scheduled to be available earlier than the second media asset; and
based on determining that the first media asset is scheduled to be available earlier than the second media asset, providing a recommendation for the first media asset to the user.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
based on the first media asset being scheduled to be available earlier than the second media asset, providing the first media asset.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining that the communication from the user includes a name and an indication that the name refers to a person; and
based on the determining that the communication from the user includes the name and the indication that the name refers to the person, identifying the first interpretation and second interpretation for the communication from the user by identifying a first person's name and a second person's name that match the name from the communication from the user.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
determining whether the first person's name is associated with the first media asset that is scheduled to be available for the user; and
in response to determining that the first person's name is associated with the first media asset that is scheduled to be available for the user, adding the first person's name to the first interpretation.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing the recommendation to the user comprises:
determining that the first interpretation of the communication from the user comprises a title of the first media asset;
identifying the second media asset that has a title similar to the title of the first media asset and is scheduled to be available earlier; and
providing information indicative of the second media asset to the user.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing the recommendation for the first media asset comprises varying a presentation scheme of an identifier of the first media asset, wherein varying the presentation scheme comprises at least one of modifying a color scheme or modifying size of text.

7. A system comprising:
input/output circuitry configured to:
receive a communication from a user; and

control circuitry configured to:
access a schedule from a media guidance data source;
identify a first media asset based on a first interpretation of the communication and a second media asset based on a second interpretation of the communication;
determine, based on the schedule, that the first media asset is scheduled to be available earlier than the second media asset;

wherein the input/output circuitry is further configured to:
based on determining that the first media asset is scheduled to be available earlier than the second media asset, provide a recommendation for the first media asset to the user.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the input/output circuitry is further configured to:
based on the first media asset being scheduled to be available earlier than the second media asset, provide the first media asset.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
determine that the communication from the user includes a name and an indication that the name refers to a person; and
based on the determining that the communication from the user includes the name and the indication that the name refers to the person, identify the first interpretation and second interpretation for the communication from the user by identifying a first person's name and a second person's name that match the name from the communication from the user.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
determine whether the first person's name is associated with the first media asset that is scheduled to be available for the user; and
in response to determining that the first person's name is associated with the first media asset that is scheduled to be available for the user, adding the first person's name to the first interpretation.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to identify the first media asset based on the first interpretation of the communication and the second media asset based on a second interpretation of the communication by:
determining that the first interpretation of the communication from the user comprises a title of the first media asset;
identifying the second media asset that has a title similar to the title of the first media asset and is scheduled to be available earlier; and
wherein the input/output circuitry is configured to provide the recommendation by providing information indicative of the second media asset to the user.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the input/output circuitry is configured to provide the recommendation for the first media asset by varying a presentation scheme of an identifier of the first media asset, wherein varying the presentation scheme comprises at least one of modifying a color scheme or modifying size of text.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising:
instructions that when executed by an input/output circuitry cause the input/output circuitry to:
receive a communication from a user; and

instructions that when executed by a control circuitry cause the control circuitry to:
access a schedule from a media guidance data source;
identify a first media asset based on a first interpretation of the communication and a second media asset based on a second interpretation of the communication;
determine, based on the schedule, that the first media asset is scheduled to be available earlier than the second media asset; and

instructions that when executed by the input/output circuitry further cause the input/output circuitry to:
based on determining that the first media asset is scheduled to be available earlier than the second media asset, provide a recommendation for the first media asset to the user.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , further comprising instructions that when executed by the input/output circuitry causes the input/output circuitry to based on the first media asset being scheduled to be available earlier than the second media asset, provide the first media asset.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , further comprising instructions that when executed by the control circuitry causes the control circuitry to:
determine that the communication from the user includes a name and an indication that the name refers to a person; and
based on the determining that the communication from the user includes the name and the indication that the name refers to the person, identify the first interpretation and second interpretation for the communication from the user by identifying a first and a second person's name that match the name.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising instructions that when executed by the input/output circuitry causes the input/output circuitry to:
determine whether the first person's name is associated with the first media asset that is scheduled to be available for the user; and
in response to determining that the first person's name is associated with the f

Assignees

• Rovi Guides Inc

Inventors

• Kelly Timothy Christensen
• Maughan Benjamin
• Peterson Brian
• Yon David
• Klappert Walter R

Classifications

• H04L67/535 Primary

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

• H04L67/306 Primary

  User profiles · CPC title