Systems and methods for automatic program recommendations based on user interactions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11860915-B2
Application number	US-202117179047-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 18, 2021
Priority date	Sep 25, 2012
Publication date	Jan 2, 2024
Grant date	Jan 2, 2024

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for generating automatic program recommendations based on user interactions. In some embodiments, control circuitry processes verbal data received during an interaction between a user of a user device and a person with whom the user is interacting. The control circuitry analyzes the verbal data to automatically identify a media asset referred to during the interaction by at least one of the user and the person with whom the user is interacting. The control circuitry adds the identified media asset to a list of media assets associated with the user of the user device. The list of media assets is transmitted to a second user device of the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
prior to detecting a voice interaction, prompting, on a first device, selection of at least one of setting a reminder related to a media asset, recording the media asset, adding a reference to the media asset to a queue, sending a link to the media asset, generating a bookmark of the media asset, or generating a webpage containing information about the media asset;
in response to the selection, storing the selection as a previously selected action in a preference profile associated with the first device;
in response to the detecting, with at least the first device, the voice interaction:
converting the voice interaction into voice communication data, and
transmitting the voice communication data to a second device via a communication network;

processing the voice communication data to extract a media asset identifier;
identifying the media asset associated with the media identifier;
retrieving the previously selected action from the preference profile associated with the first device; and
causing the first device to perform the previously selected action on the media asset.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first device is associated with a first user and the second device is associated with a second user, and wherein the second device is remote from the first device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the voice communication data comprises data representing the voice interaction about the media asset.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
prior to the selection and the detecting the voice interaction, generating for display, on the first device;
a visual prompt asking what type of action should be taken when a user discusses the media asset; and
a plurality of selectable options including: the setting the reminder related to the media asset, the recording the media asset, the adding the reference to the media asset to the queue, the sending the link to the media asset, the generating the bookmark of the media asset, and the generating the webpage containing information about the media asset.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the media asset associated with the media identifier comprises cross-referencing the extracted media asset identifier to a media asset database.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting an instruction to the second device to perform an action on the media asset.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
extracting additional communication data from at least one of an email, a messaging service, or the voice interaction through the communication network.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the additional communication data comprises at least one of a text, an image, a video, an audio, or an interactivity content form.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein processing the voice communication data to extract the media asset identifier is based on natural language analysis of the voice communication data.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the first device to perform the previously selected action on the media asset comprises retrieving an action previously performed by the first device and automatically performing the previously performed action.

11. A system comprising:
circuitry configured to:
prior to detecting a voice interaction, prompt, on a first device, selection of at least one of setting a reminder related to a media asset, recording the media asset, adding a reference to the media asset to a queue, sending a link to the media asset, generating a bookmark of the media asset, or generating a webpage containing information about the media asset;
in response to the selection, store the selection as a previously selected action in a preference profile associated with the first device;
in response to the detecting, with at least the first device, the voice interaction:
convert the voice interaction into voice communication data, and
transmit the voice communication data to a second device via a communication network;

process the voice communication data to extract a media asset identifier;
identify the media asset associated with the media identifier;
retrieve the previously selected action from the preference profile associated with the first device; and
cause the first device to perform the previously selected action on the media asset.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the first device is associated with a first user and the second device is associated with a second user, and wherein the second device is remote from the first device.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the voice communication data comprises data representing the voice interaction about the media asset.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry is configured to:
prior to the selection and the detecting the voice interaction, generate for display, on the first device;
a visual prompt asking what type of action should be taken when a user discusses the media asset; and
a plurality of selectable options including: the setting the reminder related to the media asset, the recording the media asset, the adding the reference to the media asset to the queue, the sending the link to the media asset, the generating the bookmark of the media asset, and the generating the webpage containing information about the media asset.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry, when identifying the media asset associated with the media identifier, is configured to cross-reference the extracted media asset identifier to a media asset database.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to transmit an instruction to the second device to perform an action on the media asset.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to extract additional communication data from at least one of an email, a messaging service, or the voice interaction through the communication network.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the additional communication data comprises at least one of a text, an image, a video, an audio, or an interactivity content form.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein processing the voice communication data to extract the media asset identifier is based on natural language analysis of the voice communication data.

20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the circuitry, when causing the first device to perform the previously selected action on the media asset, is configured to retrieve an action previously performed by the first device and automatically perform the previously performed action.

Assignees

• Rovi Guides Inc

Inventors

• Fife Brian
• Braness Jason
• Papish Michael
• Woods Thomas Steven

Classifications

• G06F16/3334 Primary

  Selection or weighting of terms from queries, including natural language queries · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F16/435

  Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles · CPC title

• G06F16/74

  Browsing; Visualisation therefor (end-user interfaces for requesting or interacting with video content, e.g. video on demand interfaces or electronic programme guides, H04N21/472) · CPC title