Tile based media content selection

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12468433-B2
Application number	US-202318200501-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 22, 2023
Priority date	Mar 22, 2010
Publication date	Nov 11, 2025
Grant date	Nov 11, 2025

Abstract

Mechanisms are provided for allowing a user to dynamically manage rich media content in an efficient and effective manner. Tiles including media content, personalized video selections, content pack upgrades, and promotions for featured content are presented to a user. Each tile may include calls to view, purchase, discuss, rate, review, or read about associated content. Tiles may be presented as still images, logos, text, or live video. Multiple tiles may be manipulated using keyboard, mouse, touchpad, and/or touchscreen movements, motions, and gestures. In particular examples, an overlay provided on top of a tile mechanism provides a user with additional navigation and management options.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
maintaining a database comprising a plurality of user profiles; receiving, from a first device, a request to provide a tile-based interface, wherein the first device is associated with a first user profile of the plurality of user profiles; based at least in part on the request, selecting a plurality of media content items from a database of content items to be displayed as recommended items in the tile-based interface; for one or more respective media content items of the plurality of media content items that were selected to be displayed as recommended items in the tile-based interface:
accessing, from the database, first user profile data of the first user profile;
generating a respective user interface tile, wherein an appearance of the respective user interface tile is personalized based on the first user profile data accessed from the database, and wherein the appearance of the respective user interface tile comprises:
(a) a personalized image representative of the respective media content item, wherein the personalized image is selected based on the first user profile data accessed from the database; and
(b) a consumption option for consuming the respective media content item; and

providing for display one or more respective user interface tiles generated for the plurality of media content items.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein providing for display one or more respective user interface tile comprises:
generating for display each of the one or more respective user interface tiles.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the personalized image based on the first user profile data comprises:
matching a first metadata associated with the first user profile data to a second metadata associated with the personalized image.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the providing for display the one or more respective user interface tiles comprises:
selecting a position for each of the one or more respective user interface tiles based on data provided by a content provider.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a user interface selection of the user interface tile corresponding to the media content item; and in response to the receiving, playing of at least one portion of the media content item.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying a plurality of second media content items for recommendation; for one or more respective second media content items of the plurality of second media content items:
generating a second respective user interface tile comprising:
(a) a respective fixed image representative of the respective second media content item, and
(b) a consumption option for consuming the respective second media content item; and

providing for display one or more respective user interface tiles generated for the plurality of second media content items.

7 . A system comprising:
control circuitry configured to:
maintain a database comprising a plurality of user profiles;
receive, from a first device, a request to provide a tile-based interface, wherein the first device is associated with a first user profile of the plurality of user profiles; and
based at least in part on the request, select a plurality of media content items from a database of content items to be displayed as recommended items in the tile-based interface; and
input/output circuitry configured to, for one or more respective media content items of the plurality of media content items that were selected to be displayed as recommended items in the tile-based interface:
access, from the database, first user profile data of the first user profile;
generate a respective user interface tile, wherein an appearance of the respective user interface tile is personalized based on the first user profile data accessed from the database, and wherein the appearance of the respective user interface tile comprises:
(a) a personalized image representative of the respective media content item, wherein the personalized image is selected based on the first user profile data accessed from the database; and
(b) a consumption option for consuming the respective media content item; and

provide for display one or more respective user interface tiles generated for the plurality of media content items.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the input/output circuitry is configured to provide for display one or more respective user interface tiles by:
generating for display each of the one or more respective user interface tiles.

9 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to select the personalized image based on the first user profile data by:
matching a first metadata associated with the first user profile data to a second metadata associated with the personalized image.

10 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the input/output circuitry is configured to provide for display the one or more respective user interface tiles by:
selecting a position for each of the one or more respective user interface tiles based on data provided by a content provider.

11 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the input/output circuitry is further configured to:
receive a user interface selection of the user interface tiles corresponding to the media content item; and in response to the receiving, play at least one portion of the media content item.

12 . The system of claim 7 ,
wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
identify a plurality of second media content items for recommendation; and
wherein the input/output circuitry is further configured to, for one or more respective second media content items of the plurality of second media content items:
generate a second respective user interface tile comprising:
(a) a respective fixed image representative of the respective second media content item, and
(b) a consumption option for consuming the respective second media content item; and

provide for display one or more respective user interface tiles generated for the plurality of second media content items.

13 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising:
instructions that when executed by control circuitry cause the control circuitry to:
maintain a database comprising a plurality of user profiles;
receive, from a first device, a request to provide a tile-based interface, wherein the first device is associated with a first user profile of the plurality of user profiles; and
based at least in part on the request, select a plurality of media content items from a database of content items based on a user profile data to be displayed as recommended items in a tile-based interface; and
instructions that when executed by input/output circuitry cause the input/output circuitry to, for one or more respective media content item of the plurality of media content items that were selected to be displayed as recommended items in the tile-based interface:
access, from the database, first user profile data of the first user profile;
generate a respective user interface tile, wherein an appearance of the respective user interface tile is personalized based on the first user profile data accessed from the database, and wherein the appearance of the respective user interface tile comprises:
(a) a personalized image representative of the respective media content item, wherein the personalized image is selected based on the first user profile data accessed from the database; and
(b) a consumption option for consuming the respective media content item; and

provide for display each of the one or more user int

Assignees

• Adeia Media Holdings Llc

Inventors

• Hunter Kirsten
• Chan Christopher
• Shenoy Vasanth
• Collette James
• Chung Do H
• Billings Allen

Classifications

• H04N21/812

  involving advertisement data (advertising per se G06Q30/02) · CPC title

• H04N21/47217

  for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks (specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312) · CPC title

• H04N21/47202

  for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand · CPC title

• G06F3/04842

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

• H04N21/47

  End-user applications · CPC title