Context-based recommendation system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016227291-A1
Application number	US-201415021256-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 11, 2014
Priority date	Sep 11, 2013
Publication date	Aug 4, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A content delivery server configured to select from multiple content items a set of content items for display to a user at a user terminal, the content delivery server having access to content identifiers, identifying content items for delivery; a processor operating a content selection program which is arranged to receive the context data for different contexts and to select a set of content items in dependence on the context data, wherein the content items in the set vary with the context data, such that the content of items in a first set for a user in a first context are different from the content of items in a second set for the same user in a second context, and to transmit a recommendation message to the user terminal comprising a set of content identifiers.

First claim

1 . A content delivery server configured to select from multiple content items a set of content items for display to a user at a user terminal, the content delivery server having access to content identifiers, identifying content items for delivery;
a processor operating a content selection program which is arranged to receive the context data for different contexts and to select a set of content items in dependence on the context data, wherein the content items in the set vary with the context data, such that the content of items in a first set for a user in a first context are different from the content of items in a second set for the same user in a second context, and to transmit a recommendation message to the user terminal comprising a set of content identifiers.

2 . A content delivery server according to claim 1 , wherein the contact item identifiers identify different types of content selected from video, short form video, social fees, news read.

3 . A content delivery server according to claim 1 , wherein the set of content items include at least one video asset.

4 . A content delivery server according to claim 1 , wherein each set of content items include different types of items.

5 . A content delivery server according to claim 1 , wherein the type of content items vary with context.

6 . A content delivery server according to claim 1 , wherein the content of items vary with context.

7 . A content delivery server according to claim 1 , wherein the number of content items vary with context.

8 . A content delivery server according to claim 1 , wherein context data defines at least one of
current time available time for a user to engage with an asset location of the user terminal type of device constituting the user terminal content change behaviour of a user when viewing content.

9 . A content delivery server according to claim 1 , wherein the server has access to a user profile holding preferences of a user for use by the content selection program.

10 . A content delivery server according to claim 1 , wherein each user profile comprises multiple sub profiles for the user, each sub profile associated with a respective context, wherein the associated sub profile is selectable by context data and/or by the user.

11 . A content delivery server according to claim 1 , wherein the content selection program comprises a recommendation algorithm which selects the content item based on a first source of content in the first context and on a second source of content in the second context.

12 . A content delivery server according to claim 1 , wherein the source of content is social media.

13 . A content delivery server according to claim 1 , wherein the source of content is breaking news item.

14 . A content delivery server according to claim 1 , wherein the source of content is a live feed updating the user terminal.

15 . A content delivery server according to claim 1 , wherein the source of content is a live feed accessible to the server.

16 . A computer device operating as a user terminal and comprising:
a display for displaying content items to a user, at least one context sensor configured to sense a context of the user terminal and generate a context data item, a context collector configured to receive the at least one context data item and to generate context data, an interface for transmitting the context data to a content delivery server and for receiving a recommendation message from the content delivery server comprising a set of content item identifiers for content items selected based on the context data, wherein the display is operable to display the selected content items.

17 . A computer device as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the context data includes information about live streams supplied to the user terminal.

18 . A computer device as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the context sensor comprises one of: a clock; a location module; Bluetooth; WiFi.

19 . A computer device as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the context setting component is operable to display configurable context settings to a user.

20 . A computer device as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the computer device comprises a connection to a video asset server for accessing video assets identified by the recommendation message and/or connection to content sources for accessing content identified by the recommendation message.

Assignees

• Piksel Inc

Inventors

• Shaw Philip Antony
• Heiland Peter
• Tillmann Ralf Wilhelm
• Maas Hans-Juergen

Classifications

• H04N21/42202

  environmental sensors, e.g. for detecting temperature, luminosity, pressure, earthquakes · CPC title

• H04N21/6543

  for forcing some client operations, e.g. recording {(remote booting in general G06F9/4416)} · CPC title

• H04N21/4826 Primary

  using recommendation lists, e.g. of programmes or channels sorted out according to their score · CPC title

• H04N21/4383

  Accessing a communication channel · CPC title

• H04N21/25833

  involving client hardware characteristics, e.g. manufacturer, processing or storage capabilities (allocation of resources considering hardware capabilities in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/5044; allocation of resources considering software capabilities in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/5055) · CPC title