End-of-show content display trigger

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018132002-A1
Application number	US-201615347476-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 9, 2016
Priority date	Nov 9, 2016
Publication date	May 10, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

Example embodiments provide a system and method for dynamically triggering display of recommendations during an end-of-show period. A digital receiver identifies an end-of-show period for a piece of digital content. The end-of-show period indicates a portion at an end of the piece of digital content during which display of recommendations can be triggered. The digital receiver monitors for a motion indication signal from a remote control device. In response to both playback of the piece of digital content being within the end-of-show period and a determination that the motion indication signal is received, the digital receiver causes immediate display of one or more recommendations of further digital content.

First claim

1 . A method comprising:
identifying, by a digital receiver, an end-of-show period for a piece of digital content, the end-of-show period indicating a portion at an end of the piece of digital content during which display of recommendations can be triggered, monitoring, by a hardware processor of the digital receiver, for a signal indicating a movement of a remote control device; and in response to both playback of the piece of digital content being within the end-of-show period and a determination that the signal indicating the movement of the remote control device is received, immediately causing display of one or more recommendations of further digital content.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the signal from the remote control device is generated by an accelerometer.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving an indication of a selection of a button on a remote control device.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting, using one or more light sensors, an increase in ambient lighting; and determining that a change in an ambient lighting level transgresses a predetermined lighting threshold, wherein the immediately causing display of the one or more recommendations of further digital content is based on the change in the ambient lighting level transgressing the predetermined lighting threshold in combination with the playback of the piece of digital content being within the end-of-show period and the determination that the signal indicating the movement of the remote control device is received.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting, using one or more sound sensors, an increase in ambient noise; and determining that a change in an ambient noise level transgresses a predetermined noise threshold, wherein the immediately causing display of the one or more recommendations of further digital content is based on the change in the ambient noise level transgressing the predetermined noise threshold in combination with the playback of the piece of digital content being within the end-of-show period and the determination that the signal indicating the movement of the remote control device is received.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising, in response to both the playback of the piece of digital content being within the end-of-show period and a determination that the signal indicating the movement of the remote control device is not received, causing display of the one or more recommendations of further digital content at a predetermined percentage of completion of the playback of the piece of digital content, the predetermined percentage of completion occurring near an end of the end-of-show period.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising, in response to both playback of the piece of digital content being within the end-of-show period and a determination that the signal indicating the movement of the remote control device is not received, causing display of the one or more recommendations of further digital content at a predetermined time during the playback of the piece of digital content, the predetermined time occurring near an end of the end-of-show period.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying the end-of-show period for the piece of digital content comprises:
identifying a length of the piece of digital content; identifying a content type for the piece of digital content; and applying heuristics, based on the length and content type, to identify the end-of-show period.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying the end-of-show period for the piece of digital content comprises identifying a particular percent completion of playback for the piece of digital content, the end of show period spanning a timeframe from the particular percent completion of playback of the piece of digital content to an end of the piece of digital content.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the identifying the end-of-show period for the piece of digital content comprises identifying a particular time of playback based on electronic program guide data or metadata, the end of show period spanning a timeframe from the particular time of playback of the piece of digital content to an end of the piece of digital content.

11 . A hardware storage device storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
identifying an end-of-show period for a piece of digital content, the end-of-show period indicating a portion at an end of the piece of digital content during which display of recommendations can be triggered; monitoring for a signal indicating a movement of a remote control device; and in response to both playback of the piece of digital content being within the end-of-show period and a determination that the signal indicating the movement of the remote control device is received, immediately causing display of one or more recommendations of further digital content.

12 . The hardware storage device of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
detecting, using one or more light sensors, an increase in ambient lighting; and determining that a change in an ambient lighting level transgresses a predetermined lighting threshold, wherein the immediately causing display of one or more recommendations of further digital content is based on the change in the ambient lighting level transgressing the predetermined lighting threshold in combination with the playback of the piece of digital content being within the end-of-show period and the determination that the signal indicating the movement of the remote control device is received.

13 . The hardware storage device of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
detecting, using one or more sound sensors, an increase in ambient noise; and determining that a change in an ambient noise level transgresses a predetermined noise threshold, wherein the immediately causing display of one or more recommendations of further digital content is further based on the change in the ambient noise level transgressing the predetermined noise threshold in combination with the playback of the piece of digital content being within the end-of-show period and the determination that the signal indicating the movement of the remote control device is received.

14 . The hardware storage device of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise, in response to both the playback of the piece of digital content being within the end-of-show period and a determination that the signal indicating the movement of the remote control device is not received, causing display of the one or more recommendations of further digital content at a predetermined percentage of completion of the playback of the piece of digital content, the predetermined percentage of completion occurring near an end of the end-of-show period.

15 . The hardware storage device of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise, in response to both playback of the piece of digital content being within the end-of-show period and a determination that the signal indicating the movement of the remote control device is not received, causing display of the one or more recommendations of further digital content at a predetermined time during the playback of the piece of digital content, the predetermined time occurring near an end of the end-of-show period.

16 . The hardware storage device of claim 11 , wherein the identifying the end-of-show period for the piece of digital content comprises:
identifying a length of the piece of digital cont

Assignees

• Opentv Inc

Inventors

• Stoksik Marc
• Zimmerman Danielle Maslow
• Kempe David Daniel

Classifications

• H04N21/42204

  User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor (constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205) · CPC title

• H04N21/4668 Primary

  for recommending content, e.g. movies · 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

• H04N21/8456

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