Retrieval and display of related content using text stream data feeds

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8996496-B2
Application number	US-70835010-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 18, 2010
Priority date	Feb 18, 2010
Publication date	Mar 31, 2015
Grant date	Mar 31, 2015

Abstract

Mechanisms are provided for retrieving and presenting related content using text stream data feeds. Text stream data feeds such as caption information associated with media content or conversations associated with social networking applications are aggregated and used to retrieve related media content, text documents, and advertisements. Text stream data feeds that a user is exposed to may indicate that the user is interested or at least primed for particular types of related content. In particular examples, an inverse vector space search engine is used to determine particular pieces of related content and categories of interest. Post filtering may also be applied to the results.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
receiving a first video stream including caption information and text obtained between scene changes over a first medium, the first video stream requested by a user;
receiving a social networking feed including social networking information over a second medium, the social networking feed corresponding to the user;
aggregating the caption information, the text obtained between scene changes, and the social networking information to…

Assignees

• Stiers Todd
• Mobitv Inc

Inventors

• Stiers Todd

Classifications

• G06F17/30038

  Physics · mapped topic

• Y10S707/914

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• G06F17/30029 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F16/48 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• H04L67/10

  Electricity · mapped topic