Determining media consumption preferences

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9547698-B2
Application number	US-201313868504-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 23, 2013
Priority date	Apr 23, 2013
Publication date	Jan 17, 2017
Grant date	Jan 17, 2017

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for determining media consumption preferences. A method may include accessing media consumption history associated with a user. The media consumption history may include at least one of media purchase history of the user, media viewing history of the user, and media listening history of the user. A media category preference of the user may be determined, based on the media consumption history. The media category preference may include a popularity indication for each of a plurality of media categories of media items in the media consumption history. Search results provided in response to a search query by the user and/or media recommendations prepared for the user may be scored based on the media category preference. The media may include a video, a movie, a TV show, a book, an audio recording, a music album and/or another type of digital media.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
accessing, from a memory, media consumption history associated with a user, the media consumption history comprising at least one of media purchase history of the user, media viewing history of the user, or media listening history of the user;
selecting, by a processor, a first media category preference of the user for a first type of media and a second media category preference of the user for a second type of media, the first media category preference being different from the second media category preference, each of the first media category preference and the second media category preference being selected from a plurality of media categories based on a popularity indication determined for a respective media category of the plurality of media categories, wherein the popularity indication for the respective media category of the plurality of media categories is based on a number of consumed media items in the media consumption history that belong to the respective media category;
scoring, by the processor, based on the first media category preference or the second media category preference, at least one of search results provided in response to a search query by the user or media recommendations prepared for the user; and
providing to the user at least one of the search results according to a score of the search results or the media recommendations according to a score of the media recommendations.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first media category preference or the second media category preference comprises a media genre preference.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein media of the media consumption history comprises at least one of a video, a movie, a TV show, a book, a magazine, a newspaper, an audio recording, or a music album.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first media category preference or the second media category preference includes a highest popularity indication.

5. A method, comprising:
accessing, from a memory, media consumption history associated with a user, the media consumption history comprising at least one of media purchase history of the user, media viewing history of the user, or media listening history of the user;
selecting, by a processor, a first media language preference of the user for a first type of media and a second media language preference of the user for a second type of media, the first media language preference being different from the second media language preference, each of the first media language preference and the second media language preference being selected from a plurality of media languages based on a popularity indication determined for a respective media language of the plurality of media languages, wherein the popularity indication for the respective media language of the plurality of media languages is based on a number of consumed media items in the media consumption history that use the respective media language as a main presentation language;
scoring, by the processor, based on the first media language preference or the second media language preference, at least one of search results provided in response to a search query by the user or media recommendations prepared for the user; and
providing to the user at least one of the search results according to a score of the search results or the media recommendations according to a score of the media recommendations.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein media of the media consumption history comprises at least one of a video, a movie, a TV show, a book, a magazine, a newspaper, an audio recording, or a music album.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the first media language preference or the second media language preference includes a highest popularity indication.

8. A system, comprising:
a network device comprising at least one processor coupled to a memory, the network device operable to:
access, via the memory, media consumption history associated with a user, the media consumption history comprising at least one of media purchase history of the user, media viewing history of the user, or media listening history of the user;
select, by a processor, a first media category preference of the user for a first type of media and a second media category preference of the user for a second type of media, the first media category preference being different from the second media category preference, each of the first media category preference and the second media category preference being selected from a plurality of media categories based on a popularity indication determined for a respective media category of the plurality of media categories, wherein the popularity indication for the respective media category of the plurality of media categories is based on a number of consumed media items in the media consumption history that belong to the respective media category of the plurality of media categories;
score, by the at least one processor, based on the first media category preference or the second media category preference, at least one of search results provided in response to a search query by the user or media recommendations prepared for the user; and
provide to the user at least one of the search results according to a score of the search results or the media recommendations according to a score of the media recommendations.

9. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the first media category preference or the second media category preference comprises a media genre preference.

10. The system according to claim 8 , wherein media of the media consumption history comprises at least one of a video, a movie, a TV show, a book, a magazine, a newspaper, an audio recording, or a music album.

11. The system according to claim 8 , wherein the first media category preference or the second media category preference includes a highest popularity indication, wherein the first media category preference or the second media category preference includes a highest popularity indication.

12. A system, comprising:
a network device comprising at least one processor coupled to a memory, the network device operable to:
access, via the memory, media consumption history associated with a user, the media consumption history comprising at least one of media purchase history of the user, media viewing history of the user, or media listening history of the user;
select, by the at least one processor, a first media language preference of the user for a first type of media and a second media language preference of the user for a second type of media, the first media language preference being different from the second media language preference, each of the first media language preference and the second media language preference being selected from a plurality of media languages based on a popularity indication determined for a respective media language of the plurality of media languages, wherein the popularity indication for the respective media language of the plurality of media languages is based on a number of consumed media items in the media consumption history that use the respective media language of the plurality of media languages as a main presentation language;
score, by the processor, based on the first media language preference or the second media language preference, at least one of search results provided in response to a search query by the user or media recommendations prepared for the user; and
provide to the user at least one of the search results according to a score of the search results or the media recommendations according to a score of the media recommendations.

Assignees

• Google Inc

Inventors

• Jain Ankit
• Chai Wei
• Patterson Anna
• Chen Jindong

Classifications

• G06Q30/0631

  Recommending goods or services · CPC title

• G06F16/248 Primary

  Presentation of query results · CPC title

• G06Q30/0255 Primary

  based on user history · CPC title

• G06F17/30554 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic