Techniques to customize a media processing system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9769534-B2
Application number	US-201113819303-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 26, 2011
Priority date	Aug 27, 2010
Publication date	Sep 19, 2017
Grant date	Sep 19, 2017

Abstract

Techniques to customize a media processing system are described. A media processing system is described capable of integrating a large set of heterogeneous electronic devices into a single integrated system with enhanced navigation capabilities and automated configuration services. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a logic device, at least a portion of which is in hardware;
a preference module operative on the logic device to:
identify a user of a media processing device,
monitor activity of the user when using multiple heterogeneous media sources accessible by the media processing device,
determine implicit viewing preferences of the user from the monitored activity, the implicit viewing preferences to represent user preferences not explicitly defined by the user,
store the implicit viewing preferences in a user profile for the user, and
determine personalized content for the user based on the user profile; and a custom channel module to:
present an alert to the user during presentation of a second program, the alert to be presented responsive to a first program of the personalized content becoming available, and
record the first program responsive to receiving a rejection of the first program.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , the preference module comprising an identification module operative on the logic device to automatically identify the user of the media processing device through viewing pattern recognition of the user from viewing information associated with the user.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , the preference module comprising an identification module operative on the logic device to automatically identify the user of the media processing device through device recognition of the user from device information captured by a communications component.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , the preference module comprising an identification module operative on the logic device to automatically identify the user of the media processing device through biometric recognition of the user from biometric information captured by one or more biometric sensors.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , the preference module comprising an identification module operative on the logic device to automatically identify the user of the media processing device through visual recognition of the user from video information captured in one or more video frames of one or more digital video cameras.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , the preference module comprising an identification module operative on the logic device to automatically identify the user of the media processing device through audio recognition of the user from audio information captured by one or more microphones.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , the preference module comprising a monitoring module operative on the logic device to monitor online activity of the user associated with using the multiple heterogeneous media sources accessible by the media processing device, and collect media source information representing one or more media sources selected by the user over a defined time period from the multiple heterogeneous media sources accessible by the media processing device.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , the preference module comprising a monitoring module operative on the logic device to monitor online activity of the user associated with programs provided by the multiple heterogeneous media sources accessible by the media processing device, and collect program information representing one or more programs selected by the user over a defined time period from the multiple heterogeneous media sources accessible by the media processing device.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , the preference module comprising a monitoring module operative on the logic device to monitor online activity of the user associated with programming channels provided by the multiple heterogeneous media sources accessible by the media processing device, and collect programming channel information representing one or more programming channels selected by the user over a defined time period from the multiple heterogeneous media sources accessible by the media processing device.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , the preference module comprising a monitoring module operative on the logic device to monitor online activity of the user associated with web browsing when using the multiple heterogeneous media sources accessible by the media processing device, and collect web browsing information representing web sites selected by the user over a defined time period from the multiple heterogeneous media sources accessible by the media processing device.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , the preference module comprising a monitoring module operative on the logic device to monitor online activity of the user associated with recommendations made using multiple heterogeneous media sources accessible by the media processing device, and collect recommendation information representing recommendations made by the user and published to a web site selected from the multiple heterogeneous media sources accessible by the media processing device.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , the preference module comprising a monitoring module operative on the logic device to monitor online activity of a related user associated with the user, and collect related user information representing media sources selected by the related user, programs for a media source selected by the related user, programming channels for a media source selected by the related user, web sites selected by the related user, or recommendations made by the related user and published to a web site.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 , the preference module comprising a monitoring module operative on the logic device to monitor online activity of an unrelated user when using multiple heterogeneous media sources accessible by the media processing device, and collect unrelated user information representing recommendations made by the unrelated user and published to a web site.

14. The apparatus of claim 1 , the preference module comprising a preference generating module operative to determine implicit viewing preferences of the user from one or more of media source information, program information, programming channel information, web browsing information, recommendation information, related user information, or unrelated user information.

15. The apparatus of claim 1 , the preference module operative on the logic device to provide custom viewing recommendations to the user based on the implicit viewing preferences and explicit viewing preferences.

16. A method, comprising:
identifying a user of a media processing device;
monitoring online activity of the user when using multiple heterogeneous media sources accessible by the media processing device;
determining implicit viewing preferences of the user from the monitored activity, the implicit viewing preferences to represent user preferences not explicitly defined by the user;
storing the implicit viewing preferences in a user profile for the user;
determining personalized content for the user based on the user profile;
presenting an alert to the user during presentation of a second program, the alert to be presented responsive to a first program of the personalized content becoming available; and
recording the first program responsive to receiving a rejection of the first program.

17. The method of claim 16 , comprising identifying the user of the media processing device based on information associated with the user, the information comprising user credential information, viewing information, device information, biometric information, video information, or audio information.

18. The method of claim 16 , comprising collecting media source information representing one or more media sources selected by the user over a defined time period from the mu

Assignees

• Ferren Bran
• Booth Cory J
• Bell Genevieve
• Andersen David B
• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Ferren Bran
• Booth Cory J
• Bell Genevieve
• Andersen David B

Classifications

• G08C19/00

  Electric signal transmission systems (G08C17/00 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/0346

  with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a three-dimensional [3D] space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors · CPC title

• H04N21/4432

  Powering on the client, e.g. bootstrap loading using setup parameters being stored locally or received from the server (resetting in general G06F1/14; program loading or initiating in general G06F9/445; bootstrapping in general G06F9/4401; secure boots of computer platforms G06F21/57) · CPC title

• H04N21/8133

  specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video programme · CPC title

• H04N5/44504

  Circuit details of the additional information generator, e.g. details of the character or graphics signal generator, overlay mixing circuits · CPC title