Methods, systems, and media for presenting suggestions of media content

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9794636-B2
Application number	US-201615338021-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 28, 2016
Priority date	Nov 12, 2013
Publication date	Oct 17, 2017
Grant date	Oct 17, 2017

Abstract

Methods, systems, and media for presenting suggestions of media content are provided. In some implementations, the method comprises: determining an item of media content; determining a probability of the item of media content being watched at one or more times based on at least one of: a characteristic of a person; a characteristic of a group; and a characteristic of the item of media content; creating a user interface which suggests that the item of media content be watched at one or more times based on the determined probability; and presenting the user interface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for presenting suggestions of media content, comprising:
identifying a media content item having a plurality of defined presentation start times;
determining, using a communication network, a current location of a user device and that the current location is not a location associated with a probability of the user of the user device watching the media content item;
determining, using a hardware processor, probabilities of the media content item being watched at each of the plurality of defined presentation start times based on the current location and a preferred view time of the user of the user device;
selecting one of the plurality of defined presentation start times based on the determined probabilities;
determining a time at which a user interface that suggests that the media content item be watched at the one of the plurality of defined presentation start times is to be scheduled for presentation; and
causing the user interface to be presented at the determined time on the user device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the probabilities of the media content item being watched at each of the plurality of defined presentation start times is further based on a popularity of the media content item.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the probabilities of the media content item being watched at each of the plurality of defined presentation start times is further based on past viewing preferences of the user of the user device.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising determining a genre of the media content item, wherein the viewing preferences of the user of the user device include times of day the user of the user device has previously viewed media content of the determined genre.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the media content item is identified based on a current activity being performed on the user device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the time at which the user interface is to be scheduled for presentation is based on the selected one of the plurality of defined presentation start times.

7. A system for presenting suggestions of media content, the system comprising;
a hardware processor that is programmed to:
identify a media content item having a plurality of defined presentation start times;
determine, using a communication network, a current location of a user device and that the current location is not a location associated with a probability of the user of the user device watching the media content item;
determine probabilities of the media content item being watched at each of the plurality of defined presentation start times based on the current location and a preferred view time of the user of the user device;
select one of the plurality of defined presentation start times based on the determined probabilities;
determine a time at which a user interface that suggests that the media content item be watched at the one of the plurality of defined presentation start times is to be scheduled for presentation; and
cause the user interface to be presented at the determined time on the user device.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the probabilities of the media content item being watched at each of the plurality of defined presentation start times is further based on a popularity of the media content item.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the probabilities of the media content item being watched at each of the plurality of defined presentation start times is further based on past viewing preferences of the user of the user device.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the hardware processor is further programmed to determine a genre of the media content item, wherein the viewing preferences of the user of the user device include times of day the user of the user device has previously viewed media content of the determined genre.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the media content item is identified based on a current activity being performed on the user device.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein determining the time at which the user interface is to be scheduled for presentation is based on the selected one of the plurality of defined presentation start times.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for presenting suggestions of media content, the method comprising:
identifying a media content item having a plurality of defined presentation start times;
determining, using a communication network, a current location of a user device and that the current location is not a location associated with a probability of the user of the user device watching the media content item;
determining probabilities of the media content item being watched at each of the plurality of defined presentation start times based on the current location and a preferred view time of the user of the user device;
selecting one of the plurality of defined presentation start times based on the determined probabilities;
determining a time at which a user interface that suggests that the media content item be watched at the one of the plurality of defined presentation start times is to be scheduled for presentation; and
causing the user interface to be presented at the determined time on the user device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the probabilities of the media content item being watched at each of the plurality of defined presentation start times is further based on a popularity of the media content item.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the probabilities of the media content item being watched at each of the plurality of defined presentation start times is further based on past viewing preferences of the user of the user device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises determining a genre of the media content item, wherein the viewing preferences of the user of the user device include times of day the user of the user device has previously viewed media content of the determined genre.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the media content item is identified based on a current activity being performed on the user device.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein determining the time at which the user interface is to be scheduled for presentation is based on the selected one of the plurality of defined presentation start times.

Assignees

• Google Inc

Inventors

• Bayer Jason
• Liu Eric H C
• Lee Calvin
• Chau Stephen

Classifications

• H04N21/4826 Primary

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

• G06F16/9535

  Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation · CPC title

• H04N21/8456

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

• G06F16/735

  Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles · CPC title

• G06F16/435 Primary

  Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles · CPC title