System and method for filtering content based on gestures
AssigneeOpen Invention Network, LLC
InventorJohn Patoskie
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Abstract
In order to provide filtering of content to be presented on a mobile device, a gesture-based preferencing system and method may be employed. When content is presented to a user, the user may indicate a positive or negative preference toward that content by making a gesture. The gesture may be detected by a motion sensor and the preference of the content indicated by the gesture may be stored in a preference datastore. The preference may be used to subsequently filter content that is to be presented to the user.
Claims20
A method for filtering and storing preferences to minimize user involvement, comprising:
- presenting first content to a user of a mobile device, the first content related to one or more first content parameters comprising a topic or category, a content format comprising a designation of one of text or graphics, and one of an advertisement, a coupon, or a survey;
- recording a user gesture with at least one gesture recording device associated with the mobile device, the user gesture initiated by a command;
- determining one of a positive or a negative content-related preference and a strength of the preference from the user gesture, the strength of the preference corresponding to a speed of the user gesture;
- storing the one of a positive or negative content-related preference;
- associating the content related preference with the one or more first content parameters;
- presenting second content to the user of the mobile device;
- filtering the second content in accordance with a retrieved one or more preferences related to one or more second content parameters, the second content related to one or more second content parameters comprising a topic or category, a content format, and one of an advertisement, a coupon, or a survey;
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- presenting the filtered second content to the user of the mobile device.
A method for filtering and storing preferences to minimize user involvement, comprising:
- receiving content into a mobile device;
- determining one or more content parameters of the content, the one or more content parameters comprising a topic or category, a content format comprising a designation of one of text or graphics, and one of an advertisement, a coupon, or a survey;
- recording a user gesture with at least one gesture recording device associated with the mobile device, the user gesture initiated by a command;
- determining one of a positive or a negative content-related preference and a strength of the preference from the user gesture, the strength of the preference corresponding to a speed of the user gesture;
- storing the one of a positive or negative content-related preference;
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- associating the content related preference with the one or more of the content parameters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.