US 11,791,920 B1Granted

Recommending media to listeners based on patterns of activity

AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.

InventorCharlotte Barge

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Abstract

Where a listener consumes media content that is produced on a recurring or non-recurring basis, such as an episode of a media program, the listener may be prompted to receive notifications when the media content, or similar media content, will be aired again in the future. Additionally, where a listener consumes media content while engaged in one or more actions or movements, the media content consumed by the listener is associated with the actions or movements, or a pattern of such actions or movements. Subsequently, when the listener engages in similar actions or movements, or a pattern of such actions or such movements, media content that is similar to the media content previously consumed by the listener during such actions or such movements is identified and recommended to the listener.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A first computer system comprising at least one data store and at least one computer processor,

wherein the first computer system is connected to one or more networks,
wherein the at least one data store has one or more sets of instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the at least one computer processor, cause the first computer system to perform a method comprising:
transmitting first media content to a second computer system of a listener;
determining at least one of a creator, a genre, a subject, a theme, a title or a topic of the first media content;
receiving first data from the second computer system at a first time;
determining at least one of a first position, a first orientation, a first velocity, a first acceleration or a first application operating on the second computer system at the first time based at least in part on the first data;
identifying a first pattern of activity of the listener based at least in part on:
the first time;
and
the at least one of the first position, the first orientation, the first velocity, the first acceleration or the first application;
receiving second data from the second computer system at a second time, wherein the second time follows the first time;
determining at least one of a second position, a second orientation, a second velocity, a second acceleration or a second application operating on the second computer system at the second time based at least in part on the second data;
identifying a second pattern of activity of the listener at the second time based at least in part on:
the second time;
and
the at least one of the second position, the second orientation, the second velocity, the second acceleration or the second application;
determining that the second pattern of activity of the listener is similar to the first pattern of activity of the listener;
selecting second media content, wherein a creator, a genre, a subject, a theme, a title or a topic of the second media content is the creator, the genre, the subject, the theme, the title or the topic of the first media content;
and
transmitting information regarding the second media content to the second computer system.

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A method comprising:

receiving, by a first computer system, a request for first media content from a second computer system of a listener at a first time;
determining at least a first attribute of the second computer system at or prior to the first time;
identifying, by the first computer system, at least a first action of the listener at or prior to the first time based at least in part on the first attribute;
transmitting, by the first computer system, at least the first media content to the second computer system;
storing, by the first computer system, information associating the first media content and the first action with the first listener in at least one data store;
determining at least a second attribute of the second computer system at or prior to a second time, wherein the second time follows the first time;
identifying, by the first computer system, at least a second action of the listener at or prior to the second time based at least in part on the second attribute;
determining, by the first computer, that the second action is consistent with the first action;
and
in response to determining that the second action is consistent with the first action,
identifying, by the first computer system, second media content based at least in part on the first media content;
and
transmitting, by the first computer system, information regarding the second media content to the second computer system.

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A method comprising:

receiving a first request for first media content from a device of a listener at a first time;
receiving first data from the device of the listener at approximately the first time;
in response to the first request,
transmitting at least the first media content to the device of the listener;
determining at least one of a first position, a first orientation, a first velocity, a first acceleration or a first application operating on the device of the listener at or prior to the first time based at least in part on the first data;
identifying a first pattern of activity of the listener based at least in part on:
the first time;
and
the at least one of the first position, the first orientation, the first velocity, the first acceleration or the first application;
receiving a request for a notification of availability of media content similar to the first media content from the device of the listener;
receiving second data from the device of the listener a second time, wherein the second time follows the first time;
determining at least one of a second position, a second orientation, a second velocity, a second acceleration or a second application operating on the second computer system at or prior to the second time based at least in part on the second data;
identifying a second pattern of activity of the listener at the second time based at least in part on:
the second time;
and
the at least one of the second position, the second orientation, the second velocity, the second acceleration or the second application;
and
determining that the second pattern of activity of the listener is similar to at least the first pattern of activity of the listener,
determining that second media content similar to at least the first media content is available at approximately the second time;
in response to determining that the second media content is available at approximately the second time,
transmitting information regarding the second media content to the device of the listener, wherein the information comprises the notification of the availability of the second media content;
receiving a second request for the second media content from the device of the listener;
and
in response to the second request,
causing at least the second media content to be transmitted to the device of the listener.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/548,177Filed 10 Dec 2021
Granted: 17 Oct 2023
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

H04H 60/33
Arrangements for monitoring broadcast services or broadcast-related services: arrangements for monitoring the users' behaviour or opinions
H04H 60/46
Arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time, e.g. for…:…
H04H 60/31
Arrangements for monitoring broadcast services or broadcast-related services: arrangements for monitoring the use made of the broadcast services
H04H 60/65
Arrangements for services using the result of monitoring, identification or recognition covered by groups H04H60/29-H04H60/54: for using the…