# US 8,543,516 B2 · Methods and systems for selecting and presenting content on a first system based on user preferences learned on a second system

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- Number: US 8,543,516 B2
- Document ID: US8543516B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/021,086
- Filed: 2011-02-04
- Published: 2011-06-02
- Granted: 2013-09-24
- Earliest claimed: 2006-03-06
- Assignees: Veveo, Inc.
- Applicants: Murali Aravamudan; Ajit Rajasekharan; Kajamalai G. Ramakrishnan
- Inventors: Murali Aravamudan; Ajit Rajasekharan; Kajamalai G. Ramakrishnan
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8543516B2

## CPC

- G06F 16/438: Presentation of query results
- G06F 16/2453: Query optimisation
- G06F 16/2457: with adaptation to user needs
- G06F 16/24575: {using context}
- G06F 16/24578: {using ranking}
- G06F 16/2462: {Approximate or statistical queries}
- G06F 16/248: Presentation of query results
- G06F 16/284: {Relational databases}
- G06F 16/335: Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles (filtering in web context G06F16/9535, G06F16/9536)
- G06F 16/337: {Profile generation, learning or modification}
- G06F 16/435: Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
- G06F 16/437: {Administration of user profiles, e.g. generation, initialisation, adaptation, distribution}
- G06F 16/686: {using information manually generated, e.g. tags, keywords, comments, title or artist information, time, location or usage information, user ratings}
- G06F 16/951: Indexing; Web crawling techniques
- G06F 16/9535: Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
- G06N 20/00: Machine learning
- G06Q 30/0205: {based on location or geographical consideration}
- H04N 21/44222: {Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programmes or purchase activity (monitoring of user selections in data processing systems G06F11/34; arrangements for monitoring the user's behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33)}
- H04N 21/44224: {Monitoring of user activity on external systems, e.g. Internet browsing}
- H04N 21/4532: {involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences (monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18)}
- H04N 21/466: Learning process for intelligent management, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies {(services using the results of monitoring in broadcast systems H04H60/61)}
- H04N 21/4828: {for searching programme descriptors (retrieval of video data G06F16/739)}
- Y10S 707/99933: Query processing, i.e. searching
- Y10S 707/99934: Query formulation, input preparation, or translation
- Y10S 707/99937: Sorting
- Y10S 707/99943: Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface
- Y10S 707/99945: Object-oriented database structure processing
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- G06N: COMPUTING ARRANGEMENTS BASED ON SPECIFIC COMPUTATIONAL MODELS
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

A method of selecting and presenting content on a first system based on user preferences learned on a second system is provided. The method includes receiving a user's input for identifying items of the second content system and, in response thereto, presenting a subset of items of the second content system and receiving the user's selection actions thereof. The method includes analyzing the selected items to learn the user's content preferences for the content of the second content system and determining a relationship between the content of the first and second content systems to determine preferences relevant to items of the first content system. The method includes, in response subsequent user input for items of the first content system, selecting and ordering a collection of items of the first content system based on the user's learned content preferences determined to be relevant to the items of the first content system.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A user-interface method of selecting and presenting a collection of content items of a first content system in which the presentation is ordered at least in part based on content preferences of the user learned from user interactions with at least one second content system, the method comprising:
monitoring user interactions with the at least one second content system, the at least one second content system having a set of content items, each content item having at least one associated descriptive term to describe the content item;
analyzing the descriptive terms associated with content items with which the user interacted to learn the content preferences of the user for the content of the at least one second content system;
determining a subset of learned user content preferences that are relevant to the content items of the first content system; and
subsequent to determining the subset of relevant learned user content preferences, presenting at least one content item of the first content system selected and ordered based on the subset of learned content preferences of the user determined to be relevant to the content items of the first content system.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, the presenting the at least one content item of the first content system subsequent to determining the subset of relevant learned user content preferences being in response to receiving incremental input entered by the user for incrementally identifying desired content items of the first content system.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, the learned content preferences of the user being based on analyzing descriptive terms of content items with which the user interacted from a plurality of content systems.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein the incremental input entered by the user is the first interaction between the user and the first content system.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the first content system has not characterized the content preferences of the user.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the first content system and second content system are different systems.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the first content system is on a server system remote from the user and the second content system is on a user client device.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the second content system is on a server system remote from the user and the first content system is on a user client device.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting and ordering the at least one content item is further based on popularity values associated with the content items, each popularity value indicating a relative measure of a likelihood that the corresponding content item is desired by the user.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the content items of at least one of the first and the second content systems is contained on at least one of a cable television system, a video-on-demand system, an IPTV system, and a personal video recorder.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, the presenting the at least one content item including presenting the content item on at least part of a television screen.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, the presenting the at least one content item including presenting the content item on at least one of a telephone, a PDA, and a remote control.

### Claim 13 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein the incremental input comprises at least one prefix of a word for describing the desired content items.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the learned content preferences are stored on a user client device.

### Claim 15

A user-interface system for selecting and presenting a collection of content items of a first content system in which the presentation is ordered at least in part based on content preferences of the user learned from user interactions with at least one second content system, the user-interface system comprising:
at least one non-transitory computer-readable media in at least one of a user device or a remote server system in communication with the user device, the computer-readable media comprising instructions that when executed cause a computer system to:
monitor user interactions with the at least one second system, the at least one second content system having a set of content items, each content item having at least one associated descriptive terms to described the content items;
analyze the descriptive terms associated with content items with which the user interacted to learn the content preferences of the user for the content of the at least one second content system;
determine a subset of learned user content preferences that are relevant to the content items of the first content system; and
present at least one content item of the first content system selected and ordered based on the subset of learned content preferences of the user determined to be relevant to the content items of the first content system.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the presenting the at least one content item of the first content system occurs subsequent to determining the subset of relevant learned user content preferences and is responsive to receiving incremental input entered by the user for incrementally identifying desired content items of the first content system.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, the learned content preferences of the user being based on analyzing descriptive terms associated with content items with which the user interacted from a plurality of content systems.

### Claim 18 (depends on 16)

The system of claim 16, wherein the incremental input entered by the user is the first interaction between the user and the first content system.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the first content system has not characterized the content preferences of the user.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the first content system and second content system are different systems.

### Claim 21 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the first content system is on a server system remote from the user and the second content system is on a user client device.

### Claim 22 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the second content system is on a server system remote from the user and the first content system is on a user client device.

### Claim 23 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the selecting and ordering the at least one content item is further based on popularity values associated with the content items, each popularity value indicating a relative measure of a likelihood that the corresponding content item is desired by the user.

### Claim 24 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the content items of at least one of the first and second content systems is contained on at least one of a cable television system, a video-on-demand system, an IPTV system, and a personal video recorder.

### Claim 25 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the presenting the at least one content item of the first content system includes presenting the at least one content item on at least part of a television screen.

### Claim 26 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the presenting at least one content item of the first system presents the content item on at least one of a telephone, a PDA, and a remote control.

### Claim 27 (depends on 16)

The system of claim 16, wherein the incremental input comprises at least one prefix of a word for describing the desired content items.

### Claim 28 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, the computer-readable media further comprising instructions that when executed cause a computer system to receive the learned content preferences stored on a user client device.