US 9,852,214 B2 · Systems and methods for automatic program recommendations based on user interactions

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for generating automatic program recommendations based on user interactions. In some embodiments, control circuitry processes verbal data received during an interaction between a user of a user device and a person with whom the user is interacting. The control circuitry analyzes the verbal data to automatically identify a media asset referred to during the interaction by at least one of the user and the person with whom the user is interacting. The control circuitry adds the identified media asset to a list of media assets associated with the user of the user device. The list of media assets is transmitted to a second user device of the user.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method for automatically performing an action on a recommended media asset, the method comprising:

receiving, using control circuitry, data representing an interaction between a user and a person with whom the user is interacting;
processing the received data to extract media asset identifiers;
comparing the extracted media asset identifiers with a plurality of media assets in a media asset database;
identifying a media asset, referenced in the extracted media asset identifiers, from the plurality of media assets based on the comparing;
retrieving, from user preferences of the user, an action previously identified by the user;
and
automatically performing the action on the media asset.

4 more elements

A system for automatically performing an action on a recommended media asset, the system comprising:

storage circuitry configured to store a media asset database and user preferences of a user;
and
control circuitry configured to:
receive data representing an interaction between the user and a person with whom the user is interacting;
process the received data to extract media asset identifiers;
compare the extracted media asset identifiers with a plurality of media assets in the media asset database;
identify a media asset, referenced in the extracted media asset identifiers, from the plurality of media assets based on the comparing;
retrieve, from the user preferences of the user, an action previously identified by the user;
and
automatically perform the action on the media asset.

7 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

15/078,639Filed 23 Mar 2016 · continuation

Priority

25 Sep 2012

Published

US 2016/0205426 A114 Jul 2016

Granted

26 Dec 2017

Term ends

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Classification22 codes

G06F 16/3334
Query translation: selection or weighting of terms from queries, including natural language queries
G06F 3/0482
Based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like…:…
G06F 3/04842
For the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a…:…
G06F 16/435
Querying: filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles

Family

Application13/626,332Parent of this continuation · filed 25 Sep 2012

Application14/716,602Parent of this continuation · filed 19 May 2015

US 9,092,415 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 28 Jul 2015

US 2016/0205426 A1Pre-grant publication · published 14 Jul 2016

US 9,298,810 B2Parent of this continuation

US 2014/0088952 A1Published application

US 2015/0254333 A1Published application

US 9,852,214 B2This patent

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Systems and methods for automatic program recommendations based on user interactions

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Systems and methods for automatic program recommendations based on user interactions

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