Demand broadcast channels and channel programming based on user viewing history, profiling, and requests
View Patent ↗A system and method for scheduling media for consumption via a demand broadcast channel based upon notifications received during user consumption of media. An embodiment of the present invention may employ notifications generated when users select media for consumption, to calculate one or more statistics. The statistics may be calculated and used by a media provider to schedule media into a demand broadcast channel in which the frequency of repetition or time of availability of the media is set according to a ranking of the relative frequency of requests for the media. The statistics may also be shared with a third party, to enable a third party media provider to arrange the scheduling of media availability according to the relative frequency of requests for the media.
1. A method supporting communication of activity information to enable media programming, the method comprising:
receiving, at a user-designated electronic monitoring system via a communication network, at least one notification of a user request for consumption of media, each of the at least one notification comprising user-selected parameter information related to the request and at least one user-defined parameter that indicates a type of allowable use of the at least one notification by the monitoring system;
calculating at least one statistic, at the monitoring system, using the information related to the request;
automatically selecting additional media for consumption by the user according to the at least one statistic;
scheduling the selected additional media according to the at least one statistic, for consumption by the user via the communication network; and
updating a user interface with the scheduled selected additional media.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the information comprises one or more of an Internet protocol (IP) address, a media access control (MAC) address, an electronic serial number (ESN), a title, a subject, a time period, a genre, an artist, a media channel type, a mode, a language, and/or a user identifier.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein the communication network comprises one or more of a cable infrastructure, a satellite network infrastructure, a digital subscriber line (DSL) infrastructure, an Internet infrastructure, an intranet infrastructure, a wired infrastructure, and/or a wireless infrastructure.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the communication network is the Internet.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein the media comprises one or more of audio, a still image, video, real time video, and/or data.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein consumption comprises one or more of playing audio, displaying a still image, displaying video, and/or displaying data.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein one or more of the calculating, selecting, scheduling, and/or updating is performed on a periodic basis.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one statistic is a ranking of the relative frequency of consumption of media.
9. A method supporting communication of activity information to enable media programming, the method comprising:
receiving, at a user-designated electronic monitoring system via a communication network, at least one notification of a user request for consumption of media, each of the at least one notification comprising user-selected parameter information related to the request and at least one user-defined parameter that indicates a type of allowable use of the at least one notification by the monitoring system;
calculating at least one statistic, at the monitoring system, using the information related to the request;
automatically selecting additional media for consumption by the user according to the at least one statistic;
scheduling the selected additional media according to the at least one statistic for consumption by the user; and
communicating one or both of the selected additional media and/or the at least one statistic to a provider of the media, via the communication network.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein the information related to the request comprises one or more of an Internet protocol (IP) address, a media access control (MAC) address, an electronic serial number (ESN), a title, a subject, a time period, a genre, an artist, a media channel type, a mode, a language, and/or a user identifier.
11. The method of claim 9 wherein the communication network comprises one or more of a cable infrastructure, a satellite network infrastructure, a digital subscriber line (DSL) infrastructure, an Internet infrastructure, an intranet infrastructure, a wired infrastructure, and/or a wireless infrastructure.
12. The method of claim 9 wherein the communication network is the Internet.
13. The method of claim 9 wherein the media comprises one or more of audio, a still image, video, real time video, and/or data.
14. The method of claim 9 wherein consumption comprises one or more of playing audio, displaying a still image, displaying video, and/or displaying data.
15. The method of claim 9 wherein one or more of the calculating, selecting, and/or communicating is performed on a periodic basis.
16. The method of claim 9 wherein the at least one statistic is a ranking of the relative frequency of consumption of media.
17. A system for monitoring activity information to enable media programming, the system comprising:
at least one processor communicatively coupled to a communication network, the at least one processor operable to, at least:
receive, via the communication network, at least one notification of a user request for consumption of media, each of the at least one notification comprising user-selected parameter information related to the request and at least one user-defined parameter that indicates a type of allowable use of the at least one notification by the monitoring system, wherein the system receiving the at least one notification is designated by the user;
calculate at least one statistic using the information related to the request;
automatically select additional media for consumption by the user according to the at least one statistic;
schedule the selected additional media according to the at least one statistic, for consumption by the user via the communication network; and
update a user interface with the scheduled selected additional media.
18. The system of claim 17 wherein the information comprises one or more of an Internet protocol (IP) address, a media access control (MAC) address, an electronic serial number (ESN), a title, a subject, a time period, a genre, an artist, a media channel type, a mode, a language, and/or a user identifier.
19. The system of claim 17 wherein the communication network comprises one or more of a cable infrastructure, a satellite network infrastructure, a digital subscriber line (DSL) infrastructure, an Internet infrastructure, an intranet infrastructure, a wired infrastructure, and/or a wireless infrastructure.
20. The system of claim 17 wherein the communication network is the Internet.
21. The system of claim 17 wherein the media comprises one or more of audio, a still image, video, real time video, and/or data.
22. The system of claim 17 wherein consumption comprises one or more of playing audio, displaying a still image, displaying video, and/or displaying data.
23. The system of claim 17 wherein one or more of the calculating, selecting, scheduling, and/or updating is performed on a periodic basis.
24. The system of claim 17 wherein the at least one statistic is a ranking of the relative frequency of consumption of media.
25. A system for monitoring activity information to enable media programming, the system comprising:
at least one processor communicatively coupled to a communication network, the at least one processor operable to, at least:
receive, via the communication network, at least one notification of a user request for consumption of media, each of the at least one notification comprising user-selected parameter information related to the request and at least one user-defined parameter that indicates a type of allowable use of the at least one notification by the monitoring system, wherein the system receiving the at least one notification is designated by the user;
calculate at least one statistic using the information related to the request;
automatically select additional media for consumption by the user according to the at least one statistic;
schedule the selected additional media according to the at least one statistic for consumption by the user; and
communicate one or both of the selected additional media and/or the at least one statistic to a provider of the media, via the communication network.
26. The system of claim 25 wherein the information related to the request comprises one or more of an Internet protocol (IP) address, a media access control (MAC) address, an electronic serial number (ESN), a title, a subject, a time period, a genre, an artist, a media channel type, a mode, a language, and/or a user identifier.
27. The system of claim 25 wherein the communication network comprises one or more of a cable infrastructure, a satellite network infrastructure, a digital subscriber line (DSL) infrastructure, an Internet infrastructure, an intranet infrastructure, a wired infrastructure, and/or a wireless infrastructure.
28. The system of claim 25 wherein the communication network is the Internet.
29. The system of claim 25 wherein the media comprises one or more of audio, a still image, video, real time video, and/or data.
30. The system of claim 25 wherein consumption comprises one or more of playing audio, displaying a still image, displaying video, and/or displaying data.
31. The system of claim 25 wherein one or more of the calculating, selecting, and/or communicating is performed on a periodic basis.
32. The system of claim 25 wherein the at least one statistic is a ranking of the relative frequency of consumption of media.