User speech interfaces for interactive media guidance applications
View Patent ↗A user speech interface for interactive media guidance applications, such as television program guides, guides for audio services, guides for video-on-demand (VOD) Services, guides for personal video recorders (PVRs), or other suitable guidance applications is provided. Voice commands may be received from a user and guidance activities may be performed in response to the voice commands.
1. A system for providing a customized voice control media interface, comprising:
a server having control circuitry configured to:
receive a voice command entered by a user at a first device, wherein the voice command comprises a media control request;
identify the user based on data stored in memory at the server associating the user with the first device;
generate a customized feature based on the identified user; and
provide the customized feature and the media control requested by the user.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the media control request comprises a request to record media content; and
the customized feature comprises recording the media content to a file associated with the identified user.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the media control request comprises a request to play media content; and
the customized feature comprises presenting media content from a media content source associated with the identified user.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the customized feature comprises a targeted advertisement selected based on the identified user.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the server is further configured to select the targeted advertisement based at least in part on past voice commands entered by the identified user.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the customized feature is a favorites list that comprises preferred media content or media sources associated with the identified user.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first device comprises a display and speaker configured to provide media content to the user.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein:
the media control request includes a request for information identifying media content that is available on the first device; and
the first device is configured to provide the requested information.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the first device is configured to lower or mute volume of the speaker while the requested information is provided.
10. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a second device configured to perform the media control requested by the user.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the second device comprises memory, and the requested media control is recording media content in the memory of the second device.
12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the first device is further configured to receive a voice command indication from the user prior to the user entering the voice command.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein receiving the voice command indication comprises detecting a press and release of a button on the first device prior to the user entering the voice command.
14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the second device comprises a display configured to provide media content to the user.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the first device is configured to provide control of the media content provided on the second device to the user.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the first device is configured to display identification information for media content displayed on the second device.
17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the first device is configured to provide guide screens for the media content available to be displayed on the second device.
18. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first device comprises a microphone that receives the voice command, and the data stored in memory at the server associates the user with the microphone.
19. The system of claim 1 , wherein the server provides a media application implemented on the first device.
20. The system of claim 19 , wherein a first portion of the media application is implemented on the first device, and a second portion of the media application is implemented on a second device.
21. A method of providing a customized voice control media interface, comprising:
receiving a voice command entered by a user at a first device, wherein the voice command comprises a media control request;
identifying the user based on data stored in memory at the server associating the user with the first device;
generating a customized featured based on the identified user; and
providing the customized feature and the media control requested by the user.