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 generating a customized voice control media interface, comprising:
processing 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 processing circuitry associating the user with the first device;
generate a customized feature based on the identified user; and
execute the media control requested by the user.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the media control request comprises a request to store media content; and
the customized feature comprises storing 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 1 , wherein the customized feature is a favorites list that comprises preferred media content or media sources associated with the identified user.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first device comprises a display and speaker configured to present media content to the user.
7. The system of claim 6 , 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 generate for presentation the requested information.
8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a second device configured to execute the media control requested by the user.
9. 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 processing circuitry associates the user with the microphone.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry generates for presentation a media application implemented on the first device.
11. A method of generating 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 processing circuitry associating the user with the first device;
generating a customized feature based on the identified user; and
executing the media control requested by the user.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein:
the media control request is requesting to store media content; and
the customized feature is storing the media content to a file associated with the identified user.
13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
the media control request is requesting to play media content; and
the customized feature is presenting media content from a media content source associated with the identified user.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the customized feature comprises a targeted advertisement selected based on the identified user.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the customized feature is a favorites list that comprises preferred media content or media sources associated with the identified user.
16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first device, comprising a display and speaker, is presenting media content to the user.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein:
the media control request is requesting for information identifying media content that is available on the first device; and
the first device is generating for presentation the requested information.
18. The method of claim 11 , further comprising executing the media control requested by the user on a second device.
19. The method of claim 11 , wherein:
the first device is receiving the voice command on a microphone; and
the data stored in memory is associating the user with the microphone.
20. The method of claim 11 , wherein the processing circuitry is generating for presentation a media application implemented on the first device.