System and Method for Providing Curated Content Items
A system and method for providing curated content items is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method includes selecting a first set of content items from a plurality of available content items provided by a plurality of content provider servers, providing the first set of content items to a first user account of a plurality of first user accounts on a first user portal that displays on a user device, each of the first user accounts associated with a respective subscriber account of a plurality of subscriber accounts, receiving consumption information for each of the plurality of first user accounts regarding the first set of content items from the user device, determining limited content curation analytics regarding the plurality of available content items, selecting a second set of content items for the plurality of first user accounts from the plurality of available content items based on the limited content curation analytics and the consumption information, and providing the second set of content items to each of the plurality of first user accounts on the first user portal.
1 . A method, comprising:
selecting a first set of content items from a plurality of available content items provided by a plurality of content provider servers;
providing the first set of content items to a first user account of a plurality of first user accounts on a first user portal that displays on a user device, wherein each of the first user accounts is associated with a respective subscriber account of a plurality of subscriber accounts;
receiving consumption information for each of the plurality of first user accounts regarding the first set of content items from the user device;
determining limited content curation analytics regarding the plurality of available content items;
selecting a second set of content items for the plurality of first user accounts from the plurality of available content items based on the limited content curation analytics regarding the plurality of available content items and the consumption information; and
providing the second set of content items to each of the plurality of first user accounts on the first user portal.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the limited content curation analytics include the consumption information for the plurality of first user accounts as input.
3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising selecting the second set of content items from the plurality of available content items using curated content heuristics based on the limited content curation analytics.
4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
segmenting content items within the second set of content items; and
selecting the second set of content items from the plurality of available content items using curated content heuristics based on balancing across segments of content items within the second set of content items.
5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising providing a scheduled update of the segments of content items, wherein each of the segments of content items includes one of a genre, a theme, user tagged data, and a content type.
6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising providing the scheduled update of the segments of content items based on varying one or more themes, wherein the theme is based on one of a season, an event, a character, a relation, and a geographical location.
7 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the segments of content items include a plurality of content types, wherein the plurality of content types includes two or more of broadcasted media content, a movie, a video, an audio file, a text file, an electronic book, and an application.
8 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising selecting the second set of content items from the plurality of available content items using the curated content heuristics based on limited time content curation analytics.
9 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising selecting the second set of content items from the plurality of available content items using the curated content heuristics based on one or more of collection analytics for the plurality of available content items, analytics of a plurality of segments of content items, analytics of popularity of content items, and associative content analytics.
10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising recommending one or more of a physical item and a virtual item associated with a content item of the first set of content items for purchase by the first user account on the user device, wherein the virtual item includes a movie, a video, an audio file, an electronic book, and an application.
11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing payment to the plurality of content provider servers based on the consumption information.
12 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving an indication of consumption of a first content item of the first set of content items; and
providing a second content item to the first user account based on the indication of consumption of the first content item, wherein the second content item has one of a similar topic to the first content item, a divergent topic from the first content item, and an associated topic with the first content item.
13 . A system, comprising:
a first user portal that displays on a user device, wherein the first user portal provides access to each of a plurality of first user accounts that is associated with a respective subscriber account of a plurality of subscriber accounts; and
a content curation analytics engine that
selects a first set of content items from a plurality of available content items provided by a plurality of content provider servers,
provides the first set of content items to the plurality of first user accounts,
receive consumption information for each of the plurality of first user accounts regarding the first set of content items from the user device,
determine limited content curation analytics regarding the plurality of available content items,
select a second set of content items for the plurality of first user accounts from the plurality of available content items based on the limited content curation analytics regarding the plurality of available content items, and
provide the second set of content items to the plurality of first user accounts on the first user portal.
14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the limited content curation analytics include the consumption information for the plurality of first user accounts as input.
15 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the content curation analytics engine selects the second set of content items from the plurality of available content items using curated content heuristics based on the limited content curation analytics.
16 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the content curation analytics engine segments content items within the second set of content items, and
selects the second set of content items from the plurality of available content items using curated content heuristics based on balancing across segments of content items within the second set of content items.
17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the content curation analytics engine provides a scheduled update of the segments of content items, wherein each of the segments of content items includes one of a genre, a theme, user tagged data, and a content type.
18 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the content curation analytics engine provides a scheduled update of the segments of content items based on varying one or more themes, wherein the theme is based on one of a season, an event, a character, a relation, and a geographical location.
19 . The system of claim 16 , wherein the segments of content items include a plurality of content types, wherein the plurality of content types includes two or more of broadcasted media content, a movie, a video, an audio file, a text file, an electronic book, and an application.
20 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the content curation analytics engine selects the second set of content items from the plurality of available content items using the curated content heuristics based on limited time content curation analytics.
21 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the content curation analytics engine selects the second set of content items from the plurality of available content items using the curated content heuristics based on one or more of collection analytics for the plurality of available content items, analytics of a plurality of segments of content items, analytics of popularity of content items, and associative content analytics.
22 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the content curation analytics engine recommends one or more of a physical item and a virtual item associated with a content item of the first set of content items for purchase by the first user account on the user device, wherein the virtual item includes a movie, a video, an audio file, an electronic book, and an application.
23 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the content curation analytics engine provides payment to the plurality of content provider servers based on the consumption information.
24 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the content curation analytics engine receives an indication of consumption of a first content item of the first set of content items, and
provides a second content item to the first user account based on the indication of consumption of the first content item, wherein the second content item has one of a similar topic to the first content item, a divergent topic from the first content item, and an associated topic with the first content item.