IP Library Granted Patent US 10,616,658
Granted Patent B2
US 10,616,658 · App. 16/241,183 · Granted Apr 7, 2020

Television related searching

Inventors: Vincent Dureau (Palo Alto, CA); Salahuddin Choudhary (Palo Alto, CA); Benjamin Ling (San Francisco, CA); Shalini Pai (Saratoga, CA); Dennis Miloseski (San Francisco, CA); Justin Koh (Mountain View, CA); Richard William Bragg (Los Altos, CA); Alok Chandel (Sunnyvale, CA)
Assignee: Google LLC
H04N21/4826G06F16/48G06F16/78H04N21/4622H04N21/4828
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Patent No.
US 10,616,658
App. No.
16/241,183
Granted
Apr 7, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a computer-implemented method that includes identifying metadata related to television programming being presented on a display device. The method further includes extracting one or more keywords from the metadata. The method further includes generating multiple search suggestions based on the keywords and first search results based on one or more of the search suggestions. The method further includes presenting the search suggestions and the first search results together on the display device.

Claims (42)

1. A computer-implemented method for television related searching, the method comprising:

receiving a request to perform a search relating to a media content item that is being presented on a display device;

identifying metadata related to the media content item being presented on the display device;

generating search suggestions based on search terms inputted into a search input region;

obtaining search results responsive to at least a portion of the search suggestions, wherein a first search result is associated with a television channel content type and includes a first identifier corresponding to a television program that is scheduled to be broadcast at a future time and a second search result is associated with an application content type and includes a second identifier corresponding to an application for execution on the display device; and

causing a first portion of the plurality of search suggestions and a second portion of the plurality of search results that includes the first search result and the second search result to be presented con the display device in an overlay that is positioned over the media content item, wherein the first search result includes the first identifier that, in response to receiving a selection of the first identifier, causes the television program that is scheduled to be broadcast at the future time to be recorded at the future time and wherein the second search result includes the second identifier that, in response to receiving a selection of the second identifier, determines whether the application has been installed, causes a prompt to install the application to be presented in response to determining that the application has not been installed, and causes the overlay to be removed and the application to be launched in response to determining that the application has been installed.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising detecting that a media content item is being presented on a display device.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising extracting keywords from the identified metadata, wherein the search suggestions are generated based on the extracted keywords and based on search results responsive to each of the search suggestions.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the search results include a third search result that is associated with a web page content type and includes a third identifier corresponding to web content for presentation on the display device, wherein the third search result is contemporaneously presented with the first search result and the second search results in the overlay that is positioned over the media content item, and wherein the third search result includes the third identifier that, in response to receiving a selection of the third identifier, causes the web page content corresponding to the third search result to be presented within the overlay in place of the first portion of the plurality of search suggestions and the second portion of the plurality of search results that includes the first search result, the second search result, and the third search result.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a user selection of the first identifier corresponding to the first search result of the plurality of search results; and

in response to receiving the user selection of the first identifier corresponding to the first search result, causing content corresponding to the selected first identifier to be recorded at the future time by transmitting a record command to a recording device associated with the display device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein additional search suggestions are generated in the plurality of search suggestions in response to determining that a television programming change has occurred.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the television programming change includes a change from a first channel to a second channel.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the television programming change includes a change from the media content item to a different media content item.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the television programming change includes a change within the media content item.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the search results further comprises performing a search that inputs each of a predetermined number of the search suggestions to a search engine system and wherein the search results are ranked in the overlay based on relevancy.

11. A system for television related searching, the system comprising:

a memory; and

a hardware processor that, when executing computer executable instructions stored in the memory, is configured to:

receive a request to perform a search relating to a media content item that is being presented on a display device;

identify metadata related to the media content item being presented on the display device;

generate search suggestions based on search terms inputted into a search input region;

obtain search results responsive to at least a portion of the search suggestions, wherein a first search result is associated with a television channel content type and includes a first identifier corresponding to a television program that is scheduled to be broadcast at a future time and a second search result is associated with an application content type and includes a second identifier corresponding to an application for execution on the display device; and

cause a first portion of the plurality of search suggestions and a second portion of the plurality of search results that includes the first search result and the second search result to be presented con the display device in an overlay that is positioned over the media content item, wherein the first search result includes the first identifier that, in response to receiving a selection of the first identifier, causes the television program that is scheduled to be broadcast at the future time to be recorded at the future time and wherein the second search result includes the second identifier that, in response to receiving a selection of the second identifier, determines whether the application has been installed, causes a prompt to install the application to be presented in response to determining that the application has not been installed, and causes the overlay to be removed and the application to be launched in response to determining that the application has been installed.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to detect that a media content item is being presented on a display device.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to extract keywords from the identified metadata, wherein the search suggestions are generated based on the extracted keywords and based on search results responsive to each of the search suggestions.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the search results include a third search result that is associated with a web page content type and includes a third identifier corresponding to web content for presentation on the display device, wherein the third search result is contemporaneously presented with the first search result and the second search results in the overlay that is positioned over the media content item, and wherein the third search result includes the third identifier that, in response to receiving a selection of the third identifier, causes the web page content corresponding to the third search result to be presented within the overlay in place of the first portion of the plurality of search suggestions and the second portion of the plurality of search results that includes the first search result, the second search result, and the third search result.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:

receive a user selection of the first identifier corresponding to the first search result of the plurality of search results; and

in response to receiving the user selection of the first identifier corresponding to the first search result, cause content corresponding to the selected first identifier to be recorded at the future time by transmitting a record command to a recording device associated with the display device.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein additional search suggestions are generated in the plurality of search suggestions in response to determining that a television programming change has occurred.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the television programming change includes a change from a first channel to a second channel.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the television programming change includes a change from the media content item to a different media content item.

19. The system of claim 16 , wherein the television programming change includes a change within the media content item.

20. The system of claim 11 , wherein obtaining the search results further comprises performing a search that inputs each of a predetermined number of the search suggestions to a search engine system and wherein the search results are ranked in the overlay based on relevancy.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for television related searching, the method comprising:

receiving a request to perform a search relating to a media content item that is being presented on a display device;

identifying metadata related to the media content item being presented on the display device;

generating search suggestions based on search terms inputted into a search input region;

obtaining search results responsive to at least a portion of the search suggestions, wherein a first search result is associated with a television channel content type and includes a first identifier corresponding to a television program that is scheduled to be broadcast at a future time and a second search result is associated with an application content type and includes a second identifier corresponding to an application for execution on the display device; and

causing a first portion of the plurality of search suggestions and a second portion of the plurality of search results that includes the first search result and the second search result to be presented con the display device in an overlay that is positioned over the media content item, wherein the first search result includes the first identifier that, in response to receiving a selection of the first identifier, causes the television program that is scheduled to be broadcast at the future time to be recorded at the future time and wherein the second search result includes the second identifier that, in response to receiving a selection of the second identifier, determines whether the application has been installed, causes a prompt to install the application to be presented in response to determining that the application has not been installed, and causes the overlay to be removed and the application to be launched in response to determining that the application has been installed.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2024
From: CHOUDHARY, SALAHUDDIN
To: GOOGLE LLC
Reel/Frame 067716/0393 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2024
From: DUREAU, VINCENT; LING, BENJAMIN; PAI, SHALINI; MILOSESKI, DENNIS; KOH, JUSTIN; BRAGG, RICH; CHANDEL, ALOK
To: GOOGLE INC.
Reel/Frame 067723/0543 →
ENTITY CONVERSION Recorded Jun 13, 2024
From: GOOGLE INC.
To: GOOGLE LLC
Reel/Frame 067723/0570 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 15795900 · Oct 27, 2017
Continuation 13104662 · May 10, 2011
Provisional Application 61346457 · May 19, 2010
Related Publication 20190141404A1 · May 9, 2019