IP Library Granted Patent US 11,218,774
Granted Patent B2
US 11,218,774 · App. 16/783,949 · Granted Jan 4, 2022

Systems and methods for identifying and correlating an advertised object from a media asset with a demanded object from a group of interconnected computing devices embedded in a living environment of a user

Inventor: Timothy Jacob Fennelly (Reading, MA)
Assignee: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
H04N21/47815G06Q20/12G06Q30/0251G06Q30/0255H04N21/23424H04N21/254H04N21/2542H04N21/2543H04N21/4316H04N21/6581
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Patent No.
US 11,218,774
App. No.
16/783,949
Granted
Jan 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for identifying and correlating an advertised object with a plurality of interconnected computing devices embedded in a living environment of the user. For example, a media guidance application implemented at a set-top box with a television may receive a signal from a printer indicating that cartridge ink is low. When the user is watching a television show and an advertisement relating to printer cartridges is being played, the media guidance application may identify that the advertised printer cartridges may be something that the user needs, and may then send a notification to a user of the advertisement. In this way, the media guidance application correlates advertisements from a media asset with a user's actual needs, which may improve the advertisement conversion rate for advertisers.

Claims (68)

1. A method for requesting an advertised object, the method comprising:

receiving metadata associated with a segment of a content item currently being played;

identifying an advertised object from the metadata associated with the segment of the content item while the segment of the content item is being played; and

when the advertised object is identified:

receiving, at a second device via a communications network, a status of a consumption level for a consumable object at a first device;

determining that the status of the consumption level indicates that the consumable object is a demanded object at the first device based on the consumption level at the first device;

determining that the advertised object is related to the demanded object; and

in response to determining that (i) the status of the consumption level indicates the consumable object is the demanded object and (ii) the advertised object is related to the demanded object, automatically transmitting a transaction request to complete a purchase of the advertised object.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to determining that the advertised object is related to the demanded object, receiving a priority score corresponding to the demanded object.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the status of the consumption level for the consumable object at the first device comprises:

polling for status information of a plurality of devices interconnected via a network; and

receiving, from the status information via the network, a status indicator of the first device of the plurality of devices.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the polling for the status information comprises polling a communication stack within a wireless communications network operated under a wireless network protocol for the status information.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the polling for the status information further comprises:

determining a portion of the content item that contains no advertised object based on the metadata; and

refraining from polling for the status information during playback of the portion.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting an engagement level towards the content item greater than an engagement threshold; and

in response to the detecting, receiving the status of the consumption level for the consumable object at the first device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining that the advertised object is related to the demanded object comprises:

determining a first set of attributes associated with the advertised object;

determining a second set of attributes associated with the demanded object;

comparing the first set of attributes with the second set of attributes to determine an overlap between the first set and second set; and

in response to determining that the overlap exceeds a percentage, determining that the advertised object is related to the demanded object.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, from the status, information about the demanded object, wherein the information comprises one or more attributes of the demanded object;

determining a priority score based on the information; and

assigning, in a data structure, the priority score to an identifier corresponding to the demanded object.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to determining that the advertised object is related to the demanded object, transmitting, to a second device, an electronic communication including information about the advertised object.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein transmitting the electronic communication comprises:

routing the electronic communication to a remote communication server, wherein the remote communication server transmits the electronic communication to the second device.

11. A system for requesting an advertised object, the system comprising:

communication circuitry configured to receive and transmit data; and

control circuitry configured to:

receive, via the communication circuitry, metadata associated with a segment of a content item currently being played;

identify an advertised object from the metadata associated with the segment of the content item while the segment of the content item is being played; and

when the advertised object is identified:

receive, at a second device via a communications network, a status of a consumption level for a consumable object at a first device;

determine that the status of the consumption level indicates that the consumable object is a demanded object at the first device based on the consumption level at the first device;

determine that the advertised object is related to the demanded object; and

in response to determining that (i) the status of the consumption level indicates the consumable object is the demanded object and (ii) the advertised object is related to the demanded object, automatically transmit, via the communication circuitry, a transaction request to complete a purchase of the advertised object.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

in response to determining that the advertised object is related to the demanded object, receive, via the communication circuitry, a priority score corresponding to the demanded object.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to receive the status of the consumption level for the consumable object at the first device by:

polling, via the communication circuitry, for status information of a plurality of devices interconnected via a network; and

receiving, from the status information via the network, a status indicator of the first device of the plurality of devices.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to poll for the status information by polling a communication stack within a wireless communications network operated under a wireless network protocol for the status information.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to poll for the status information by:

determining a portion of the content item that contains no advertised object based on the metadata; and

refraining from polling for the status information during playback of the portion.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

detect an engagement level towards the content item greater than an engagement threshold; and

in response to the detecting, receive, via the communication circuitry, the status of the consumption level for the consumable object at the first device.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to determine that the advertised object is related to the demanded object by:

determining a first set of attributes associated with the advertised object;

determining a second set of attributes associated with the demanded object;

comparing the first set of attributes with the second set of attributes to determine an overlap between the first set and second set; and

in response to determining that the overlap exceeds a percentage, determining that the advertised object is related to the demanded object.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

determine, from the status, information about the demanded object, wherein the information comprises one or more attributes of the demanded object;

determine a priority score based on the information; and

assign, in a data structure, the priority score to an identifier corresponding to the demanded object.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

in response to determining that the advertised object is related to the demanded object, transmit, via the communications circuitry to a second device, an electronic communication including information about the advertised object.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to transmit the electronic communication by:

routing the electronic communication to a remote communication server, wherein the remote communication server transmits the electronic communication to the second device.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 3, 2024
From: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
To: ADEIA GUIDES INC.
Reel/Frame 069106/0119 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2020
From: ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION; ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION; ROVI GUIDES, INC.; TIVO SOLUTIONS INC.; VEVEO, INC.; INVENSAS CORPORATION; INVENSAS BONDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TESSERA, INC.; TESSERA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DTS, INC.; PHORUS, INC.; IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053468/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2020
From: FENNELLY, TIMOTHY JACOB
To: ROVI GUIDES, INC.
Reel/Frame 051749/0040 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16227497 · Dec 20, 2018
Division 15663381 · Jul 28, 2017
Related Publication 20200252694A1 · Aug 6, 2020
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