Methods and systems for recommending media content related to a recently completed activity

1. A method for recommending media content, the method comprising:

determining performance of an activity unrelated to media consumption, wherein the determination is based on a mobile electronic device being located within a threshold distance of an electronic device that is used to perform the activity;

retrieving activity data for a user related to the performed activity;

determining an activity likely to be performed by the user based on the retrieved activity data;

determining a media asset by cross-referencing the activity likely to be performed with a database associated with activity relationships;

determining an availability of the media asset by pinging a content source associated with the media asset;

determining a type of user equipment available to the user based on the activity likely to be performed;

identifying a user device, within a threshold proximity to the given user following the activity, wherein the user device is of the type of user equipment; and

generating, at the user device, a recommendation of the media asset for the user.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein retrieving activity data for a user related to an activity comprises retrieving the activity data from at least one of the user or an electronic device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the activity likely to be performed by the user is further based on a completion of a physical or social activity associated with the user.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising, determining that the media asset is available to the user following the activity, wherein the determination comprises:

determining a time of completion for the activity performed by the given user; and

determining whether the media asset corresponding to a retrieved identifier is available at the time of completion.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a window of availability for the given user following the activity performed by the given user;

determining whether the window of availability corresponds to a run-time of the media asset corresponding to a retrieved identifier; and

in response to determining the window of availability does not correspond to the run-time of the media asset corresponding to the retrieved identifier, selecting a different media asset.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the type of user equipment available to the user based on the activity likely to be performed further comprises:

determining whether the type of user equipment available to the given user corresponds to presenting the media asset corresponding to a retrieved identifier; and

in response to determining the type of user equipment available to the user does not correspond to presenting the media asset corresponding to the retrieved identifier, selecting a different media asset.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the database indicates subject matters for each of the media assets, and wherein retrieving an identifier further comprises determining whether a subject matter of the media asset corresponds to the activity performed by the given user.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user shares a demographic group, a social network group, or a familial group with other users.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received activity data is received from a home appliance associated with cooking or cleaning, a door associated with an open state or a closed state, a security system associated with monitoring movement within a household, media equipment associated with presenting media, an electronic device associated with an active mode or an inactive mode, or a vehicle associated with transporting the user.

10. A system for recommending media content, the system comprising:

control circuitry configured to:

determine performance of an activity unrelated to media consumption, wherein the determination is based on a mobile electronic device being located within a threshold distance of an electronic device that is used to perform the activity;

retrieve activity data for a user related to the performed activity;

determine an activity likely to be performed by the user based on the retrieved activity data;

determine a media asset by cross-referencing the activity likely to be performed with a database associated with activity relationships;

determine an availability of the media asset by pinging a content source associated with the media asset;

determine a type of user equipment available to the user based on the activity likely to be performed;

identify a user device, within a threshold proximity to the given user following the activity, wherein the user device is of the type of user equipment; and

generate, at the user device, a recommendation of the media asset for the user.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the control circuitry is configured, when retrieving activity data for a user related to an activity, to retrieve the activity data from at least one of the user or an electronic device.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein determining the activity likely to be performed by the user is further based on a completion of a physical or social activity associated with the user.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the control circuitry is configured, when determining that the media asset is available to the user following the activity, to:

determine a time of completion for the activity performed by the given user; and

determine whether the media asset corresponding to a retrieved identifier is available at the time of completion.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

determine a window of availability for the given user following the activity performed by the given user;

determine whether the window of availability corresponds to a run-time of the media asset corresponding to a retrieved identifier; and

in response to determining the window of availability does not correspond to the run-time of the media asset corresponding to the retrieved identifier, select a different media asset.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the control circuitry for determining the type of user equipment available to the user based on the activity likely to be performed is further configured to:

determine whether the type of user equipment available to the given user corresponds to presenting the media asset corresponding to a retrieved identifier; and

in response to determining the type of user equipment available to the user does not correspond to presenting the media asset corresponding to the retrieved identifier, select a different media asset.

16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the database indicates subject matters for each of the media assets, and wherein retrieving an identifier further comprises determining whether a subject matter of the media asset corresponds to the activity performed by the given user.

17. The system of claim 10 , wherein the user shares a demographic group, a social network group, or a familial group with other users.

18. The system of claim 10 , wherein the received activity data is received from a home appliance associated with cooking or cleaning, a door associated with an open state or a closed state, a security system associated with monitoring movement within a household, media equipment associated with presenting media, an electronic device associated with an active mode or an inactive mode, or a vehicle associated with transporting the user.