IP Library Granted Patent US 11,818,428
Granted Patent B2
US 11,818,428 · App. 17/982,155 · Granted Nov 14, 2023

Identifying viewing characteristics of an audience of a content channel

Inventors: Bjorn Wells (Sydney, AU); Guillaume Derolez (Dublin, IE)
Assignee: Google LLC
H04N21/44226H04N21/2743H04N21/44204H04N21/4524
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Patent No.
US 11,818,428
App. No.
17/982,155
Granted
Nov 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying viewing characteristics of an audience of a content channel. A method includes receiving an identification of a channel of interest having a plurality of first videos and being associated with a first channel owner in a network-based media sharing platform that provides a plurality of watch sessions to a plurality of users. The plurality of watch sessions comprises a subset of watch sessions that each include a first watched video from the channel of interest and one or more of a plurality of second watched videos from a plurality of additional channels, each of the plurality of additional channels associated with one of a plurality of second channel owners. The method further includes presenting a notification indicating characteristics of content of an additional channel of the plurality of additional channels, the additional channel comprising a second watched video from at least one watch session in the subset of watch sessions that each comprise the watched video from the channel of interest. The second watch video is associated with a popularity indicator representing lower popularity as compared to other second watch videos from the plurality of watch sessions.

Claims (37)

1. A method comprising:

providing, by a network-based media sharing platform, a plurality of watch sessions to a plurality of users;

determining that the plurality of watch sessions comprises a subset of watch sessions that each include a first watched video from a first channel associated with a first channel owner and a second watched video from a second channel associated with a second channel owner, wherein the second watch video is associated with a popularity indicator representing lower popularity as compared to a set of other watched videos from the plurality of watch sessions;

receiving, from a first user device of a first user, a request to watch the first watched video from the first channel as part of a watch session between the network-based media sharing platform and the first user device;

identifying, based on the subset of watch sessions, the second channel as a next channel of interest for the first user, the second channel comprising the second watched video associated with the popularity indicator representing the lower popularity as compared to the set of other watch videos from the plurality of watch sessions; and

providing a notification indicating characteristics of content of the second channel.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein each watch session in the subset of watch sessions is associated with a particular geographic location.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein each watch session in the subset of watch sessions is associated with a geographic location that is within a defined proximity to a particular geographic location.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one watch session in the subset of watch sessions comprises a watch session where multiple videos are watched across multiple devices associated with a user.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein multiple videos included in the subset of watch sessions are watched in response to a selection received from a user.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying the second channel based on lower popularity of the second watched video with respect to the network-based media sharing platform and high popularity of videos of an additional channel from the subset of watch sessions.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the high popularity of the videos of the additional channel corresponds to a most watched topic in the subset of watch sessions, the most watched topic being a topic of a highest number of videos watched during the subset of watch sessions.

8. A system comprising:

a memory comprising instructions; and

a processing device, coupled to the memory to perform the operations comprising:

providing, by a network-based media sharing platform, a plurality of watch sessions to a plurality of users;

determining that the plurality of watch sessions comprises a subset of watch sessions that each include a first watched video from a first channel associated with a first channel owner channel and a second watched video from a second channel associated with a second channel owner, wherein the second watch video is associated with a popularity indicator representing lower popularity as compared to a set of other watched videos from the plurality of watch sessions;

receiving, from a first user device of a first user, a request to watch the first watched video from the first channel as part of a watch session between the network-based media sharing platform and the first user device;

identifying, based on the subset of watch sessions, the second channel as a next channel of interest for the first user, the second channel comprising the second watched video associated with the popularity indicator representing the lower popularity as compared to the set of other watch videos from the plurality of watch sessions; and

providing a notification indicating characteristics of content of the second channel.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein each watch session in the subset of watch sessions is associated with a particular geographic location.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein each watch session in the subset of watch sessions is associated with a geographic location that is within a defined proximity to a particular geographic location.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein at least one watch session in the subset of watch sessions comprises a watch session where multiple videos are watched across multiple devices associated with a user.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein multiple videos included in the subset of watch sessions are watched in response to a selection received from a user.

13. The system of claim 8 , the operations further comprising identifying the second channel based on lower popularity of the second watched video with respect to the network-based media sharing platform and high popularity of videos of an additional channel from the subset of watch sessions.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the high popularity of the videos of the additional channel corresponds to a most watched topic in the subset of watch sessions, the most watched topic being a topic of a highest number of videos watched during the subset of watch sessions.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

providing, by a network-based media sharing platform, a plurality of watch sessions to a plurality of users;

determining that the plurality of watch sessions comprises a subset of watch sessions that each include a first watched video from a first channel associated with a first channel owner channel and a second watched video from a second channel associated with a second channel owner, wherein the second watch video is associated with a popularity indicator representing lower popularity as compared to a set of other watched videos from the plurality of watch sessions;

receiving, from a first user device of a first user, a request to watch the first watched video from the first channel as part of a watch session between the network-based media sharing platform and the first user device;

identifying, based on the subset of watch sessions, the second channel as a next channel of interest for the first user, the second channel comprising the second watched video associated with the popularity indicator representing the lower popularity as compared to the set of other watch videos from the plurality of watch sessions; and

providing a notification indicating characteristics of content of the second channel.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein each watch session in the subset of watch sessions is associated with a particular geographic location.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein each watch session in the subset of watch sessions is associated with a geographic location that is within a defined proximity to a particular geographic location.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein at least one watch session in the subset of watch sessions comprises a watch session where multiple videos are watched across multiple devices associated with a user.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein multiple videos included in the subset of watch sessions are watched in response to a selection received from a user.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , the operations further comprising identifying the second channel based on lower popularity of the second watched video with respect to the network-based media sharing platform and high popularity of videos of an additional channel from the subset of watch sessions.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 2, 2023
From: GOOGLE INC.
To: GOOGLE LLC
Reel/Frame 063518/0285 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2023
From: WELLS, BJORN; DEROLEZ, GUILLAUME
To: GOOGLE INC.
Reel/Frame 063021/0232 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17175580 · Feb 12, 2021
Continuation 15997640 · Jun 4, 2018
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