IP Library Granted Patent US 9,483,475
Granted Patent B2
US 9,483,475 · App. 13/903,419 · Granted Nov 1, 2016

Content recommendation method

Inventors: Augustin Tuffet Blaise (Taoyuan, TW); Ya-Chu Yang (Taoyuan, TW)
Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
G06F17/30038
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Patent No.
US 9,483,475
App. No.
13/903,419
Granted
Nov 1, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A content recommendation method for use in a portable electronic device is provided. The method includes the steps of fetching current context information from the portable electronic device; calculating a relevant ranking value of each item within each type of media files stored in the portable electronic device based on the context information; sorting the relevant ranking value of each item within each type of the media files; highlighting at least one of the items of a first user interface of the portable electronic device according to the sorted ranking values.

Claims (58)

1. A content recommendation method for use in a portable electronic device, comprising:

fetching current context information from the portable electronic device;

calculating a relevant ranking value of each item within each type of media files stored in the portable electronic device based on the context information;

sorting the relevant ranking value of each item within each type of the media files;

displaying at least one of items of a first user interface of the portable electronic device according to the sorted ranking values;

classifying the media files into multiple events;

calculating a relevant event ranking value of each of the events according to the fetched current context information;

sorting the relevant event ranking values of the events;

determining a top ranked event according to the sorted relevant event ranking values;

determining a representative picture and/or video of the top ranked event according to the sorted relevant ranking values of the items of the top ranked event; and

displaying the representative picture and/or video of the top ranked event on a second user interface of the portable electronic device,

wherein the relevant event ranking value of the top ranked event is decreased when the representative picture and/or video of the top ranked event has been selected and displayed a plurality of times.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the current context information comprises a location of the portable electronic device of a user and a local time at the location.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising:

updating current weighting factors of the corresponding items according to a viewing behavior of the user.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

highlighting the at least one of the items of the first user interface.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

updating weighting factors of the corresponding events according to a viewing behavior of the user.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second user interface is an upper view of the first user interface.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the determination of the representative picture is time-based, location-based, and/or period-based.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the determination of the representative picture is based on the most recent event of the events or previous events.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the representative picture is determined from the items within the top ranked event by turns.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising sharing the items of the top ranked event to user's friends when the first user interface corresponding to the top ranked event is browsed.

11. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a display screen; and

a processor, configured to perform the following steps of:

fetching current context information from the portable electronic device;

calculating a relevant ranking value of each item within each type of media files stored in the portable electronic device based on the context information;

sorting the relevant ranking value of each item within each type of the media files;

displaying at least one of the items of a first user interface of the portable electronic device according to the sorted ranking values;

classifying the media files into multiple events;

calculating a relevant event ranking value of each of the events according to the fetched current context information;

sorting the relevant event ranking values of the events;

determining a top ranked event according to the sorted relevant event ranking values;

determining a representative picture and/or video of the top ranked event according to the sorted relevant ranking values of the items of the top ranked event; and

displaying the representative picture and/or video of the top ranked event on a second user interface of the portable electronic device,

wherein the relevant event ranking value of the top ranked event is decreased when the representative picture and/or video of the top ranked event has been selected and displayed a plurality of times.

12. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the current context information comprises a location of the portable electronic device of a user and a local time at the location.

13. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the processor further updates current weighting factors of the corresponding items according to a viewing behavior of the user.

14. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the processor further highlights the at least one of the items of the first user interface.

15. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the processor further updates weighting factors of the corresponding events according to a viewing behavior of the user.

16. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the second user interface is an upper view of the first user interface.

17. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the determination of the representative picture is time-based, location-based, and/or period-based.

18. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the determination of the representative picture is based on the most recent event of the events or previous events.

19. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the representative picture is determined from the items within the top ranked event.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising a computer program, which, when executed, causes a processor of a portable electronic device to perform a content recommendation method, wherein the method comprises the following steps of:

fetching current context information from the portable electronic device;

calculating a relevant ranking value of each item within each type of media files stored in the portable electronic device based on the context information;

sorting the relevant ranking value of each item within each type of the media files;

displaying at least one of the items of a first user interface of the portable electronic device according to the sorted ranking values;

classifying the media files into multiple events;

calculating a relevant event ranking value of each of the events according to the fetched current context information;

sorting the relevant event ranking values of the events;

determining a top ranked event according to the sorted relevant event ranking values;

determining a representative picture and/or video of the top ranked event according to the sorted relevant ranking values of the items of the top ranked event; and

displaying the representative picture and/or video of the top ranked event on a second user interface of the portable electronic device,

wherein the relevant event ranking value of the top ranked event is decreased when the representative picture and/or video of the top ranked event has been selected and displayed a plurality of times.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2013
From: TUFFET BLAISE, AUGUSTIN; YANG, YA-CHU
To: HTC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 030504/0914 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61746005 · Dec 26, 2012
Related Publication 20140181123A1 · Jun 26, 2014