System and method for making free-to-play and activity suggestions
The subject disclosure relates to methods for making user activity recommendations. In some aspects, a process of the technology can include operations for receiving a free-to-play indication, the free-to-play indication specifying availability of a user associated with a media system, retrieving, via the network interface, peer information indicating an availability of one or more online peers of the user, and retrieving, via the network interface, activity information indicating one or more activities available to the user, and at least one of the online peers. In some aspects method can further include operations for providing an activity recommendation to the user based on the peer information and the activity information, wherein the activity recommendation includes a suggestion of at least one activity that can be conducted by the user with the media system. Systems and computer-readable media are also provided.
1. A media system for making activity recommendations, the media system comprising:
one or more processors;
an input device coupled to the one or more processors;
a network interface coupled to the one or more processors; and
a non-transitory memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory comprising instructions, which when executed by the processors, cause the processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving information regarding a user via the input device, the received information including a historic user evaluation and data from one or more media accounts of the user;
predicting an availability of the user based on the historic user evaluation to yield a free-to-play indication;
retrieving, via the network interface, peer information indicating an availability of one or more online peers of the user;
retrieving, via the network interface, activity information indicating one or more activities available to the user and at least one of the online peers based on the free-to-play indication and the availability of the at least one online peer of the user;
generating an activity recommendation based on the peer information, the media accounts data, and the activity information, wherein the activity recommendation comprises a suggestion of at least one of the activities available to the user and the at least one online peer; and
providing the generated activity recommendation to the user.
2. The media system of claim 1 , wherein the activity recommendation further comprises a suggestion of at least one online peer of the user with whom the at least one activity can be conducted.
3. The media system of claim 1 , wherein providing the activity recommendation further comprises:
selecting the at least one activity from a plurality of activities available to the user and the at least one online peer based at least in part on activity history information associated with the user.
4. The media system of claim 1 , wherein providing the activity recommendation further comprises:
selecting at least one online peer, from among a plurality of online peers associated with the user, based on social history information associated with the user.
5. The media system of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, via the input device, an activity selection from the user; and
updating activity history information associated with the user based on the activity selection.
6. The media system of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, via the input device, a peer selection from the user; and
updating social history information associated with the user based on the peer selection.
7. The media system of claim 1 , wherein the free-to-play indication indicates at least one of: a beginning time, and a duration of time that the user is available.
8. A method for making activity recommendations, the method comprising:
receiving information regarding a user, the received information including a historic user evaluation and data from one or more media accounts of the user;
predicting an availability of the user based on the historic user evaluation to yield a free-to-play indication;
retrieving peer information indicating an availability of one or more online peers of the user;
retrieving activity information indicating one or more activities available to the user and at least one online peer based on the free-to-play indication and the at least one online peer;
generating an activity recommendation based on the peer information, the media accounts data, and the activity information, wherein the activity recommendation comprises a suggestion of at least one of the activities available to the user and the at least one online peer; and
providing the generated activity recommendation to the user.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the activity recommendation further comprises a suggestion of at least one online peer of the user with whom the at least one activity can be conducted.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein providing the activity recommendation further comprises selecting the at least one activity available to the user and the at least one online peer from a plurality of available activities based at least in part on activity history information associated with the user.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein providing the activity recommendation further comprises selecting at least one online peer, from among a plurality of online peers associated with the user, based on social history information associated with the user.
12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving an activity selection from the user; and
updating activity history information associated with the user based on the activity selection.
13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving a peer selection from the user; and
updating social history information associated with the user based on the peer selection.
14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the free-to-play indication indicates at least one of:
a beginning time, and a duration of time that the user is available.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for making activity recommendations, the method comprising:
receiving information regarding a user, the received information including a historic user evaluation and data from one or more media accounts of the user;
predicting an availability of the user based on the historic user evaluation to yield a free-to-play indication;
retrieving peer information indicating an availability of one or more online peers of the user;
retrieving activity information indicating one or more activities available to the user and at least one of the online peers based on the free-to-play indication and the availability of at the at least one online peer;
generating an activity recommendation based on the peer information, the media accounts data, and the activity information, wherein the activity recommendation comprises a suggestion of at least one of the activities available to the user and the at least one online peer; and
providing the generated activity recommendation to the user.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the activity recommendation further comprises a suggestion of at least one online peer of the user with whom the at least one activity can be conducted.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein providing the activity recommendation further comprises:
selecting the at least one activity available to the user and the at least one online peer from a plurality of available activities based at least in part on activity history information associated with the user.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein providing the activity recommendation further comprises selecting at least one online peer, from among a plurality of online peers associated with the user, based on social history information associated with the user.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , further comprising instructions for:
receiving an activity selection from the user; and
updating activity history information associated with the user based on the activity selection.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , further comprising instructions for:
receiving a peer selection from the user; and
updating social history information associated with the user based on the peer selection.