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US 10,958,953 · App. 15/661,847 · Granted Mar 23, 2021

Methods, systems, and media for presenting notifications indicating recommended content

Inventors: Justin Lewis (South San Francisco, CA); Richard Rapp (Marina Del Rey, CA)
Assignee: Google LLC
H04N21/251H04N21/25875H04N21/25891H04N21/4108H04N21/4126H04N21/4532H04N21/4667H04N21/4668H04N21/4753H04N21/4826H04N21/4882
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Patent No.
US 10,958,953
App. No.
15/661,847
Granted
Mar 23, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, systems, and media for presenting notifications indicating recommended content are provided. In some implementations, a method for presenting notifications of recommended content is provided, the method comprising: receiving an indication that a user device has initiated a casting session with at least one display device, wherein the indication includes an identifier of media content presented on the at least one display device during the casting session; storing the indication in a log in association with an identifier of the user device; receiving, from the user device, a request for recommended content to be presented on the at least one display device associated with the user device; in response to receiving the request, identifying a group of media content items based on at least one media content item that has been previously selected by a user account associated with the user device and based on an identifier of the at least one display device; generating a notification that includes an indication of the identified group of media content items and a selectable input that, when selected, causes the identified group of media content items to begin being presented on the at least one display device; and transmitting the notification to the user device, wherein transmitting the notification to the user device causes the notification to be presented on the user device.

Claims (43)

1. A method for presenting notifications of recommended content, the method comprising:

receiving an indication that a user device has initiated a casting session with at least one display device, wherein the indication includes an identifier of media content presented on the at least one display device during the casting session;

storing the indication in a log in association with an identifier of the user device;

receiving, from the user device, a request for recommended content to be presented on the at least one display device associated with the user device;

in response to receiving the request, identifying a group of media content items based on at least one media content item that has been previously selected by a user account associated with the user device and based on an identifier of the at least one display device;

generating a notification that includes an indication of the identified group of media content items and a selectable input that, when selected, causes the identified group of media content items to begin being presented on the at least one display device; and

transmitting the notification to the user device, wherein transmitting the notification to the user device causes the notification to be presented on the user device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the group of media content items is identified based on a type of media content previously presented on the at least one display device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the group of media content items is identified based on media content previously viewed in connection with the user account authenticated on the user device.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a previous time at which a second notification was transmitted to the user device, wherein the notification is transmitted to the user device in response to determining that more than a predetermined duration of time has elapsed since the previous time at which the second notification was transmitted to the user device.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating a configuration table that indicates one or more display devices that have been associated with the user device based on the stored log; and

transmitting, to the user device, the configuration table, wherein the request received from the user device for recommended content is received after transmitting the configuration table to the user device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received request includes an identifier of the user account authenticated on the user device.

7. A system for presenting notifications of recommended content, the system comprising:

a hardware processor that is programmed to:

receive an indication that a user device has initiated a casting session with at least one display device, wherein the indication includes an identifier of media content presented on the at least one display device during the casting session;

store the indication in a log in association with an identifier of the user device;

receive, from the user device, a request for recommended content to be presented on the at least one display device associated with the user device;

in response to receiving the request, identify a group of media content items based on at least one media content item that has been previously selected by a user account associated with the user device and based on an identifier of the at least one display device;

generate a notification that includes an indication of the identified group of media content items and a selectable input that, when selected, causes the identified group of media content items to begin being presented on the at least one display device; and

transmit the notification to the user device, wherein transmitting the notification to the user device causes the notification to be presented on the user device.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the group of media content items is identified based on a type of media content previously presented on the at least one display device.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the group of media content items is identified based on media content previously viewed in connection with the user account authenticated on the user device.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the hardware processor is further programmed to determine a previous time at which a second notification was transmitted to the user device, wherein the notification is transmitted to the user device in response to determining that more than a predetermined duration of time has elapsed since the previous time at which the second notification was transmitted to the user device.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the hardware processor is further programmed to:

generate a configuration table that indicates one or more display devices that have been associated with the user device based on the stored log; and

transmit, to the user device, the configuration table, wherein the request received from the user device for recommended content is received after transmitting the configuration table to the user device.

12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the received request includes an identifier of the user account authenticated on the user device.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for presenting notifications of recommended content, the method comprising:

receiving an indication that a user device has initiated a casting session with at least one display device, wherein the indication includes an identifier of media content presented on the at least one display device during the casting session;

storing the indication in a log in association with an identifier of the user device;

receiving, from the user device, a request for recommended content to be presented on the at least one display device associated with the user device;

in response to receiving the request, identifying a group of media content items based on at least one media content item that has been previously selected by a user account associated with the user device and based on an identifier of the at least one display device;

generating a notification that includes an indication of the identified group of media content items and a selectable input that, when selected, causes the identified group of media content items to begin being presented on the at least one display device; and

transmitting the notification to the user device, wherein transmitting the notification to the user device causes the notification to be presented on the user device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the group of media content items is identified based on a type of media content previously presented on the at least one display device.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the group of media content items is identified based on media content previously viewed in connection with the user account authenticated on the user device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises determining a previous time at which a second notification was transmitted to the user device, wherein the notification is transmitted to the user device in response to determining that more than a predetermined duration of time has elapsed since the previous time at which the second notification was transmitted to the user device.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the method further comprises:

generating a configuration table that indicates one or more display devices that have been associated with the user device based on the stored log; and

transmitting, to the user device, the configuration table, wherein the request received from the user device for recommended content is received after transmitting the configuration table to the user device.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the received request includes an identifier of the user account authenticated on the user device.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 20, 2017
From: GOOGLE INC.
To: GOOGLE LLC
Reel/Frame 044567/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 3, 2017
From: LEWIS, JUSTIN; RAPP, RICHARD
To: GOOGLE INC.
Reel/Frame 043185/0040 →
Continuity (1)
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