IP Library Granted Patent US 11,012,753
Granted Patent B2
US 11,012,753 · App. 16/678,332 · Granted May 18, 2021

Computerized system and method for determining media based on selected motion video inputs

Inventors: Robert Stein (New York, NY); Tony Ke (New York, NY); Rasmus Zwickson (Brooklyn, NY)
Assignee: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
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Patent No.
US 11,012,753
App. No.
16/678,332
Granted
May 18, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content searching, generating, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data within or across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods provide systems and methods for automatically determining and suggesting media for a user based on a determined state of the user. The state determination of a user is based on user input respective to media representing specific categories of moods.

Claims (53)

1. A method comprising:

displaying, within a user interface (UI) displayed by a computing device, a first set of state media items, the state media items being a mixed variety of media types that represents a category of an emotion, each state media item being individually selectable within the display of the UI;

receiving, within the UI, input by a user corresponding to the first set of state media items, the input comprising a selection of a state media item from the first set of state media items;

generating, by the computing device, based on the received input, a search request, the search request comprising information associated with a category of emotion represented by the selected state media item;

communicating, via the computing device, the generated search request to a media repository;

receiving, at the computing device, a search result in response to the search request from the media repository, said search result comprising a set of media items, the set of media items corresponding to a category of content that corresponds to the category of emotion of the selected state media item;

compiling, via the computing device, a media item presentation based on the set of media items, the media item presentation configured to display each of the set of media items as a scrollable set of recommended media items; and

displaying, within the UI, said media item presentation, said display of the media item presentation causing the UI to be modified to replace the first set of state media items with the media item presentation.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said variety of media types include types selected from a group consisting of: images, videos, GIFs and multimedia items.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said state media items are displayed as an overlay within a bottom portion of the UI.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said media item presentation is displayed within a content viewing portion of the UI.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, based at least in part on said media item presentation, a second set state media items.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein said second state media item set is displayed as an overlay within a bottom portion of the UI as said media item presentation is displayed.

7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

receiving a selection of a second state media item; and

modifying said media item presentation based on said selection.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said state media items are automatically rendered as they are displayed.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein said state media items are rendered upon interaction by a user.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

compiling a search query based on said selected state media item;

communicating, over a network, said query to a server, such that the server searches a repository of third party digital content based on said search query;

receiving a third party digital content item; and

modifying said media item presentation to include said received third party digital content item.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium tangibly encoded with computer-executable instructions, such that when a computing device executes the instructions, a method is performed comprising:

displaying, within a user interface (UI) displayed by the computing device, a first set of state media items, the state media items being a mixed variety of media types that represents a category of an emotion, each state media item being individually selectable within the display of the UI;

receiving, within the UI, input by a user corresponding to the first set of state media items, the input comprising a selection of a state media item from the first set of state media items;

generating, by the computing device, based on the received input, a search request, the search request comprising information associated with a category of emotion represented by the selected state media item;

communicating, via the computing device, the generated search request to a media repository;

receiving, at the computing device, a search result in response to the search request from the media repository, said search result comprising a set of media items, the set of media items corresponding to a category of content that corresponds to the category of emotion of the selected state media item;

compiling, via the computing device, a media item presentation based on the set of media items, the media item presentation configured to display each of the set of media items as a scrollable set of recommended media items; and

displaying, within the UI, said media item presentation, said display of the media item presentation causing the UI to be modified to replace the first set of state media items with the media item presentation.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein said variety of media types include types selected from a group consisting of: images, videos, GIFs and multimedia items.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein said state media items are displayed as an overlay within a bottom portion of the UI.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein said media item presentation is displayed within a content viewing portion of the UI.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining, based at least in part on aid media item presentation, a second set state media items.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein said second state media item set is displayed as an overlay within a bottom portion of the UI as said media item presentation is displayed.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , further comprising:

receiving a selection of a second state media item; and

modifying said media item presentation based on said selection.

18. A computing device comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for tangibly storing thereon program logic for execution by the processor, the program logic comprising:

logic executed by the processor for displaying, within a user interface (UI) displayed by the computing device, a first set of state media items, the state media items being a mixed variety of media types that represents a category of an emotion, each state media item being individually selectable within the display of the UI;

logic executed by the processor for receiving, within the UI, input by a user corresponding to the first set of state media items, the input comprising a selection of a state media item from the first set of state media items;

logic executed by the processor for generating, by the computing device, based on the received input, a search request, the search request comprising information associated with a category of emotion represented by the selected state media item;

logic executed by the processor for communicating, via the computing device, the generated search request to a media repository;

logic executed by the processor for receiving, at the computing device, a search result in response to the search request from the media repository, said search result comprising a set of media items, the set of media items corresponding to a category of content that corresponds to the category of emotion of the selected state media item;

logic executed by the processor for compiling, via the computing device, a media item presentation based on the set of media items, the media item presentation configured to display each of the set of media items as a scrollable set of recommended media items; and

logic executed by the processor for displaying, within the UI, said media item presentation, said display of the media item presentation causing the UI to be modified to replace the first set of state media items with the media item presentation.

19. The computing device of claim 18 , wherein said state media items are displayed as an overlay within a bottom portion of the UI.

20. The computing device of claim 18 , wherein said media item presentation is displayed within a content viewing portion of the UI.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2021
From: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
To: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
Reel/Frame 057453/0431 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2020
From: OATH INC.
To: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
Reel/Frame 054258/0635 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2019
From: STEIN, ROBERT; KE, TONY; ZWICKSON, RASMUS
To: YAHOO! INC.
Reel/Frame 051187/0192 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2019
From: YAHOO HOLDINGS, INC.
To: OATH INC.
Reel/Frame 051203/0125 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2019
From: YAHOO! INC.
To: YAHOO HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 051240/0001 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16027603 · Jul 5, 2018
Continuation 14877201 · Oct 7, 2015
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