- Number
- 11985371
- Published
- 2024-05-14
- Filed
- 2014-08-07
- Assignee
- Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Inventors
- Eatedali; Josiah et al.
- CPC
- H04N21/26283; H04N21/44226; H04W4/80; H04N21/25891; H04N21/4532; H04N21/6582; H04N21/25883; H04N21/2668; G06Q30/00; H04N21/252; H04L65/61; H04N21/251
- Verdict
- Set aside channel-programming personalization, business
- Source
- Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline
Abstract
The present disclosure provides for systems and methods for customizing channel programming. The disclosed methods and systems utilize various data inputs, including affirmative user inputs, non-affirmative user characteristics, environmental data and/or temporal data to customize channel programming for a particular user or group of users. In a further aspect, the disclosed methods and systems provide for various social sharing of viewing experiences and channels by coordinating, broadcasting and/or sharing channels or viewing schedules with other users.
Background
TECHNICAL FIELD (1) The present disclosure relates generally to digital media, and more particularly to systems and methods for customizing channel programming. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION (2) The present disclosure may be embodied in a method comprising receiving scheduling factor data corresponding to a user; selecting a plurality of digital media assets from a set of available digital media assets according to the scheduling factor data; populating a custom channel with the plurality of selected digital media assets arranged in a particular order and scheduled to play on a user device at scheduled times based on the scheduling factor data, the plurality of selected digital media assets and scheduled times defining a custom broadcast schedule; and presenting a current digital media asset according to the custom broadcast schedule. The scheduling factor data may comprise preferences derived from one or more user characteristics. In a further aspect, the method may further comprise receiving updated scheduling factor data; and updating the customer broadcast schedule based on the updated scheduling factor data. (3) The user characteristics may comprise demographic information, shopping activity information, social media activity information, and/or viewing history information. (4) In a further aspect of this embodiment, the scheduling factor data may further comprise environmental data corresponding to the user's environment. The environmental data may comprise temporal data, we
Claims
1. A method comprising: selecting, using scheduling factor data, a plurality of movies, shows, or a combination thereof from a set of available movies, shows, or a combination thereof, wherein the scheduling factor data are based on at least one of a social media activity of a first user or one or more products identified as being present in an environment of the first user; selecting, using the scheduling factor data, a different scheduled time of a day for each of the plurality of movies, shows, or the combination thereof; populating a custom channel, for the first user, with the plurality of movies, shows, or the combination thereof arranged according to the different scheduled time of the day for each of the plurality of movies, shows, or the combination thereof; continuously transmitting, over the custom channel, the plurality of movies, shows, or the combination thereof, according to the different scheduled time of the day for each of the plurality of movies, shows, or the combination thereof; and presenting to the first user, when a first movie or show of the plurality of movies, shows, or the combination thereof is being currently transmitted over the custom channel, an option to View the first movie or show from a beginning of the first movie or show. ||
10. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising an instruction set configured to cause a computing device to perform: selecting, using scheduling factor data, a plurality of movies, shows, or the combination thereof from a set of available movies, shows, or the combination thereof, wherein the scheduling factor data are based on at least one of a social media activity of a first user or one or more products identified as being present in an environment of the first user; selecting, using the scheduling factor data, a different scheduled time of a day for each of the plurality of movies, shows, or the combination thereof; populating a custom channel with the plurality of movies, shows, or the combination thereof arranged according to the different scheduled time of the day for each of the plurality of movies, shows, or the combination thereof; continuously transmitting, over the custom channel, the plurality of movies, shows, or the combination thereof, according to the different scheduled time of the day for each of the plurality of movies, shows, or the combination thereof; and presenting to the first user, when a first movie or show of the plurality of movies, shows, or the combination thereof is being currently transmitted over the custom channel, an option to view the first movie or show from a beginning of the first movie or show.