CONTENT NAVIGATION AND PERSONALIZATION

Number: 20250373898
Published: 2025-12-04
Filed: 2025-08-13
Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
Inventors: Doshi; Sonia et al.
CPC: H04N21/4668; H04N21/472; H04N21/2353; H04N21/26258; H04N21/4532; H04N21/4756; H04N21/4825; H04N21/4826; H04N21/8405; H04N21/8456
Verdict: Set aside content personalization, business
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

Abstract

A method includes generating, by an application executed by a processing element, a first set of content portions from a plurality of content portions based on a first plurality of predetermined stored metadata tags in a user profile of a user; generating, by the application, new priority metadata tags based on a calculated similarity between the first plurality of predetermined stored metadata tags and content metadata tags in the first set of content portions, wherein at least one of the new priority metadata tags corresponds to a franchise.

Background

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to content transmission and consumption, including streamed content to user devices. BACKGROUND

Content, such as movies and television shows, may be transmitted to user devices over a network. This has been made possible by content streaming where packets of compressed content files are encoded by a content server and decoded for playback by an application on a user device, e.g., media player. Such content distribution has created a shift in how content can be accessed. Prior to streaming, content was either broadcasted indiscriminately over channels or recorded onto physical media (e.g., digital video disks and video tape). Currently, content is accessible through software applications, e.g., streaming platforms, where the content is presented through a graphical user interface (GUI) and users may browse content either through navigation of the interface or by text-based search (e.g., directly input or spoken by the user).

While content streaming has allowed for “on-demand” access of content and has allowed users to access a much larger catalog of content, the increase in content has made it difficult for users to find relevant and enjoyable content. Most streaming platforms are designed for users who know exactly what they want to watch and in some instances users may have difficulty uncovering engaging content easily. For example, merely relying on marketing or text searches by the user to identify desirab

Claims

1. A method comprising: generating, by an application executed by a processing element, a first set of content portions from a plurality of content portions based on a first plurality of predetermined stored metadata tags in a user profile of a user; generating, by the application, new priority metadata tags based on a calculated similarity between the first plurality of predetermined stored metadata tags and content metadata tags in the first set of content portions, wherein at least one of the new priority metadata tags corresponds to a franchise. || 13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium including instructions that when executed by a computer, cause the computer to: generate a first set of content portions from a plurality of content portions based on a first plurality of predetermined stored metadata tags in a user profile; generating new priority metadata tags based on a calculated similarity between the first plurality of predetermined stored metadata tags and content metadata tags in the first set of content portions, wherein at least one of the new priority metadata tags corresponds to a franchise. || 17. A system comprising: a processor; a memory store comprising instructions executable by the processor to perform a method, the method comprising: generating, by an application executed by a processing element, a first set of content portions from a plurality of content portions based on a first plurality of predetermined stored metadata tags in a user profile; generating, by the application, new priority metadata tags based on a calculated similarity between the first plurality of predetermined stored metadata tags and content metadata tags in the first set of content portions, wherein at least one of the new priority metadata tags corresponds to a franchise.