Contextual media presentation

Number: 9600485
Published: 2017-03-21
Filed: 2014-06-26
Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Inventors: Purvis; Christopher et al.
CPC: G06F16/4393
Verdict: Set aside contextual media/content personalization, business ops
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

Abstract

A process, computer program product, and apparatus provide for a contextual media presentation. The process, computer program product, and apparatus receive a plurality of planned and/or completed user experiences. Further, the process, computer program product, and apparatus select a plurality of media files thatare contextually relevant to the received user experiences. In addition, the process, computer program product, and apparatus sort a list of the plurality of media files to generate a sorted list of media files. The process, computer program product, and apparatus sendthe sorted list of media files to a player for playback.

Background

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS(1) The above-mentioned features of the present disclosure will become more apparent with reference to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein like reference numerals denote like elements and in which:(2) FIG. 1 illustrates a contextual media presentation configuration.(3) FIG. 2 illustrates an alternative contextual media presentation configuration to that of the contextual media presentation configuration illustrated in FIG. 1.(4) FIG. 3 illustrates an itinerary of planned user experiences that may be inputted by the user to the client device illustrated in FIG. 2.(5) FIG. 4 illustrates an example of a display screen displayed by the display device illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2.(6) FIG. 5 illustrates a process that is utilized to provide a contextual media presentation.DETAILED DESCRIPTION(7) A contextual media presentation systemprovides media content to a user based upon a particular context. The context may be a user experience. A user experience is a person's perception and/or recollection of an event that happens at a particular time and place. The user experience may involve any of a variety of contextual components including but not limited to other people, animals, characters, activities, sounds, images, settings, smells, sensations, and emotions. The user experience may or may not be planned by the user prior to the user participating in the user experience.(8) As an example of a user ex

Claims

1. A method comprising: receiving context information about a plurality of user experiences that occur at a real world place and time without use of a computing device by a user associated with the plurality of user experiences; selecting media files that have an association with the user experiences using the context information; sorting a list of the selected media files to generate a sorted list of media files; and sending the sorted list of the set of media filesto a player for playback. 10. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage device having a computer readable program stored thereon, wherein the computer readable program while executing on a computer causes the computer to: receive context information about a plurality of user experiences that occur at a real world place and time without use of a computing device by a user associated with the plurality of user experiences; select media files that have an association with the user experiences using the context information; sort a list of the selected media files to generate a sorted list of media files; and send the sorted list of the set of media files to a player for playback. 17. An apparatus comprising: a processor that receives context information about a plurality of userexperiences that occur at a real world place and time without use of a computing device by a user associated with the plurality of user experiences, selects media files that have an association with the user experiences using the context information, sorts a list of the selected media files to generate a sorted list of media files, and sends the sorted listof the set of media files to a player for playback.