Systems and methods for incentivizing content engagement

Number: 9639850
Published: 2017-05-02
Filed: 2010-09-30
Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Inventors: Ashbrook; Jeffrey R. et al.
CPC: H04N5/85; H04N21/4784; H04N21/6582; H04N9/8715; H04N21/42646; H04N21/4325; G06Q30/0207; G06Q30/0631; H04N21/4826
Verdict: Set aside incentivizing content engagement - ad-tech/engagement business
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

Abstract

Systems and associated methods for incentivizing content engagement are described. Embodiments provide a recommended feature application to offerpremier/recommended content. This can take place at a variety of times, for example during the primary content selection interface display, as well as offering said content interactively as an overlay during the conclusion of a piece of content. Embodiments employ a weighted process for selecting a recommended feature based on one or more stored preference files. The recommended feature application can be utilized across titles.

Background

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS(1) FIG. 1 illustrates an example main menu.(2) FIG. 2 illustrates an example flow of recommended feature application activation processing.(3) FIG. 3 illustrates an example recommended feature popup menu.(4) FIG. 4 illustrates an example flow for recommended feature application popup menu processing.(5) FIG. 5 illustrates an example flow for recommended feature selection.(6) FIG. 6 illustrates an example flow of file and service action reporting and recording.(7) FIG. 7 illustrates an example media player.DETAILED DESCRIPTION(8) Components of the embodiments, as generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations in addition to the described example embodiments. Thus, the following more detailed description of example embodiments, as represented in the figures, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of example embodiments. Furthermore, the described features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.(9) Reference throughout this specification to embodiment(s) means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment. Thus, appearances of the phrases “certain embodiments” or “example embodiment” or the like in various places throughout this specifi

Claims

1. A method comprising: at a multi-media disc player, storing a preference file comprising at least one of: a record of content on a first multi-media disc selected by a user from a plurality of content files to play; and a record of content on a second multi-media disc selected by a user from a plurality of content files to play; responsive to receiving the second multi-media disc in the multi-media disc player, reading the preference file; and basedon the preference file, recommending, by display of a graphic in a main disc menu of the second multi-media disc, at least one content file from the plurality of content files on the second multi-media disc for the user to play; said main disc menu comprising: a play button to play a movie of the second multi-media disc; and the graphic visually offset fromthe play button and including a thumbnail of the at least one content file recommended, wherein the at least one content file recommended comprises a content file selected from the group consisting of bonus material content, sneak peak content, and game content. 7. A method comprising: at a multi-media disc player, storing a preference file comprising at least one of: an indication of a content file on a first multi-media disc to recommend to a user from a plurality of content files available to play from the first multi-media disc; and a record of content on the first multi-media disc selected by other viewers from the plurality of content files available to play from the first multi-media disc; responsive toreceiving the first multi-media disc in the multi-media disc player, reading the preference file; and based on the preference file, recommending, by display of a graphic in a maindisc menu of the first multi-media disc, at least one content file from the plurality of content files on the first multimedia disc for the user to play; said main disc menu comprising: a play button to play the movie of the first multi-media disc; and the graphic visually offset from the play button and including a thumbnail of the at least one content file recommended, wherein the at least one content file recommended comprises a content file selected from the group consisting of bonus material content, sneak peak content, and gamecontent.