US2016044378A1PendingUtilityA1

Predicted concurrent streaming program selection

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Assignee: SEARETE LLCPriority: Aug 24, 2007Filed: Aug 14, 2015Published: Feb 11, 2016
Est. expiryAug 24, 2027(~1.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Edward K.Y. JungRoyce A. Levien
H04N 21/4668H04N 21/4532H04N 21/4508H04N 21/4334H04N 7/163H04N 21/84H04N 21/4667
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Abstract

Embodiments provide an apparatus, a system, and a method. A method includes determining a characteristic of a streaming content selected by a user and currently being displayed. The method also includes identifying a concurrently available streaming content in response to the determined characteristic. The method further includes saving at least a portion of the identified concurrently available streaming content.

Claims

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1 . A method comprising:
 receiving a streaming content at a device in response to an indication of a selection by a user;   displaying the streaming content via the device;   determining a characteristic of the streaming content currently being displayed;   identifying a concurrently available streaming content in response to the determined characteristic; and   subsequent to determining the characteristic of the streaming content, saving at least a portion of the identified concurrently available streaming content.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining a characteristic of the streaming content currently being displayed includes:
 determining a content characteristic of the streaming content currently being displayed.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining a characteristic of the streaming content currently being displayed includes:
 determining a time, channel, genre, actor, director, plot, team, team affiliation, and/or subject matter characteristic of the streaming content currently being displayed.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining a characteristic of the streaming content currently being displayed includes:
 determining a characteristic of at least one of a streaming television, a radio, and/or Internet content currently being displayed.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining a characteristic of the streaming content currently being displayed includes:
 determining a predictive characteristic of the streaming content currently currently being displayed.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining a characteristic of the streaming content currently being displayed includes:
 determining a characteristic of the streaming content selected by a user and currently being displayed for viewing.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining a characteristic of the streaming content currently being displayed includes:
 determining a characteristic of the streaming content selected by a user and currently being displayed for listening.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining a characteristic of the streaming content currently being displayed includes:
 determining a characteristic of the streaming content selected by a user and having been previously presented for viewing.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein determining a characteristic of the streaming content currently being displayed includes:
 determining a common characteristic of at least two instances of streaming content respectively selected by a user and displayed for human perception.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein determining a common characteristic of at least two instances of streaming content selected by a user and currently being displayed includes:
 determining a characteristic common to a first instance of streaming content selected by a user for current viewing and to a second instance of streaming content selected by the user for a previous viewing.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein identifying a concurrently available streaming content in response to the determined characteristic includes:
 identifying a concurrently available streaming content in response to the determined characteristic using a heuristic procedure, a pattern recognition, a classifier, and/or an artificial intelligence.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein identifying a concurrently available streaming content in response to the determined characteristic includes:
 identifying a concurrently available streaming content in response to the determined characteristic, at least a portion of the identified streaming content being available for downloading proximate in time to the display of the streaming content selected by the user.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein identifying a concurrently available streaming content in response to the determined characteristic includes:
 identifying in response to the determined characteristic a streaming content at least a portion of which is available during the display of the streaming content selected by the user.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein identifying a concurrently available streaming content in response to the determined characteristic includes:
 identifying a streaming content that is available on-demand in response to the determined characteristic.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein subsequent to determining the characteristic of the streaming content, saving at least a portion of the identified concurrently available streaming content includes:
 subsequent to determining the characteristic of the streaming content, receiving and saving at least a portion of the identified concurrently available streaming content.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein subsequent to determining the characteristic of the streaming content, saving at least a portion of the identified concurrently available streaming content includes:
 subsequent to determining the characteristic of the streaming content, receiving, saving, and outputting the identified concurrently available streaming content.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving an indication of the streaming content selected by the user and currently being displayed.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving an indication of concurrently available streaming content.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 displaying a human perceivable indication of the identified concurrent available streaming content.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 displaying the identified concurrently available streaming content in response to a user input.   
     
     
         21 . A system comprising:
 a communication circuit operable to receive a first streaming content in response to an indication of a selection by a user;   an output circuit operable to provide a signal to a display device indicative of the first streaming content selected by a user for display;   an analytic circuit operable to identify a second concurrently available streaming content predicted to be of interest to the user in response to an attribute of the first streaming content; and   a digital storage device operable to save the identified second concurrently available streaming content predicted to be of interest to the user.   
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 21 , wherein the analytic circuit operable to identify a second concurrently available streaming content predicted in response to an attribute of the first streaming content to be of interest to the user further includes:
 an analytic circuit operable to identify a second concurrently available streaming content from among at least two other instances of streaming content, the second concurrently available streaming content predicted in response to an attribute of the first streaming content to be of interest to the user.   
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 21 , further comprising:
 the display device, the display device operable to present a human perceivable rendition of the first streaming content in response to the provided signal indicative of the first streaming content selected by a user for current display.   
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 23 , wherein the display device further includes:
 a display device operable to simultaneously present the human perceivable rendition of a first streaming content to the user and an indication to the user of the identified second concurrently available streaming content predicted to be of interest to the user.   
     
     
         25 . The system of  claim 21 , further comprising:
 a switch circuit operable to select an instance of streaming content for presentation by the display device in response to a received user selection, the received user selection selecting from among the first streaming content and the second concurrently available streaming content predicted to be of interest to the user.   
     
     
         26 . The system of  claim 21 , further comprising:
 a receiver operable to tune in the at least two instances of streaming content.   
     
     
         27 . An apparatus comprising:
 means for receiving a first streaming content in response to an indication of a selection by a user;   means for determining a characteristic of the first streaming content currently being displayed;   means for identifying a concurrently available streaming content in response to the determined characteristic; and   means for saving at least a portion of the identified concurrently available streaming content

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