Systems and methods for recommending media assets based on objects captured in visual assets

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for recommending media assets based on objects captured in visual assets. A location of a visual asset is determined, where the location is associated with the visual asset. A location score is determined based on one or more of: a user travel score, a user travel frequency score, and a popularity score. A determination is made whether the location score exceeds a threshold. Responsive to a determination that the location score exceeds the threshold, the system detects an object within the visual asset and generates a recommendation of a media asset that is associated with the object.

1 .- 50 . (canceled) 
     
     
         51 . A method comprising:
 identifying a visual asset captured by an electronic mobile device;   determining a geographical location associated with the captured visual asset;   determining a number of times a user of the electronic mobile device has previously visited the geographical location within a predetermined time period;   determining based on the number of times the user of the electronic mobile device has previously visited the geographic location in the predetermined time period whether to display, on the electronic mobile device, a recommendation for a corresponding media asset; and   in response to determining to display the recommendation for the corresponding media asset:
 identifying an object from the visual asset captured by the electronic mobile device, and 
 displaying the recommendation for a media asset that corresponds to the object from the visual asset captured by the electronic mobile device. 
   
     
     
         52 . The method of  claim 51 , wherein the electronic mobile device is selected from a group consisting of a smartphone with embedded camera, a streaming media device, a personal computer (PC), a laptop computer, a tablet computer, a WebTV box, a hand-held computer, or a personal digital assistant (PDA). 
     
     
         53 . The method of  claim 51 , wherein the displayed and recommended media asset that corresponds to the object from the visual asset captured is selected from a group consisting of television programming, on-demand programs, Internet content, video clips, audio clips, pictures, documents, music playlists, books, electronic books, blogs, chat sessions, social media posts, and software applications. 
     
     
         54 . The method of  claim 51 , wherein determining the number of times the user of the electronic mobile device has previously visited the geographical location within the predetermined time period comprises:
 identifying a list of visual assets previously captured by the electronic mobile device, wherein each asset in the list is associated with the geographical location; and   calculating a number of distinct dates on which assets from the list of assets were captured in the predetermined time period.   
     
     
         55 . The method of  claim 51 , wherein the predetermined time period is identified by the user of the electronic mobile device. 
     
     
         56 . The method of  claim 51 , wherein identifying the object from the visual asset captured by the electronic mobile device comprises:
 identifying one or more objects from the captured visual asset, wherein the captured visual asset includes a popular object and an ordinary object;   separating the popular object from the ordinary object; and   selecting the popular object as the identified object.   
     
     
         57 . The method of  claim 56 , wherein, the object is determined to be popular based on a number of social media postings generated exceeding a threshold number within a time period, wherein the social media postings are related to the object. 
     
     
         58 . The method of  claim 56 , further comprising calculating a popularity score for the popular object, wherein the popularity score is based on the amount of metadata created within the current time period. 
     
     
         59 . The method of  claim 58 , wherein the current time period is less than 120 hours. 
     
     
         60 . The method of  claim 58 , wherein a higher popularity score is generated if the metadata created within the current time period exceeds the amount of metadata created for the same popular object for a same amount of time period prior to the current time period. 
     
     
         61 . The method of  claim 58 , wherein a lower popularity score is generated if the metadata created within the current time period does not exceed the amount of metadata created for the same popular object for a same amount of time period prior to the current time period. 
     
     
         62 . The method of  claim 51 , wherein determining the geographical location associated with the captured visual asset comprises:
 retrieving, from metadata associated with the visual asset, first set of Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates for the object in the visual asset;   retrieving from a media asset source, second set of Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates of the object;   comparing the first set of GPS coordinate with the second set of GPS coordinates; and   determining a match if the first set of GPS coordinate are within a threshold distance of the second set of GPS coordinates.   
     
     
         63 . A system for recommending media assets based on objects captured in visual assets, comprising:
 user input circuitry; and   control circuitry configured to:
 identify a visual asset captured by the electronic mobile device; 
 determine a geographical location associated with the captured visual asset; 
 determine a number of times a user of the electronic mobile device has previously visited the geographical location within a predetermined time period; 
 determine based on the number of times the user of the electronic mobile device has previously visited the geographic location in the predetermined time period whether to display, on the electronic mobile device, a recommendation for a corresponding media asset; and 
 in response to determining to display the recommendation for the corresponding media asset, 
 identify an object from the visual asset captured by the electronic mobile device, and 
 display the recommendation for a media asset that corresponds to the object from the visual asset captured by the electronic mobile device. 
   
     
     
         64 . The system of  claim 63 , wherein determining the number of times the user of the electronic mobile device has previously visited the geographical location within a predetermined time period comprises:
 accessing a database of previously captured visual assets;   identifying a previous object from each of the previously captured visual assets; and   determining the number of times the identified previous object matches the object of the visual asset, wherein the number of times is used for reporting the number of times the user of the electronic mobile device has previously visited the geographical location.   
     
     
         65 . The system of  claim 63 , wherein identifying the object from the visual asset captured by the electronic mobile device comprises:
 identifying one or more objects from the captured visual asset, wherein the captured visual asset includes a popular object and an ordinary object;   separating the popular object from the ordinary object; and   selecting the popular object as the identified object.   
     
     
         66 . The system of  claim 65 , wherein, the object is determined to be popular based on a number of social media postings generated exceeding a threshold number within a time period, wherein the social media postings are related to the object. 
     
     
         67 . The system of  claim 65 , further comprising calculating a popularity score for the popular object, wherein the popularity score is based on the amount of metadata created within the current time period. 
     
     
         68 . The system of  claim 67 , wherein a higher popularity score is generated if the metadata created within the current time period exceeds the amount of metadata created for the same popular object for a same amount of time period prior to the current time period. 
     
     
         69 . The system of  claim 67 , wherein a lower popularity score is generated if the metadata created within the current time period does not exceed the amount of metadata created for the same popular object for a same amount of time period prior to the current time period. 
     
     
         70 . The system of  claim 63 , wherein determining the geographical location associated with the captured visual asset comprises:
 retrieving, from metadata associated with the visual asset, first set of Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates for the object in the visual asset;   retrieving from a media asset source, second set of Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates of the object;   comparing the first set of GPS coordinate with the second set of GPS coordinates; and   determining a match if the first set of GPS coordinate are within a threshold distance of the second set of GPS coordinates.