Patent ID: 8887095
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for recommending digital content to at least one user of a client device, the method comprising: collecting context information during a current session of a content streaming application, wherein the context information comprises a plurality of metrics describing the current session for streaming content for display on the client device, and wherein the context information is collected at least in part from a second endpoint device that is distinct from the client device; analyzing, by operation of one or more computer processors, the context information to determine a set of properties describing the at least one user; analyzing a plurality of previously defined patterns of behavior to identify a first pattern of behavior most closely associated with the determined set of properties without considering an identity of the at least one user, wherein each of the plurality of previously defined patterns of behavior describes a pattern of user actions and content selections within a graphical user interface during previous sessions on the client device and by a respective one or more users of the content streaming application; and identifying digital content to present to the at least one user within the graphical user interface of the content streaming application for selection, based on the pattern of user actions and content selections described by the identified first pattern of behavior.