Media selection and display based on conversation topics

US10585956B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Nicholas G. Danyluk · Poughkeepsie, US
• Kavita Sehgal · Poughkeepsie, US
• Diane Marie Stamboni · Poughkeepsie, US
• Sneha M. Varghese · Fishkill, US
• John S. Werner · Fishkill, US
• Sarah Wu · Kingston, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 20, 2017
• Grant date: Mar 10, 2020
• Expiry date: Apr 19, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L67/561
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Technical solutions are described for selecting and retrieving, by a media retrieval system, media items for displaying. An example method for selecting and retrieving the media items includes monitoring a conversation of a user via a user device, and extracting a conversation topic from the conversation. The method further includes determining that a metadata database of a media storage associated with the user includes the conversation topic. The method further includes adding, in response, to a topic match database, from the media storage, an identity of a media item matching with the conversation topic, and adding, to a list of media items to be played back by a media display device, the topic match database. Further yet, the method includes playing back, by the media display device, the media item.