Abstract:
A content item review management apparatus (101) comprises a data store (209) which stores review data and content item characteristics for previously reviewed content items. A content item is received for review and content item characteristics, such as keywords, are determined for the content item. A match processor (207) matches the content item characteristic with content item characteristics of previously reviewed content items and stored review data is extracted based on the comparison. Initial review data for the content item is generated based on the extracted review data and a transmitter (215) transmits the initial review data to the source. The invention may allow review data estimating manually generated review data to be automatically generated.
Abstract:
A content item recommendation system comprises a recommender (203) which generates a set of recommendations for content items available through a first content item distribution system. A coordination processor (205) determines an availability characteristic for a set of content items available through a second content item distribution system of a set of content item distribution systems. The availability characteristic may indicate which content items are available to a user via the second content item distribution system. The modification processor (207) then modifies a recommendation characteristic for the set of recommendations in response to the availability characteristic for the set of content items. The approach may enable or facilitate co-ordination between different content item distribution systems while still allowing separate and independent operation of the content item distribution systems.
Abstract:
A content item distribution system comprises content item presentation devices (103, 105, 107) with receivers (201) for receiving content items from a broadcast transmitter (101) via a broadcast communication system. The devices comprise a recording controller (203) which can detect that a broadcast of a selected content item is ongoing. A processor (211) determines a missed part of the selected content item and in response a request transmitter (213) transmits a request to external sources using a different communication system than the broadcast communication system. A network receiver (217) receives the missed part of the content item via the different communication system and the recording controller (203) combines this with a remaining part received via the broadcast communication system to generate a complete content item.
Abstract:
A wireless communication system (100) comprising a first application (software program) (110), in communication with at least a second application (140) over a wireless network link (115), the wireless network link connecting to a network comprising at least one mediator (defined herein) (125), acting as a gateway or proxy server, the mediator (125) characterized by facilitating the storage of information sufficient to restore the operating state of the first application by routing said information to a storage means (130) and retrieving said information as required. This enables the persistence of the state of the first application in the event of device/battery failure, a lost network connection, or upon access to the state information by a separate device equipped with a similar application.
Abstract:
A user preference profile apparatus comprises a receiver (301) which receives preference indications from a plurality of devices (101-105) which have different device characteristics. The received preference indications are implicit preference indications reflecting user actions for content items. A relation processor (305) provides device dependent relations for devices where each device dependent relation defines a calculation of a device content item preference as a function of at least one preference indicator from the corresponding device. A preference processor (303) generates a device content item preference for content items and devices in response to received preference indications for the content items and devices and the corresponding device dependent relation. A user profile processor (307) then modifies a user preference profile in response to the content item preferences. The invention may facilitate or improve the generation of a device non-specific user profile by compensating for the impact of device specific characteristics of the devices used by a user.
Abstract:
Access rights to content items, such as personal photos etc, is determined in response to content metadata and requester metadata. A plurality of content items is stored (201) in a content item store (113). An access right processor (111) determines (203) content metadata for the plurality of content items. When a request for a content item is received (205), the access right processor (111) determines (207) requester metadata for the request. The requester metadata comprises data of a characteristic of a requester of the request. The access right processor (111) then determines (209) access rights in response to the content metadata and the requester metadata. If a positive access right is determined, the requested content item may be sent (211) to the requester (105). The access right may further be determined in response to past usage data or context data for the content items.
Abstract:
A content item distribution system comprises content item presentation devices (103, 105, 107) with receivers (201) for receiving content items from a broadcast transmitter (101) via a broadcast communication system. The devices comprise a recording controller (203) which can detect that a broadcast of a selected content item is ongoing. A processor (211) determines a missed part of the selected content item and in response a request transmitter (213) transmits a request to external sources using a different communication system than the broadcast communication system. A network receiver (217) receives the missed part of the content item via the different communication system and the recording controller (203) combines this with a remaining part received via the broadcast communication system to generate a complete content item.
Abstract:
Access rights to content items, such as personal photos etc, is determined in response to content metadata and requester metadata. A plurality of content items is stored (201) in a content item store (113). An access right processor (111) determines (203) content metadata for the plurality of content items. When a request for a content item is received (205), the access right processor (111) determines (207) requester metadata for the request. The requester metadata comprises data of a characteristic of a requester of the request. The access right processor (111) then determines (209) access rights in response to the content metadata and the requester metadata. If a positive access right is determined, the requested content item may be sent (211) to the requester (105). The access right may further be determined in response to past usage data or context data for the content items.
Abstract:
A reasoning apparatus (101) is arranged to determine device locations for user profile elements of a distributed user profile. A user profile processor (201) receives a user profile which comprises a plurality of user profile elements. Each user profile element furthermore comprises associated metadata. The apparatus (101) also comprises a device profile receiver (203) that receives device profiles for a plurality of devices. A device location processor (205) proceeds to determine device locations for the user profile elements in response to the associated metadata and the device profiles. Specifically, a user profile element may be assigned to a specific device if the device profile for that device matches the metadata for the user profile element. The reasoning apparatus (101) may furthermore comprise a user profile element synchroniser (207) which synchronises the user profile elements with the appropriate devices.
Abstract:
An apparatus (101) for a data communication system comprises a user group processor (207) which generates a user group for a first user. A set of content topics is determined and stored in a topic set storage (211). A communication processor (201) monitors a data communication of the user group and a content topic processor (205) determines the current content topic of the data communication by content data extraction. A notification processor (209) compares the current topic and the set of content topics and generates a notification signal in response to this comparison. The notification processor (209) may for example alert a user to a change of content topics for a trusted community defined by the user group.