US 11,861,132 B1
Identifying and rendering content relevant to a user's current mental state and context
Thabet Alfishawi, Seattle, WA (US); Sagar Mittal, San Francisco, CA (US); and Mark Stevens, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/833,061.
Application 17/833,061 is a continuation of application No. 17/118,068, filed on Dec. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,372,514.
Application 17/118,068 is a continuation of application No. 16/597,307, filed on Oct. 9, 2019, granted, now 10,963,119, issued on Mar. 30, 2021.
Application 16/597,307 is a continuation of application No. 15/651,232, filed on Jul. 17, 2017, granted, now 10,481,749, issued on Nov. 19, 2019.
Application 15/651,232 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/556,802, filed on Dec. 1, 2014, granted, now 9,712,587, issued on Jul. 18, 2017.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/048 (2013.01); A61B 5/16 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/048 (2013.01) [A61B 5/11 (2013.01); A61B 5/165 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 13/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
obtaining characteristics of a current context of a user comprising obtaining information specifying a current location of the user and one or more media items viewed by the user during a current viewing session with a media player, wherein the characteristics of the current context of the user comprises characteristics of media items viewed by other users in the current location of the user;
determining a current state of mind of the user based on the current location and characteristics of the one or more media items; selecting a subsequent media item to provide through the media player based on the determined current state of mind of the user; and
effectuating playing of the subsequent media item to the user through the media player.