US 12,282,643 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 Nov. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/511,678.
Application 18/511,678 is a continuation of application No. 17/833,061, filed on Jun. 6, 2022, granted, now 11,861,132.
Application 17/833,061 is a continuation of application No. 17/118,068, filed on Dec. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,372,514, issued on Jun. 28, 2022.
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 5/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/16 (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 computer-implemented 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 requested by the user during a current viewing session with a media player;
determining a current state of mind of the user based on (i) the current location and (ii) characteristics of the one or more media items that have been requested by the user during the current viewing session;
selecting a subsequent media item to provide through the media player, wherein the subsequent media item is selected based on the subsequent media item having at least a threshold relevance to the determined current state of mind of the user; and
effectuating playing of the subsequent media item to the user through the media player.