Automatically loading user profile to show recently watched channels

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclose involve a method, a device, and a system comprising a processor and a machine-readable storage medium storing at a set of instructions for identification and authentication of user profiles associated with a digital television system and displaying information related thereto. In example embodiments, the method includes identifying a user profile registered with a content presentation device based on received identification data that includes biometric data. The method further includes receiving, from a server, identifiers of a set of recently watched channels associated with the user profile and causing presentation of a recent channels interface that includes selectable elements corresponding to the set of recently watched channels.

1 . A method comprising:
 receiving, from a server, recent service data associated with a user profile, the recent service data including identifiers of a set of recently watched channels associated with the user profile;   causing presentation of a recent channels interface in conjunction with programming provided by a content provider system, the recent channels interface including selectable elements corresponding to the set of recently watched channels;   transmitting, to the server, an identifier of a current channel accessed by the content presentation device in response to determining a threshold time period has elapsed while the current channel is being accessed by the content presentation device;   receiving, from the server, updated recent service data associated with the user profile, the updated service data including the identifier of the current channel and the identifiers of the set of recently watched channels; and   in response to receiving the updated recent service data from the server, updating the recent channels interface to include an additional selectable element corresponding to the current channel.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising identifying the user profile from among a plurality of user profiles registered with a content presentation device based on received identification data. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the identifying of the user profile includes:
 comparing the received identification data with stored authentication data associated with the plurality of user profiles registered with the content presentation device; and   identifying the user profile from among the plurality of user profiles registered with the content presentation device based on the received identification data matching authentication data associated with the user profile.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the identifying of the user profile includes comparing image data included in the received identification data with stored image data associated with the plurality of user profiles. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the identifying of the user profile includes comparing fingerprint data included in the identification data with stored fingerprint data associated with the plurality of user profiles 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising obtaining, via an input device, the identification data. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the input device is communicatively coupled to the content presentation device and is selected from a group comprising an image capture device, a microphone, a retinal scanner, or a fingerprint reader 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 identifying, using the one or more processors, an additional user profile from among the plurality of user profiles registered with the content presentation device based on received identification data; and   responsive to identifying the additional user profile, updating the presentation of the recent channels interface to include an additional set of recently watched channels associated with the additional user profile.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 retrieving, from the server, additional recent service data associated with the additional user profile, the additional recent service data including identifiers of the additional set of recently watched channels associated with the additional user profile.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the content presentation device is one of a plurality of presentation devices registered with an account maintained by a content provider. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the set of recently watched channels includes a plurality of channels accessed during a previous content viewing session of the user profile. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the set of recently watched channels includes at least one channel accessed using an additional content presentation device. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 identifying current channel being accessed by a content presentation device;   determining threshold time period has elapsed while the current channel is being accessed by the content presentation device; and   saving the current channel as a recently watched channel.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein each of the selectable elements includes an identifier of a recently watched channel and an image associated with the recently watched channel. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the identification data includes image data or fingerprint data. 
     
     
         16 . A content presentation device comprising:
 a machine-readable storage unit to store a plurality of user profiles registered with the content presentation device;   a communication module configured to receive, from a server, recent service data associated with a user profile, the recent service data including identifiers of a set of recently watched channels associated with the user profile;   an interface module configured to present a recent channels interface in conjunction with programming provided by a content provider system, the recent channels interface including selectable elements corresponding to the set of recently watched channels;   the communication module further configured to transmit, to the server, an identifier of a current channel accessed by the content presentation device in response to determining a threshold time period has elapsed while the current channel is being accessed by the content presentation device;   the communication module further configured to receive, from the server, updated recent service data associated with the user profile, the updated service data including the identifier of the current channel and the identifiers of the set of recently watched channels;   the interface module further configured to update the recent channels interface to include an additional selectable element corresponding to the current channel.   
     
     
         17 . The content presentation device of  claim 16 , wherein the identification module is configured to identify the user profile by performing operations comprising:
 comparing the received identification data with stored authentication data associated with the plurality of user profiles; and   identifying the first user profile from among the plurality of user profiles based on the received identification data matching authentication data associated with the first user profile.   
     
     
         18 . The content presentation device of  claim 17 , wherein the set of recently watched channels include a plurality of channels accessed during a previous content viewing session of the user profile. 
     
     
         19 . The content presentation device of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 a detection module configured to perform operations comprising:   identifying the current channel being accessed by the content presentation device;   determining the threshold time period has elapsed while current channel is being accessed by the content presentation device; and   saving the current channel as a recently watched channel.   
     
     
         70 . A system comprising:
 at least one processor of a machine; and   a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium embodying instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
 receiving, from a server, recent service data associated with a user profile, the recent service data including identifiers of a set of recently watched channels associated with the user profile; 
 causing presentation of a recent channels interface in conjunction with programming provided by a content provider system, the recent channels interface including selectable elements corresponding to the set of recently watched channels; 
 transmitting, to the server, an identifier of a current channel accessed by the content presentation device in response to determining a threshold time period has elapsed while the current channel is being accessed by the content presentation device; 
 receiving, from the server, updated recent service data associated with the user profile, the updated service data including the identifier of the current channel and the identifiers of the set of recently watched channels; and 
 in response to receiving the updated recent service data from the server, updating the recent channels interface to include an additional selectable element corresponding to the current channel.