TECHNICAL FIELD

The disclosed subject matter relates to methods, systems, and media for presenting notifications indicating recommended content.

BACKGROUND

Users frequently want to cast media content from a user device, such as a laptop computer, a tablet computer, or a mobile phone, to a presentation device, such as a television or speakers. For example, a user may want to select a media content item on a mobile phone and have the presentation of the media content item occur on a television. However, it can often be difficult for the user to identify content that the user may prefer to view on a particular presentation device at a convenient time.

Accordingly, it is desirable to provide methods, systems, and media for presenting notifications indicating recommended content.

SUMMARY

In accordance with various implementations of the disclosed subject matter, methods, systems, and media for presenting notifications indicating recommended content are provided.

In accordance with some implementations of the disclosed subject matter, a method for presenting notifications of recommended content is provided, the method comprising: receiving an indication that a user device has initiated a casting session with at least one display device, wherein the indication includes an identifier of media content presented on the at least one display device during the casting session; storing the indication in a log in association with an identifier of the user device; receiving, from the user device, a request for recommended content to be presented on the at least one display device associated with the user device; in response to receiving the request, identifying a group of media content items based on at least one media content item that has been previously selected by a user account associated with the user device and based on an identifier of the at least one display device; generating a notification that includes an indication of the identified group of media content items and a selectable input that, when selected, causes the identified group of media content items to begin being presented on the at least one display device; and transmitting the notification to the user device, wherein transmitting the notification to the user device causes the notification to be presented on the user device.

In some implementations, the group of media content items is identified based on a type of media content previously presented on the at least one display device.

In some implementations, the group of media content items is identified based on media content previously viewed in connection with the user account authenticated on the user device.

In some implementations, the method further comprises determining a previous time at which a second notification was transmitted to the user device, wherein the notification is transmitted to the user device in response to determining that more than a predetermined duration of time has elapsed since the previous time at which the second notification was transmitted to the user device.

In some implementations, the method further comprises: generating a configuration table that indicates one or more display devices that have been associated with the user device based on the stored log; and transmitting, to the user device, the configuration table, wherein the request received from the user device for recommended content is received after transmitting the configuration table to the user device.

In some implementations, the received request includes an identifier of the user account authenticated on the user device.

In accordance with some implementations of the disclosed subject matter, a system for presenting notifications of recommended content is provided, the system comprising: a hardware processor that is programmed to: receive an indication that a user device has initiated a casting session with at least one display device, wherein the indication includes an identifier of media content presented on the at least one display device during the casting session; store the indication in a log in association with an identifier of the user device; receive, from the user device, a request for recommended content to be presented on the at least one display device associated with the user device; in response to receiving the request, identify a group of media content items based on at least one media content item that has been previously selected by a user account associated with the user device and based on an identifier of the at least one display device; generate a notification that includes an indication of the identified group of media content items and a selectable input that, when selected, causes the identified group of media content items to begin being presented on the at least one display device; and transmit the notification to the user device, wherein transmitting the notification to the user device causes the notification to be presented on the user device.

In accordance with some implementations of the disclosed subject matter, a non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for presenting notifications of recommended content is provided, the method comprising: receiving an indication that a user device has initiated a casting session with at least one display device, wherein the indication includes an identifier of media content presented on the at least one display device during the casting session; storing the indication in a log in association with an identifier of the user device; receiving, from the user device, a request for recommended content to be presented on the at least one display device associated with the user device; in response to receiving the request, identifying a group of media content items based on at least one media content item that has been previously selected by a user account associated with the user device and based on an identifier of the at least one display device; generating a notification that includes an indication of the identified group of media content items and a selectable input that, when selected, causes the identified group of media content items to begin being presented on the at least one display device; and transmitting the notification to the user device, wherein transmitting the notification to the user device causes the notification to be presented on the user device.

In accordance with some implementations of the disclosed subject matter, a system for presenting notifications of recommended content is provided, the system comprising: means for receiving an indication that a user device has initiated a casting session with at least one display device, wherein the indication includes an identifier of media content presented on the at least one display device during the casting session; means for storing the indication in a log in association with an identifier of the user device; means for receiving, from the user device, a request for recommended content to be presented on the at least one display device associated with the user device; means for identifying a group of media content items based on at least one media content item that has been previously selected by a user account associated with the user device and based on an identifier of the at least one display device in response to receiving the request; means for generating a notification that includes an indication of the identified group of media content items and a selectable input that, when selected, causes the identified group of media content items to begin being presented on the at least one display device; and means for transmitting the notification to the user device, wherein transmitting the notification to the user device causes the notification to be presented on the user device.

