Method and system for recording recommended content within a user device

A method comprising:

• determining a genre profile target vector based on plurality of program genre categories of previously watched program events over time and based on an amount of time a program is watched, said genre profile target determined for each time slot of a day which is adjusted based on whether the program is a recording playback and whether the program was watched more than a predetermined number of days prior;
• generating a candidate vector for respective ones of candidate programs based on program categories of the program candidates;
• comparing the genre profile target vector and the candidate vector;
• determining a numerical value for each of the plurality of program candidates based on comparing by determining an angle between the genre profile target vector and the candidate vector;
• and
• displaying the program candidates ordered based on the numerical value representing the smallest angle for each.

A system comprising:

• a viewer tracking electronic circuit determining a genre profile target representation based on genre categories of previously watched program events over time and based on an amount of time a program is watched, said genre profile target determined for each time slot of a day which is adjusted based on whether the program is a recording playback and whether the program was watched more than a predetermined number of days prior;
• a recommendation electronic circuit determining a candidate program category representation for each program candidate of a plurality of program candidates from a plurality of program categories, comparing the candidate program category representation for the plurality of candidates to the genre profile target representation, and determining a numerical value for each of the plurality of program candidates based on comparing;
• and
• a display displaying the program candidates ordered based of the numerical value for each.