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US 11,080,285 B2Granted
Methods and systems for generating cluster-based search results
AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorMilan Patel
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Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed herein for a media guidance application that intuitively and efficiently allows a user to navigate a large amount of media content on a variety of user devices. Specifically, the media guidance application may provide a user with cluster-based search results. The media guidance application may intelligently select the clusters presented to a user, and attributes of those clusters, in order to assist the user in navigating the available content.
Claims18
A method of generating cluster-based search results, the method comprising:
- receiving a sequence of alphanumeric characters;
- determining an electronic device for presenting the received sequence of alphanumeric characters;
- and
- as each alphanumeric character of the sequence is received:
- combining each alphanumeric character of the sequence with previously received alphanumeric characters of the sequence;
- cross-referencing the combination with a database to identify a media item group corresponding to the combination;
- determining a plurality of clusters between media items in the media item group;
- determining a number of media items within each of the plurality of clusters based on the electronic device;
- ranking each cluster of the plurality of clusters based on the number of the media items in the media item group corresponding to that cluster;
- and
- based on the ranking, generating for display the plurality of clusters comprising a first cluster in a first interactive dial and a second cluster in a second interactive dial on a display screen, wherein each interactive dial comprises a respective media item.
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A system for generating cluster-based search results, the system comprising:
- control circuitry configured to:
- receive a sequence of alphanumeric characters;
- determine an electronic device for presenting the received sequence of alphanumeric characters;
- and
- as each alphanumeric character of the sequence is received:
- combine each alphanumeric character of the sequence with previously received alphanumeric characters of the sequence;
- cross-reference the combination with a database to identify a media item group corresponding to the combination;
- determine a plurality of clusters between media items in the media item group;
- determine a number of media items within each of the plurality of clusters based on the electronic device;
- rank each cluster of the plurality of clusters based on the number of the media items in the media item group corresponding to that cluster;
- and
- based on the ranking, generating for display the plurality of clusters comprising a first cluster in a first interactive dial and a second cluster in a second interactive dial on a display screen, wherein each interactive dial comprises a respective media item.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.