System and method for creating a channel schedule
AssigneeThinkAnalytics Ltd.
InventorsAsim Ullah, Ewen Cattanach, Christopher McGuire, Peter Docherty
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method and system for creating a channel schedule for a linear broadcasting content provider, is disclosed. The method comprises: obtaining metadata associated with a plurality of content items in a content catalogue, the metadata representing at least some properties of the content items; segmenting the plurality of content items into segments based on metadata similarity; creating one or more channels based on the segments; and scheduling the plurality of content items, in the respective segments, for the one or more channels.
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A computer-implemented method for creating a channel schedule for a linear broadcasting content provider, the method comprising:
- obtaining metadata associated with a plurality of content items in a content catalogue, the metadata representing at least some properties of the content items;
- segmenting the plurality of content items into segments based on metadata similarity;
- creating one or more channels based on the segments including identifying one or more of the segments containing content items with a greatest amount of metadata similarity amongst the content items and/or containing content items with a greatest amount of metadata similarity between the content items and user-derived metadata representing at least some properties associated with a plurality of content items interacted with by a plurality of users;
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- scheduling the plurality of content items, in the respective segments, for the one or more channels.
A system for creating a channel schedule for a linear broadcasting content provider, the system comprising processing circuitry configured to:
- obtain metadata associated with a plurality of content items in a content catalogue, the metadata representing at least some properties of the content items;
- segment the plurality of content items into segments based on metadata similarity;
- create one or more channels based on the segments including identifying one or more of the segments containing content items with a greatest amount of metadata similarity amongst the content items and/or containing content items with a greatest amount of metadata similarity between the content items and user-derived metadata representing at least some properties associated with a plurality of content items interacted with by a plurality of users;
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- schedule the plurality of content items, in the respective segments, for the one or more channels.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium that comprises computer-readable instructions that are executable to perform a method for creating a channel schedule for a linear broadcasting content provider, the method comprising:
- obtaining metadata associated with a plurality of content items in a content catalogue, the metadata representing at least some properties of the content items;
- segmenting the plurality of content items into segments based on metadata similarity;
- creating one or more channels based on the segments including identifying one or more of the segments containing content items with a greatest amount of metadata similarity amongst the content items and/or containing content items with a greatest amount of metadata similarity between the content items and user-derived metadata representing at least some properties associated with a plurality of content items interacted with by a plurality of users;
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- scheduling the plurality of content items, in the respective segments, for the one or more channels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.