US 2011/0088051 A1 · Method, Apparatus and System for Recommending Media Content

Abstract

A method, an apparatus, and a system for recommending media content beyond existing single form of media content recommendation through selection of content from Electronic Program Guide (EPG) menus. The method includes: detecting media content recommendation trigger events; generating media content recommendation information according to a preset media content recommendation policy when a media content recommendation trigger event is detected; and sending the generated media content recommendation information to a user terminal. The method, apparatus and system for recommending media content are applicable to Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) networks.

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Dependent claims

A method for recommending media content, comprising:

detecting media content recommendation trigger events;
generating media content recommendation information according to a preset media content recommendation policy when a media content recommendation trigger event is detected;
and
sending the generated media content recommendation information to a user terminal.

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An apparatus for recommending media content, comprising:

a trigger event detecting unit, configured to detect media content recommendation trigger events;
a media content recommendation information generating unit, configured to generate media content recommendation information according to a preset media content recommendation policy when the trigger event detecting unit detects a media content recommendation trigger event;
and
a media content recommendation information sending unit, configured to send the media content recommendation information generated by the media content recommendation information generating unit to a user terminal.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

12/972,749Filed 20 Dec 2010

Priority

CN 200810126527.324 Jun 2008

Published

14 Apr 2011

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Classification17 codes

H04H 60/72
Systems specially adapted for using specific information, e.g. geographical or meteorological information: using electronic programme guides [EPG]
H04L 65/1016
Architectures or entities: iP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
H04L 65/611
For supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio: for multicast or broadcast
H04L 65/612
For supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio: for unicast

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Abstract

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