Method for determining content for a personal channel
OwnerAshwin S. Kashyap, David Anthony Campana +2inventors
InventorsAshwin S. Kashyap, David Anthony Campana, Dekai Li, Avinash Sridhar
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Abstract
Creating a listing of suggested content and programming for a virtual channel is performed by generating rankings of previously viewed or accessed content. The method determines whether such content is either cyclical in nature as being related to a series or if such content is broadcasted less frequently. Once such rankings are determined, the listings of suggested (other) content will have a number of entries per time segment which represent the highest ranked suggested per time segment
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A method for generating a virtual channel for a user comprising the steps of:
- a. determining content preferences for a user from at least one program using information associated with said at least one program;
- b. generating a rating for said at least one program using one of:
- i. series and season information when said least one program is cyclical;
- and,
- ii. using information associated with said at least one program to determine a centroid value which is used for said rating;
- and,
- c. ranking said at least one program with other content that has been rated according to said step b.
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