Systems and methods for sharing profile information using user preference tag clouds
AssigneeUnited Video Properties, Inc.
InventorMichael R. Nichols
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Abstract
Systems and methods for sharing user profile information using tag clouds are provided in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention. A first tag cloud may be generated from attributes stored in a first user profile and a second tag cloud may be generated from attributes stored in a second user profile. A user may drag-and-drop attributes between the two tag clouds and, in response, the underlying user profiles may be updated. Tag clouds may thus present a user's media preferences in an attractive and compelling visual arrangement that, in some embodiments, also functions as an intuitive interface for copying preferences between user profiles.
Claims21
A method for interacting with multiple user profiles using a media guidance application implemented on a device, the method comprising:
- retrieving, from a database, a first user profile that stores a first set of media content attributes and a second user profile that stores a second set of media content attributes;
- generating, using tag cloud processing circuitry, a first tag cloud comprising the first set of media content attributes and a second tag cloud comprising the second set of media content attributes;
- receiving, with user input circuitry, a user indication to copy a selected media content attribute from the second tag cloud to the first tag cloud;
- automatically copying, using the tag cloud processing circuitry, the selected media content attribute to the first tag cloud in response to the user indication;
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- updating the database to add the selected media content attribute to the first set of media content attributes stored in the first user profile.
A system for interacting with multiple user profiles, the system comprising:
- a database configured to store a first user profile that includes a first set of media content attributes and a second user profile that includes a second set of media content attributes;
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- a processor configure to:
- retrieve the first user profile and the second user profile from the database;
- generate a first tag cloud comprising the first set of media content attributes and a second tag cloud comprising the second set of media content attributes;
- receive a user indication to copy a selected media content attribute from the second tag cloud to the first tag cloud;
- copy the selected media content attribute to the first tag cloud in response to the user indication;
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- update the first user profile to add the selected media content attribute to the first set of media content attributes.
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