# US 2014/0196068 A1 · System and Method for Providing Program Recommendations Through Multimedia Searching Based on Established Viewer Preferences > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0196068 A1 - Document ID: US20140196068A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/196,767 - Filed: 2014-03-04 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2002-12-17 - Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P. - Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P. - Inventors: Lee Begeja; Charles Douglas Blewett; David Crawford Gibbon; Zhu Liu; Bernard S. Renger; Kenneth H. Rosen; Behzad Shahraray - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140196068A1 ## CPC - H04N 21/4668: {for recommending content, e.g. movies} - G11B 27/105: {of operating discs} - G11B 27/11: by using information not detectable on the record carrier - G11B 27/28: by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording {(G11B27/22 takes precedence)} - H04N 21/251: {Learning process for intelligent management, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies (details of learning user preferences for the retrieval of video data in a video database G06F16/739; computer systems using learning methods G06N3/08)} - H04N 21/25891: {being end-user preferences (retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18)} - H04N 21/4147: PVR [Personal Video Recorder] (H04N5/76 takes precedence {; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40}) - H04N 21/44222: {Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programmes or purchase activity (monitoring of user selections in data processing systems G06F11/34; arrangements for monitoring the user's behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33)} - H04N 21/4524: {involving the geographical location of the client (retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; systems specially adapted for using geographical information in broadcast systems H04H60/70; protocols in which the network application is adapted for the location of the user terminal in communication control or processing H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00)} - H04N 21/4532: {involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences (monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18)} - H04N 21/4667: {Processing of monitored end-user data, e.g. trend analysis based on the log file of viewer selections} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G11B: INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER (recording measured values in a way that does not require playback through a transducer G01D9/00; recording or playback apparatus using mechanically marked tape, e.g. punched paper tape, or using unit records, e.g. punched or magnetically marked cards G06K; transferring data from one type of record carrier to another G06K1/18; circuits for coupling output of reproducer to radio receiver H04B1/20; gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers or circuits therefor H04R) ## Abstract A system and method is disclosed for processing viewer profiles and program metadata from a number of sources to provide viewing suggestions and recommendations to one or more viewers. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-20. (canceled) ### Claim 21 A method comprising: accessing a profile associated with a video recording device associated with a viewer; deriving metadata from multimedia associated with a plurality of programs, the multimedia comprising a preview for one of the plurality of programs; selecting the one of the plurality of programs based on the metadata and the profile to generate a program recommendation; transmitting the program recommendation to the video recording device associated with the viewer. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein the multimedia associated with the plurality of programs further comprises a trailer for the one of the plurality of programs. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein the profile associated with the video recording device is based on reviewing previously scheduled program recordings and user specified keywords, the profile generated using a weighting algorithm that places more weight on the history of previously scheduled program recordings than the user specified keywords and phrases. ### Claim 24 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein the profile is a group profile based on a plurality of viewer user profiles, each of the plurality of viewer user profiles associated with a related video recording device. ### Claim 25 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein the deriving metadata associated with a plurality of programs occurs in real-time. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25, wherein the deriving metadata from multimedia associated with a plurality of programs comprises deriving metadata contemporaneously with a broadcasting of a particular program in a first geographic area and the transmitting the program recommendation is to a video recording device located in a second geographic area prior to a broadcasting of the particular program in the second geographic area. ### Claim 27 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein the deriving metadata from multimedia associated with a plurality of programs is based on analysis of video and audio content of the multimedia, the analysis comprising speech recognition, text analysis, and scene analysis. ### Claim 28 An apparatus comprising: a processor; and a memory to store computer program instructions, the computer program instructions when executed on the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising: accessing a profile associated with a video recording device associated with a viewer; deriving metadata from multimedia associated with a plurality of programs, the multimedia comprising a preview for one of the plurality of programs; selecting the one of the plurality of programs based on the metadata and the profile to generate a program recommendation; transmitting the program recommendation to the video recording device associated with the viewer. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the multimedia associated with the plurality of programs further comprises a trailer for the one of the plurality of programs. ### Claim 30 (depends on 28) The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the profile associated with the video recording device is based on reviewing previously scheduled program recordings and user specified keywords, the profile generated using a weighting algorithm that places more weight on the history of previously scheduled program recordings than the user specified keywords and phrases. ### Claim 31 (depends on 28) The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the profile is a group profile based on a plurality of viewer user profiles, each of the plurality of viewer user profiles associated with a related video recording device. ### Claim 32 (depends on 28) The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the deriving metadata associated with a plurality of programs occurs in real-time. ### Claim 33 (depends on 32) The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the deriving metadata from multimedia associated with a plurality of programs comprises deriving metadata contemporaneously with a broadcasting of a particular program in a first geographic area and the transmitting the program recommendation is to a video recording device located in a second geographic area prior to a broadcasting of the particular program in the second geographic area. ### Claim 34 (depends on 28) The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the deriving metadata from multimedia associated with a plurality of programs is based on analysis of video and audio content of the multimedia, the analysis comprising speech recognition, text analysis, and scene analysis. ### Claim 35 A computer readable medium storing computer program instructions, which, when executed on a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: accessing a profile associated with a video recording device associated with a viewer; deriving metadata from multimedia associated with a plurality of programs, the multimedia comprising a preview for one of the plurality of programs; selecting the one of the plurality of programs based on the metadata and the profile to generate a program recommendation; transmitting the program recommendation to the video recording device associated with the viewer. ### Claim 36 (depends on 35) The computer readable medium of claim 35, wherein the multimedia associated with the plurality of programs further comprises a trailer for the one of the plurality of programs. ### Claim 37 (depends on 35) The computer readable medium of claim 35, wherein the profile associated with the video recording device is based on reviewing previously scheduled program recordings and user specified keywords, the profile generated using a weighting algorithm that places more weight on the history of previously scheduled program recordings than the user specified keywords and phrases. ### Claim 38 (depends on 35) The computer readable medium of claim 35, wherein the profile is a group profile based on a plurality of viewer user profiles, each of the plurality of viewer user profiles associated with a related video recording device. ### Claim 39 (depends on 35) The computer readable medium of claim 35, wherein the deriving metadata associated with a plurality of programs occurs in real-time. ### Claim 40 (depends on 39) The computer readable medium of claim 39, wherein the deriving metadata from multimedia associated with a plurality of programs comprises deriving metadata contemporaneously with a broadcasting of a particular program in a first geographic area and the transmitting the program recommendation is to a video recording device located in a second geographic area prior to a broadcasting of the particular program in the second geographic area.