Systems and methods for providing program suggestions in an interactive television program guide
AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorThomas E. Westberg
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Abstract
An interactive television program guide application is provided that queries a user regarding the user's interest in television programs and suggests television programs to the user based on the user's responses. The interactive television program guide application identifies a television program that is potentially of interest to the user. The interactive television program guide application then queries the user regarding the user's interest using questions that are formulated based on attributes associated with the identified television program. Using the user's responses to the questions, the interactive television program guide application identifies and suggests one or more television programs to the user.
Claims21
1-88. (canceled)
A method comprising:
- determining that a first media content is potentially of interest to the user;
- generating for display a media content listing of the first media content;
- receiving a user selection indicating that the user wishes to remove the media content listing;
- and
- in response to receiving the user selection, reducing a likelihood that a second media content is recommended to the user in the future, wherein the second media content is identified based on an attribute of the first media content.
A system comprising:
- display circuitry configured to generate for display a media content listing of a first media content;
- user input circuitry configured to receive a user selection indicating that the user wishes to remove the media content listing;
- and
- control circuitry configured to:
- determine that the first media content is potentially of interest to the user;
- and
- in response to receiving the user selection at the user input circuitry, reduce a likelihood that a second media content is recommended to the user in the future, wherein the second media is identified based on an attribute of the first media content.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.