Methods and systems for recommending media content
AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.
InventorsPaul Stathacopoulos, Benjamin Maughan
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Abstract
Methods and systems are disclosed herein for a media guidance application that provides diverse and reliable media content suggestions. Specifically, the media guidance application may monitor user preferences of a select group of friends of the user and base media recommendations on those user preferences. The media guidance application may determine close friends of the user, such as friends that a user regularly communicates with, and include recommendations on the media preferences of only those close friends.
Claims21
A method of recommending media content, the method comprising:
- storing, in a database, a record of a social media network contact;
- monitoring electronic communications between a user and the social media network contact;
- storing, in the database, a closeness metric corresponding to the social media network contact, wherein the closeness metric quantifies an amount of electronic communication between the user and the social media network contact;
- retrieving a recommendation threshold from the database;
- comparing the closeness metric to the recommendation threshold;
- and
- in response to determining that the closeness metric exceeds the recommendation threshold, generating for display, on a display device, a media content recommendation based on a preference of the social media network contact.
A system of recommending media content, the system comprising:
- storage circuitry configured to store a record of a social media network contact;
- and
- control circuitry configured to:
- monitor electronic communications between a user and the social media network contact;
- determine a closeness metric corresponding to the social media network contact, wherein the closeness metric quantifies an amount of electronic communication between the user and the social media network contact;
- retrieve a recommendation threshold from a database;
- compare the closeness metric to the recommendation threshold;
- and
- if the closeness metric exceeds the recommendation threshold, generate for display, on a display device, a media content recommendation based on a preference of the social media network contact.
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