Method and Apparatus for TV Program Recommendation
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsEdwin SALOMONS, Rafal BORCZUCH
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Abstract
A method of assisting selection of a TV channel in a linear IPTV service where a prompt to switch a TV channel to another TV channel is generated based on measures indicative of instantaneous relevance of TV programs concurrently broadcast in a plurality of linear TV channels.
Claims24
A method of assisting selection of a TV channel in a linear IPTV service comprising:
- monitoring control commands received by TV devices from users;
- determining measures indicative of instantaneous relevance of TV programs concurrently broadcast in a plurality of linear TV channels by analysing the control commands received by TV devices from users;
- delivering the determined measures as an input for generating of a prompt to select a TV channel based on the measures.
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An apparatus for use in a network delivering TV channels in a linear IPTV service to TV devices, the apparatus comprising a processor and a memory, said memory containing instructions executable by said processor whereby said apparatus is operative to:
- monitor control commands received by TV devices from users;
- determine measures indicative of instantaneous relevance of TV programs concurrently broadcast in a plurality of linear TV channels by analysing the control commands received by TV devices from users;
- deliver the determined measures as an input for generating a prompt to select a TV channel based on the measures.
(canceled)
A TV device adapted to receive TV channels broadcast in a linear IPTV service comprising a processor and a memory, said memory containing instructions executable by said processor whereby said TV device is operative to receive a prompt to select a TV channel, wherein said prompt is generated based on measures indicative of instantaneous relevance of TV programs concurrently broadcast in a plurality of linear TV channels, wherein said measures are determined by analysing control commands received by TV devices from users.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.