Systems, Methods And Apparatus For Identifying Preferred Sporting Events Based On Viewing Preferences
AssigneeEchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
InventorsMichael Patrick Maldonado, Steven Phillip Hauser
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Abstract
Various embodiments of systems, apparatus, and/or methods are described for identifying a preferred sporting event. A receiving device receives viewing preferences from a user, sports data from a sports data provider, and programming information for candidate sporting events from a content provider. The receiving device then analyzes the programming information for one or more preferred sporting events based at least in part on the user's viewing preferences and the sports data. The user may then be notified of the preferred sporting event.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving viewing preferences on a receiving device;
- receiving sports data from a sports data provider, wherein the sports data includes a likelihood of an occurrence of at least one content characteristic;
- receiving programming information for a plurality of candidate sporting events that are available to be viewed;
- analyzing the programming information to filter the plurality of candidate sporting events based at least in part on the viewing preferences and the sports data to determine one or more preferred sporting events with the likelihood of the occurrence of the at least one content characteristic;
- outputting a notification of the one or more preferred sporting events;
- determining whether the one or more preferred sporting events is selected for viewing within a predetermined time window;
- and
- in response to determining that the one or more preferred sporting events is not selected for viewing within the predetermined time window, automatically recording the one or more preferred sporting events.
A receiving device, comprising:
- a user communication module to receive viewing preferences;
- a communication module to receive sports data and programming information for a plurality of candidate sporting events that are available to be viewed, wherein the sports data includes a likelihood of an occurrence of at least one content characteristic;
- a control logic to analyze the programming information to filter the plurality of candidate sporting events based at least in part on the viewing preferences and the sports data to determine one or more preferred sporting events with the likelihood of the occurrence of the at least one content characteristic;
- and
- a rendering module to output a notification of the one or more preferred sporting events,
- wherein the control logic is further configured to
- determine whether the one or more preferred sporting events is selected for viewing within a predetermined time window, and
- in response to determining that the one or more preferred sporting events is not selected for viewing within the predetermined time window, automatically record the one or more preferred sporting events.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.