System and method for streaming individualized media content

A method for selecting and streaming video content to a media display device to minimize network resource consumption, the method comprising:

• storing, in at least one electronic database associated with at least one server, a plurality of videos that are each associated with category metadata that identifies video content items displayed in the respective videos with at least one corresponding category;
• generating, by a predictive rules engine associated with the at least one server, at least one video content selection characteristic based on data relating to at least one of the media display device and media consumption data associated with a viewer of the media display device and that includes content consuming history by the viewer;
• generating, by a video content playlist engine associated with the at least one server, a video content playlist by applying the generated at least one video content selection characteristic to select a subset of the plurality of videos based on the respective category metadata of the selected subset of the plurality of videos;
• streaming, by the at least one server towards the media display device, a single data stream containing the selected subset of the plurality of videos, such that upon receiving the single data stream of videos, the media display device is configured to automatically display the respective videos without receiving an explicit viewer input on the media display device to display the received respective videos;
• receiving updates to the content consuming history that indicates consumed data relating to a subset of the plurality of videos of the single data stream that were previously skipped, partially skipped or fully watched by the viewer of the media display device;
• correlating the respective video content items displayed in the subset of the plurality of videos that are of interest to the viewer based on the consumed data;
• modifying, by the predictive rules engine, the at least one video content selection characteristic based on the received updates to the media consumption data that includes the correlated video content items that are of interest to the viewer;
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• dynamically modifying, by the video content playlist engine, the content playlist by applying the modified at least one video content selection characteristic to the plurality of video content items to select at least one additional video content item to be added to the content playlist that is different than the content items included in the list of approved video content items.

A system for selecting and streaming video content toward a media display device to minimize network resource consumption, the system comprising:

• at least one electronic database configured to store a plurality of videos that are each associated with category metadata that identifies video content items displayed in the respective videos with at least one corresponding category;
• at least one processor with software instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, configure the at least one processor to execute:
• a predictive rules engine configured to generate at least one video content selection characteristic based on data relating to at least one of the media display device and media consumption data associated with a viewer of the media display device and that includes content consuming history by the viewer, and
• a video content playlist engine configured to generate a video content playlist by applying the generated at least one video content selection characteristic to select a subset of the plurality of videos based on the respective category metadata of the selected subset of the plurality of videos;
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• at least one server configured to stream towards the media display device a single data stream containing the selected subset of the plurality of videos, such that upon receiving the single data stream of videos, the media display device is configured to automatically display the respective videos without receiving an explicit viewer input on the media display device to display the received respective videos;
• wherein the predictive rules engine is further configured to:
• receive updates to the content consuming history that indicates consumed data relating to a subset of the plurality of videos of the single data stream that were previously skipped, partially skipped or fully watched by the viewer of the media display device,
• correlate the respective video content items displayed in the subset of the plurality of videos that are of interest to the viewer based on the consumed data, and
• modify the at least one video content selection characteristic based on the received updates to the media consumption data that includes the correlated video content items that are of interest to the viewer;
• and
• wherein the video content playlist engine is further configured to dynamically modify the content playlist by applying the modified at least one video content selection characteristic to the plurality of video content items to select at least one additional video content item to be added to the content playlist that is different than the content items included in the list of approved video content items.