Incorporation of lead actor information for TV recommenders
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorSrinivas Gutta
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Abstract
A program recommender (300) that receives one or more starring actor data fields for a program. The recommender adjusts one or more of the received starring actor data fields (600) by utilizing a source separate from the received starring actor data fields to identify one or more starring actors in the program. The adjusted data fields may be made available for use in creating a viewer profile (400), or alternatively may be made available for determining a recommendation (330) for the program.
Claims13
A program recommender, comprising:
- means for receiving electronic programming data for a program, wherein the electronic programming data includes one or more starring actor data fields relating to the program;
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- means for adjusting one or more of the starring actor data fields of the received electronic programming data according to separately identified (i) starring actor data and (ii) ranking of the identified starring actor data, said adjusting means utilizing a source separate from the received starring actor data fields to identify one or more starring actors in the program and a corresponding ranking of the identified one or more starring actors in the program, wherein the adjusted electronic programming data is made available for use in determining a viewer profile, an automated recommendation of the program, or both.
A method for processing electronic programming data received for a program for use in automated television program recommendations, the method comprising:
- a) accessing, using a processor, a separate information source containing starring actor information for use in identifying starring actors for the program separately from any electronic programming data received;
- b) determining, using the processor, whether the separate information source identifies (i) one or more starring actors in the program and (ii) a ranking of any separately identified one or more starring actors in the program;
- c) adjusting, in a memory, one or more of starring actor data fields of the received electronic programming data using data representative of one or more of the identified starring actors if the separate information source contains the identity and ranking of one or more starring actors in the program;
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- d) making, in the memory, the adjusted starring actor data fields of the electronic programming data for the program available for use in an automated recommendation determination of the program.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.