Presenting media guidance search results based on relevancy
AssigneeUnited Video Properties, Inc.
InventorsDavid Billmaier, Michael Ross Starkenburg
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Abstract
Systems and methods for presenting search results based on relevancy in an interactive media guidance application are disclosed. After performing a user-initiated or automatic search for media content, the interactive media guidance application determines which of the hits are most relevant to the user. The guidance application then displays, or visually identifies, the relevant items. Some embodiments employ using different display arrangements based on the number of relevant items. Some embodiments display the relevant items in recommendation lists or hot lists.
Claims34
A method for limiting search results based on relevancy in an interactive media guidance application, comprising:
- defining a number of panels in a video mosaic display;
- searching a database of media guidance application data for media content items matching search criteria;
- determining whether the media content items matching the search criteria meet a relevancy threshold;
- determining whether the number of media content items meeting the relevancy threshold meets a minimum number of matching media content items, wherein the minimum number is equal to the defined number of panels;
- in response to determining that the number of media content items meeting the relevancy threshold is less than the minimum number, incrementally decreasing the relevancy threshold until the number of media content items meeting the relevancy threshold meets the defined number of panels;
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- generating the video mosaic display having, from among the matching media content items only those matching items determined to meet or exceed the relevancy threshold.
An interactive media guidance system for limiting search results based on relevancy comprising processing circuitry configured to:
- define a number of panels in a video mosaic display;
- search a database of media guidance application data for media content items matching search criteria;
- determine whether the media content items matching the search criteria meet a relevancy threshold;
- determine whether the number of media content items meeting the relevancy threshold meets a minimum number of matching media content items, wherein the minimum number is equal to the defined number of panels;
- in response to determining that the number of media content items meeting the relevancy threshold is less than the minimum number, incrementally decrease the relevancy threshold until the number of media content items meeting the relevancy threshold meets the defined number of panels;
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- generate the video mosaic display comprising, from among the matching media content items, only those matching items determined to meet or exceed the relevancy threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.