Multi-person and multi-device content personalization

A media device, comprising:

• a processor and a memory, said memory containing instructions executable by the processor whereby the media device is operative to:
• receive via a wireless network interface a first user identifier advertised by a first portable client device and a second user identifier advertised by a second portable client device;
• identify a set of present user identifiers including the first user identifier and the second user identifier, wherein the media device is adapted to determine that a first signal strength of the first portable client device is greater than a threshold value and that a second signal strength of the second portable client device is greater than the threshold value;
• select content items in a sequence based on content consumption statistics associated with the set of present user identifiers and a set of non-present user identifiers including one or more other user identifiers of one or more other users that have previously been within the set of present user identifiers but are not currently within the set of present user identifiers,
• wherein the content consumption statistics include records indicating interactions with content items provided by a service provider by users associated with the set of present user identifiers and the set of non-present user identifiers,
• wherein the sequence of content items includes a first set of one or more content items that have been interacted with by all users identified in the set of present user identifiers, and
• wherein the sequence of content items further includes a second set of one or more content items that have been interacted with by one or more users identified in the set of non-present user identifiers but that have not been interacted with by any of the users identified in the set of present user identifiers;
• and
• cause representations of the selected content items of the sequence to be presented via a user interface.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored therein, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processor of a media device, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, via a wireless network interface, a first user identifier advertised by a first portable client device and a second user identifier advertised by a second portable client device;
• identifying a set of present user identifiers including the first user identifier and the second user identifier, wherein the identifying includes determining that a first signal strength of the first portable client device is greater than a threshold value and that a second signal strength of the second portable client device is greater than the threshold value;
• selecting content items in a sequence based on content consumption statistics associated with the set of present user identifiers and a set of non-present user identifiers including one or more other user identifiers of one or more other users that have previously been within the set of present user identifiers but are not currently within the set of present user identifiers,
• wherein the content consumption statistics include records indicating interactions with content items provided by a service provider by users associated with the set of present user identifiers and the set of non-present user identifiers,
• wherein the sequence of content items includes a first set of one or more content items that have been interacted with by all users identified in the set of present user identifiers, and
• wherein the sequence of content items further includes a second set of one or more content items that have been interacted with by one or more users identified in the set of non-present user identifiers but that have not been interacted with by any of the users identified in the set of present user identifiers;
• and
• causing representations of the selected content items of the sequence to be presented via a user interface.