US 9,854,314 B1Granted

Methods and systems for receiving ratings from a third-party source of ratings

AssigneeRovi Guides, Inc.

InventorDavid Gerald Wittke

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Abstract

Methods and systems are presented for selecting a preferred source of ratings (e.g., Metacritic.com) and integrating the ratings into the electronic program guide (EPG) such as displaying the ratings alongside program listings. By allowing the user to select the source of ratings, the media guidance application ensures that the ratings provided are meaningful to the user. The media guidance application retrieves the ratings from the source of ratings selected by the user and displays the retrieved ratings in the corresponding program listing so that the user may make an informed decision about his or her television viewing. The media guidance application may also incorporate the retrieved ratings into media guidance functions such as setting reminders, scheduling recordings, or recommending programs.

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Dependent claims

A method for receiving ratings from a third-party source of ratings, the method comprising:

receiving, from a user, a selection of a source of ratings, wherein the source of ratings includes a database of a plurality of ratings, and wherein each rating of the plurality of ratings is associated with a media asset identifier of a plurality of media asset identifiers;
automatically storing the selected source of ratings in memory on user equipment;
accessing the stored selected source of ratings in the memory on the user equipment;
automatically accessing the source of ratings associated with the stored selected source of ratings;
automatically retrieving a set of ratings associated with the plurality of media asset identifiers from the source of ratings;
calculating a score for each media asset identifier, wherein the score is determined solely based on the rating of the set of ratings associated with the media asset identifier and preferences of the user;
receiving from the user, a request to view a plurality of media asset identifiers;
and
generating for display the plurality of media asset identifiers and the score for each media asset identifier.

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A system for receiving ratings from a third-party source of ratings, the system comprising control circuitry configured to:

receive, from a user, a selection of a source of ratings, wherein the source of ratings includes a database of a plurality of ratings, and wherein each rating of the plurality of ratings is associated with a media asset identifier of a plurality of media asset identifiers;
automatically store the selected source of ratings in memory on user equipment;
access the stored selected source of ratings in the memory on the user equipment;
automatically access the source of ratings associated with the stored selected source of ratings;
automatically retrieve a set of ratings associated with the plurality of media asset identifiers from the source of ratings;
calculating a score for each media asset identifier, wherein the score is determined solely based on the rating of the set of ratings associated with the media asset identifier and preferences of the user;
receive from the user, a request to view a plurality of media asset identifiers;
and
generate for display the plurality of media asset identifiers and the score for each media asset identifier.

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