×

Interest prediction

  • US 10,298,979 B2
  • Filed: 02/25/2015
  • Issued: 05/21/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method for providing access to particular media content, comprising:

  • receiving, by a television receiver, a plurality of media content from a service provider;

    extracting, by the television receiver, one or more attribute tags encoded within video packets of the plurality of media content;

    outputting, by the television receiver, first media content of the plurality of media content for presentation by a display device;

    identifying a current user of the television receiver that is viewing the first media content via the display device;

    accessing, by the television receiver, a priority listing data structure comprising user-specific content preference data associated with the current user;

    while the first media content is being presented by the display device;

    determining, by the television receiver, that second media content of the plurality of media content is available for presentation by the display device, and that the second media content has a priority greater than the first media content based on the priority listing data structure and the one or more attribute tags extracted from at least one of the first media content or the second media content;

    outputting, by the television receiver via the display device, automatically in response to the determining, an interface providing access to the second media content automatically in response to the determining, the interface indicating a set of user-selectable options including recording of the second media content; and

    receiving, by the television receiver from the current user, a selection of one of the set of user-selectable options; and

    directing, by the television receiver, recording of the second media content in response to and in accordance with the selection.

View all claims
  • 3 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×