Customized content channel generation and delivery for service providers
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1. A device to receive a customized content channel package, the device comprising:
- a network interface connected to a network to receive content provider channels;
a decoder included in customer premises equipment to decode the content provider channels for playback; and
a processor to;
measure content consumption metrics and transmit the content consumption metrics to a content management database of a content selection and delivery system via the network interface, wherein the content consumption metrics comprise;
whether the device was tuned to a channel of the content provider channels, how long did the device tune to the channel, how many days did the device tune to the channel, how many times did the device tune back to the channel at the same time of day, how many days since the device tuned to the channel, does the device tune to the channel on a weekly basis, does the device tune to the channel seasonally, what is an interval in tuning to the channel, and how long did the device tune to the channel relative to an overall viewing duration; and
receive, from a content management server of the content selection and delivery system via the network interface, the customized content channel package comprising a plurality of the content provider channels selected based on derived metrics determined from the content consumption metrics.
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Abstract
A customized content selection and delivery system is operable to create a customized content channel package for a subscriber and customized content channel package to a customer premises over a content delivery network. A multi-level analysis based on measured content consumption metrics is performed to select content provider channels for the customized content channel package.
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1. A device to receive a customized content channel package, the device comprising:
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a network interface connected to a network to receive content provider channels; a decoder included in customer premises equipment to decode the content provider channels for playback; and a processor to; measure content consumption metrics and transmit the content consumption metrics to a content management database of a content selection and delivery system via the network interface, wherein the content consumption metrics comprise; whether the device was tuned to a channel of the content provider channels, how long did the device tune to the channel, how many days did the device tune to the channel, how many times did the device tune back to the channel at the same time of day, how many days since the device tuned to the channel, does the device tune to the channel on a weekly basis, does the device tune to the channel seasonally, what is an interval in tuning to the channel, and how long did the device tune to the channel relative to an overall viewing duration; and receive, from a content management server of the content selection and delivery system via the network interface, the customized content channel package comprising a plurality of the content provider channels selected based on derived metrics determined from the content consumption metrics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented method for customized content delivery over a network, the method comprising:
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receiving, via a network interface connected to a network, content provider channels; decoding, by a decoder of customer premises equipment, the content provider channels for playback; measuring content consumption metrics by the customer premises equipment, and transmitting the content consumption metrics to a content management database of a content selection and delivery system via the network, wherein the content consumption metrics comprises; whether a user watched a channel of the content provider channels, how long was the channel watched, how many days was the channel watched, how many times did the user come back to the channel at the same time of day, number of days since the user last watched the channel, is the user a regular weekly viewer, is the user a seasonal viewer, what is interval in tuning to the channel, and how long did the user watch the channel relative to overall viewing duration of the user; and receiving, from a content management server of the content selection and delivery system and via the network interface, a customized content channel package comprising a plurality of content provider channels selected based on derived metrics determined from the content consumption metrics. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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