Method and system for content-based broadcasted program selection

• US 20020083450A1
• Filed: 11/30/2001
• Published: 06/27/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: JLB Ventures, LLC
• Original Assignee: JLB Ventures, LLC
• Inventors: Kikinis, Dan, Kamen, Yakov
• Application Number:
  US10/008,229
• Publication Number:
  US 20020083450A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44222 Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programs or purchase activity monitoring of user selections in data processing systems G06F11/34; arrangements for monitoring the user's behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/466 Learning process for intelligent management, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies services using the results of monitoring in broadcast systems H04H60/61
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only

Abstract

A first set of categories of content of broadcasted programs is provided. A category from the first set of categories of content of broadcasted programs is added to a second set of categories of content of broadcasted programs upon the category from the first set of categories of content of broadcasted programs being selected. Alternatively, a category from the first set of categories of content of broadcasted programs is added to the second set of categories of content of broadcasted programs upon a broadcasted program viewing device being tuned, for a period of time at least equal to a first predetermined threshold, to at least one broadcasted program predetermined to contain content included in the category from the first set of categories of content of broadcasted programs.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing a first set of categories of broadcasted programs; and

adding a category from the first set to a second set of categories of broadcasted programs in response to one of selecting the category from the first set and tuning a broadcasted program viewing device, for a period of time at least equal to a first predetermined threshold, to at least one broadcasted program predetermined to be in the category from the first set.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

removing a category from the second set upon a selecting of the category from the second set.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

removing a category from the second set upon a broadcasted program viewing device not being tuned, for a period of time at least equal to a second predetermined threshold, to at least one broadcasted program predetermined to be in the category from the second set.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

tuning a broadcasted program viewing device to a channel on which a broadcasted program predetermined to be in a category from the second set will be broadcasted within a predetermined threshold of a current time.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

tuning a broadcasted program viewing device, upon a singular pressing of a button, to a channel on which a broadcasted program predetermined to be in a category from the second set will be broadcasted within a predetermined threshold of a current time.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

verifying the adding of the category from the first set to the second set.

7. A machine-readable medium that provides instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

providing a first set of categories of broadcasted programs; and

adding a category from the first set to a second set of categories of broadcasted programs in response to one of selecting the category from the first set and tuning a broadcasted program viewing device, for a period of time at least equal to a first predetermined threshold, to at least one broadcasted program predetermined to be in the category from the first set.

8. The machine-readable medium of claim 7, wherein operations further comprise:

removing a category from the second set upon a selecting of the category from the second set.

9. The machine-readable medium of claim 7, wherein operations further comprise:

removing a category from the second set upon a broadcasted program viewing device not being tuned, for a period of time at least equal to a second predetermined threshold, to at least one broadcasted program predetermined to be in the category from the second set.

10. The machine-readable medium of claim 7, wherein operations further comprise:

tuning a broadcasted program viewing device to a channel on which a broadcasted program predetermined to be in a category from the second set will be broadcasted within a predetermined threshold of a current time.

11. The machine-readable medium of claim 7, wherein operations further comprise:

tuning a broadcasted program viewing device, upon a singular pressing of a button, to a channel on which a broadcasted program predetermined to be in a category from the second set will be broadcasted within a predetermined threshold of a current time.

12. The machine-readable medium of claim 7, wherein operations further comprise:

verifying the adding of the category from the first set to the second set.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the second unit is also to remove a category from the second set upon a selecting of the category from the second set.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the second unit is also to remove a category from the second set upon a broadcasted program viewing device not being tuned, for a period of time at least equal to a second predetermined threshold, to at least one broadcasted program predetermined to be in the category from the second set.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the second unit is also to tune a broadcasted program viewing device to a channel on which a broadcasted program predetermined to be in a category from the second set will be broadcasted within a predetermined threshold of a current time.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the second unit is also to tune a broadcasted program viewing device, upon a singular pressing of a button, to a channel on which a broadcasted program predetermined to be in a category from the second set will be broadcasted within a predetermined threshold of a current time.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the second unit is also to verify an adding of the category from the first set to the second set.

13. A system comprising:

a first unit to provide a first set of categories of content of broadcasted programs; and

a second unit coupled with the first unit to add a category from the first set to a second set of categories of broadcasted programs in response to one of selecting the category from the first set and tuning a broadcasted program viewing device, for a period of time at least equal to a first predetermined threshold, to at least one broadcasted program predetermined to be in the category from the first set.