Methods and apparatus for providing rating feedback for content in a broadcast system
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving broadcast communications including content descriptors via a first communications link from a broadcast source, the content descriptors including descriptions of a plurality of corresponding content pieces;
performing a rating algorithm to rate at least a portion of the plurality of content pieces to generate a rating feedback; and
transmitting the rating feedback via a second communications link to a remote location.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for providing client feedback to a broadcast source to provide content on demand in broadcast systems. Client systems may tune-in to a stream of content descriptors that describe content in consideration for future broadcasting, and provide feedback in the form of ranking feedback or rating feedback to the broadcast source such that a list of desired content may be constructed in order to send content to the client systems on an as-needed basis or in batches.
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129 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving broadcast communications including content descriptors via a first communications link from a broadcast source, the content descriptors including descriptions of a plurality of corresponding content pieces;
performing a rating algorithm to rate at least a portion of the plurality of content pieces to generate a rating feedback; and
transmitting the rating feedback via a second communications link to a remote location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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36. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor;
a memory, coupled to the processor, to store a plurality of machine instructions including a rating algorithm;
a storage device, coupled to the processor, to store content pieces; and
a communications interface, coupled to the processor, which enables the apparatus to receive broadcast communications from a broadcast source via a first communications link, and to send rating feedback to the broadcast source via a second communications link, the broadcast communications including a plurality of content descriptors that describe a plurality of corresponding content pieces; and
wherein execution of the machine instructions by the processor causes the apparatus to receive the content descriptors as they are broadcast, to perform the rating algorithm to generate the rating feedback, the rating feedback corresponding to at least a portion of the plurality of content pieces, and to transmit the rating feedback to the broadcast source.
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61. An article of manufacture, comprising:
a machine-readable medium that provides instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to;
receive broadcast communications including content descriptors via a first communications link from a broadcast source, the content descriptors including descriptions of a plurality of corresponding content pieces;
perform a rating algorithm to rate at least a portion of the plurality of content pieces to generate a rating feedback; and
transmit the rating feedback via a second communications link to a remote location. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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83. A method, comprising:
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broadcasting broadcast communications including content descriptors from a broadcast source to a plurality of client systems via a first communications link, the content descriptors including descriptions of a plurality of content pieces;
receiving a rating feedback from the plurality of client systems via a second communications link, wherein the rating feedback comprises a rating of at least a portion of the plurality of content pieces. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93)
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94. A broadcast system, comprising:
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a server; and
at least one communications link to transmit broadcast communications including content descriptors to a plurality of client systems, the content descriptors including descriptions of a plurality of corresponding content pieces, and to transmit a rating feedback from each of the plurality of client systems to the server, wherein the rating feedback comprises a rating of at least a portion of the plurality of content pieces. - View Dependent Claims (95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102)
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103. An article of manufacture, comprising:
a machine-readable medium that provides instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to;
broadcast broadcast communications including content descriptors from a broadcast source to a plurality of client systems via a first communications link, the content descriptors including descriptions of a plurality of content pieces; and
receive a rating feedback from the plurality of client systems via a second communications link, wherein the rating feedback comprises a rating of at least a portion of the plurality of content pieces. - View Dependent Claims (104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129)
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112. A system, comprising:
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a server;
at least one communications link; and
a client system, the client system including a processor and a memory to store a rating algorithm; and
whereina plurality of content descriptors are transmitted via the at least one communications link to the client system, the plurality of content descriptors including descriptions of a plurality of content pieces;
the processor implements the rating algorithm to rate at least a portion of the plurality of content pieces to generate a rating feedback; and
the rating feedback is transmitted via the at least one communications link to the server.
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120. A method, comprising:
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broadcasting content descriptors from a server to at least one client system via at least one communications link, the content descriptors including descriptions of a plurality of corresponding content pieces;
receiving the content descriptors at the at least one client system;
rating at least a portion of the plurality of content pieces to generate a rating feedback; and
communicating the rating feedback to the server via the at least one communications link.
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