Methods and apparatus for providing ranking 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 ranking algorithm to rank at least a portion of the plurality of content pieces to generate a ranking feedback; and
transmitting the ranking 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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121 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 ranking algorithm to rank at least a portion of the plurality of content pieces to generate a ranking feedback; and
transmitting the ranking 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, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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35. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor;
a memory, coupled to the processor, to store a plurality of machine instructions including a ranking 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 ranking 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 ranking algorithm to generate the ranking feedback, the ranking feedback corresponding to at least a portion of the plurality of content pieces, and to transmit the ranking feedback to the broadcast source.
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59. 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 ranking algorithm to rank at least a portion of the plurality of content pieces to generate a ranking feedback; and
transmit the ranking feedback via a second communications link to a remote location.
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80. 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 ranking feedback from the plurality of client systems via a second communications link, wherein the ranking feedback comprises a ranking of at least a portion of the plurality of content pieces. - View Dependent Claims (81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
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90. 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 ranking feedback from each of the plurality of client systems to the server, wherein the ranking feedback comprises a ranking of at least a portion of the plurality of content pieces. - View Dependent Claims (91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97)
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98. 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;
receive a ranking feedback from the plurality of client systems via a second communications link, wherein the ranking feedback comprises a ranking of at least a portion of the plurality of content pieces. - View Dependent Claims (99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105)
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106. 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 ranking 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 ranking algorithm to rank at least a portion of the plurality of content pieces to generate a ranking feedback; and
the ranking feedback is transmitted via the at least one communications link to the server. - View Dependent Claims (107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121)
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113. 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;
ranking at least a portion of the plurality of content pieces to generate a ranking feedback; and
communicating the ranking feedback to the server via the at least one communications link.
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