System and method for customizing content-access lists
First Claim
1. A method for providing a content option list comprising:
- receiving a preference for a subscriber from a content-access-history database;
searching a content database for content related to said preference;
receiving a first option list from said content database, wherein said first option list comprises an option; and
delivering said first option list to said subscriber.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for customizing the presentation of a content-access list based on subscriber-specific information, such as historic viewing preferences and related information are described. An embodiment of the present invention includes a content-access-history database, a content database, and an option list creator, which combines data in the content-access-history and content databases to create lists of content-access options that are customized for individual subscribers. In one embodiment, a subscribers television viewing patterns and related behaviors are analyzed and the options in an electronic program guide (EPG) are filtered and sorted based on the results of the analysis.
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1. A method for providing a content option list comprising:
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receiving a preference for a subscriber from a content-access-history database;
searching a content database for content related to said preference;
receiving a first option list from said content database, wherein said first option list comprises an option; and
delivering said first option list to said subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium on which is encoded computer-readable instructions for providing a content option list comprising:
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program code for receiving a preference for a subscriber from a content-access-history database;
program code for searching a content database for content related to said preference;
program code for receiving a first option list from said content database, wherein said first option list comprises an option; and
program code for delivering said first option list to said subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for providing a filtered content option list comprising:
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a content-access-history database;
a content database; and
an option list creator application in communication with said content-access-history database and said content database, operable to create an option list. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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