Transformation of recommender scores depending upon the viewed status of tv shows
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1. A recording device for recording recommended programs, comprising:
- a recommender which recommends programs to be recorded and provides a recommender score indicating the degree of match of a program description with at least one user profile;
a storage device for storing on a storage medium a list of previously viewed programs;
a recommender score reducer which reduces the recommender score of a program if the program is represented in the storage device as previously viewed; and
wherein the storage device stores the recommended program if the recommender score remains above a threshold after being reduced by the recommender score reducer.
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Abstract
A device and method for recommending and recording television programming which creates a program recommendation score to recommend programs. The device and method reduces the recommendation priority or score if the program being recommended was previously viewed.
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1. A recording device for recording recommended programs, comprising:
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a recommender which recommends programs to be recorded and provides a recommender score indicating the degree of match of a program description with at least one user profile;
a storage device for storing on a storage medium a list of previously viewed programs;
a recommender score reducer which reduces the recommender score of a program if the program is represented in the storage device as previously viewed; and
wherein the storage device stores the recommended program if the recommender score remains above a threshold after being reduced by the recommender score reducer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A recording device for recording recommended programs, comprising:
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a recommender which recommends programs to be recorded and provides a recommender score indicating the degree of match of a program description with at least one user profile;
a storage device for storing on a storage medium a list of previously viewed programs;
a recommender score reducer which reduces the recommender score of a program if the program is represented in the storage medium as previously viewed; and
wherein the storage device stores the recommended program along with the reduced recommender score and provides to a display the title of the recommended program along with its reduced recommender score. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of recording recommended programs, comprising:
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recommending programs to be recorded and providing a recommender score indicating the degree of match of a program description with at least one user profile;
storing on a storage medium a list of previously viewed programs;
reducing the recommender score of a program if the program is represented in the storage device as previously viewed; and
storing the recommended program if the recommender score remains above a threshold after being reduced. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A recording method for recording recommended programs, comprising:
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recommending programs to be recorded and providing a recommender score indicating the degree of match of a program description with at least one user profile;
storing on a storage medium a list of previously viewed programs;
reducing the recommender score of a program if the program is represented in the storage medium as previously viewed;
storing the recommended program along with the reduced recommender score; and
providing to a display the title of the recommended program along with its reduced recommender score. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A device for recommending programs, comprising:
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a recommender which recommends programs and provides a recommender score indicating the degree of match of a program description with at least one user profile;
a storage device for storing on a storage medium a list of previously viewed programs;
a recommender score reducer which reduces the recommender score of a program if the program is represented in the storage medium as previously viewed; and
wherein the program is recommended if the recommender score remains above a threshold after being reduced by the recommender score reducer. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A device for recommending programs, comprising:
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a recommender which recommends programs to be recorded and provides a recommender score indicating the degree of match of a program description with at least one user profile;
a storage device for storing on a storage medium a list of previously viewed programs;
a recommender score reducer which reduces the recommender score of a program if the program is represented in the storage medium as previously viewed; and
wherein the storage device stores the reduced recommender score and provides to a display the title of the recommended program along with its reduced recommender score. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of recommending programs, comprising:
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providing and storing a recommender score indicating the degree of match of a program description with at least one user profile;
storing on a storage medium a list of previously viewed programs;
reducing the recommender score of a program if the program is represented in the storage medium as previously viewed; and
recommending the program if the recommender score remains above a threshold after being reduced. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of recommending programs, comprising:
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providing and storing a recommender score indicating the degree of match of a program description with at least one user profile;
storing in a storage medium a list of previously viewed programs;
reducing the recommender score of a program if the program is represented in the storage medium as previously viewed;
storing the reduced recommender score; and
providing to a display the title of the recommended program along with its reduced recommender score. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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