System and method for a ratings-based electronic guide

• US 20070186234A1
• Filed: 02/09/2006
• Published: 08/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Christopher Cormack, Tony Moy
• Original Assignee: Christopher Cormack, Tony Moy
• Inventors: Moy, Tony, Cormack, Christopher
• Application Number:
  US11/351,355
• Publication Number:
  US 20070186234A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/28
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/252 Processing of multiple end-users' preferences to derive collaborative data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25841 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; arrangements for identifying locations of receiving stations in broadcast systems H04H60/51; location of the user terminal in data switching networks H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26283 for associating distribution time parameters to content, e.g. to generate electronic program guide data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2665 Gathering content from different sources, e.g. Internet and satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4524 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; systems specially adapted for using geographical information in broadcast systems H04H60/70; protocols in which the network application is adapted for the location of the user terminal in communication control or processing H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4668 for recommending content, e.g. movies
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4756 for rating content, e.g. scoring a recommended movie
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4826 using recommendation lists, e.g. of programs or channels sorted out according to their score

Abstract

A system and method for a ratings-based electronic guide. One method includes generating a ratings-based electronic guide based on content, related guide data and a content ratings list, where the content ratings list may include the ratings of the content for one or more of a specified location and a specified timeframe.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

generating a ratings-based electronic guide based on content, related guide data and a content ratings list.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the content ratings list includes ratings of the content for one or more of a specified location and a specified timeframe.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the content may be rated via one or more of the content being viewed via its broadcast, streamed via the Internet and recorded via a device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying the ratings-based electronic guide, wherein the displayed ratings-based electronic guide lists the top rated content first, the next most top rated content second, and so forth.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the content, the related guide data and ratings data at a device, wherein the device generates the content ratings list and the ratings-based electronic guide.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the content and the related guide data may be received from one or more of a broadcast center server, the Internet, a local area network (LAN) and the device.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the device is one of a set-top box and a digital television (DTV).

8. A system comprising:

a device to generate a ratings-based electronic guide based on content, related guide data and a content ratings list.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the content ratings list includes ratings of the content for one or more of a specified location and a specified timeframe.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the content may be rated via one or more of the content being viewed via its broadcast, streamed via the Internet and recorded via a device.

11. The system of claim 8, further comprising:

a display device to display the ratings-based electronic guide, wherein the displayed ratings-based electronic guide lists the top rated content first, the next most top rated content second, and so forth.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the content and the related guide data may be received from one or more of a broadcast center server, the Internet, a local area network (LAN) and the device.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the device is one of a set-top box and a digital television (DTV).

14. A machine-readable medium containing instructions which, when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform a method, the method comprising:

generating a ratings-based electronic guide based on content, related guide data and a content ratings list.

15. The machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the content ratings list includes ratings of the content for one or more of a specified location and a specified timeframe.

16. The machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the content may be rated via one or more of the content being viewed via its broadcast, streamed via the Internet and recorded via a device.

17. The machine-readable medium of claim 14, further comprising:

displaying the ratings-based electronic guide, wherein the displayed ratings-based electronic guide lists the top rated content first, the next most top rated content second, and so forth.

18. The machine-readable medium of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving the content, the related guide data and ratings data at a device, wherein the device generates the content ratings list and the ratings-based electronic guide.

19. The machine-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the content and the related guide data may be received from one or more of a broadcast center server, the Internet, a local area network (LAN) and the device.

20. The machine-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the device is one of a set-top box and a digital television (DTV).