Programming content on a device
First Claim
1. In a system including a device capable of receiving channels of content from a content provider, a method for discovering content at the device, the method comprising:
- scanning content on the device to produce a correlation matrix, wherein the correlation matrix indicates how the content on the device correlates with channels of content available to the device;
presenting at least a portion of the correlation matrix to a user of the device; and
generating a playlist by selecting content from the correlation matrix that best matches a particular channel of content available to the device.
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Abstract
Discovering content on a device. Content stored on a device can be examined or searched based on the programming of channels that are available to the device. The content can be searched using other rules related to user preferences. Based on the results of the examination of the content, playlists are generated. Each playlist includes content from the device that matches or partially matches the content associated with one of the channels. Using the playlists, a user can load content from their device that has a theme consistent with a particular channel. The playlists can also be used to tune to the channels associated with the playlists and thereby discover the content on those channels.
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31 Claims
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1. In a system including a device capable of receiving channels of content from a content provider, a method for discovering content at the device, the method comprising:
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scanning content on the device to produce a correlation matrix, wherein the correlation matrix indicates how the content on the device correlates with channels of content available to the device;
presenting at least a portion of the correlation matrix to a user of the device; and
generating a playlist by selecting content from the correlation matrix that best matches a particular channel of content available to the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. In a system including a device that receives content from a content provider, a method for discovering content, the method comprising:
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examining content on a device using rules, wherein one or more of the rules are associated with channels of content available to the device;
generating one or more playlists based on the rules; and
displaying results associated with the one or more playlists on a display of the device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. In a system that receives content over one or more channels delivered over one or more networks, a method for discovering content on a device that is related to the content included in the one or more channels, the method comprising:
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examining content on a device using at least programming associated with one or more channels;
generating one or more playlists associated with the content on the device, each playlist associated with a particular channel of the one or more channels; and
loading content based on at least one of the one or more playlists onto the device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. In a device that receives content over one or more channels delivered over a satellite network, a method for discovering content based on the programming of the one or more channels, the method comprising:
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searching at least one of content on a device or content on a computer with which the device docks with a discovery module, wherein the discovery module applies rules to the content such that each portion of the content is associated with at least one channel; and
generating one or more playlists based on results of the rules, wherein each playlist corresponds to a particular channel. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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