Method and system of recommending television programs
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1. A method of recommending television programs, the method comprising:
- determining a number of program titles for selection through a user interface; and
based on a recommendations request for one of the program titles, generating an recommendations menu for use with the user interface, the recommendations menu including;
(i) a community rating for the requested program;
(ii) a playlist of programs associated with the requested program; and
(iii) a listing of program titles associated with the requested program.
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Abstract
Method and system of recommending television programs that may be of interest to a user. The method and system may include configuring a recommendations menu to facilitate user selection of recommended programs. The method and system may track any number of characteristics for the user for use in selecting the recommended programs.
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1. A method of recommending television programs, the method comprising:
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determining a number of program titles for selection through a user interface; and
based on a recommendations request for one of the program titles, generating an recommendations menu for use with the user interface, the recommendations menu including;
(i) a community rating for the requested program;
(ii) a playlist of programs associated with the requested program; and
(iii) a listing of program titles associated with the requested program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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15. A method of recommending television programs, the method comprising:
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determining a number of program titles for selection in a user interface;
based on a recommendations request for one of the program titles, configuring an recommendations menu within the user interface, the recommendations menu including recommendations for programs associated with the program title wherein the recommendations are based at least in part on Internet and cable television services consumed by a user making the recommendations request. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A system for recommending television programs to a user, the system comprising:
a recommendations server in communication with a user interface and configured to support information display and receipt of user inputs through the user interface, the recommendations server configured to monitor Internet and cable television activities of the user, and based thereon, to instruct the user interface to display a recommendations menu to the user, the recommendations menu for use in recommending a number of television programs titles for viewing by the user.
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