Mirroring of live data to guide data in a broadcast system

• US 20070220543A1
• Filed: 02/16/2007
• Published: 09/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Thompson, Matthew, Le, Craig, Dean, Jon, Purpura, Richard, Shurgot, Mark, Feldstein, David, Shanks, David
• Application Number:
  US11/707,798
• Publication Number:
  US 20070220543A1
• 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 21/44222 Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programs or purchase activity monitoring of user selections in data processing systems G06F11/34; arrangements for monitoring the user's behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• 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 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4756 for rating content, e.g. scoring a recommended movie
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A viewership rating system presented on a monitor. A system in accordance with the present invention comprises a program guide, presented on the monitor, wherein the program guide comprises a plurality of broadcast programs, and a plurality of rating indicators, each of the plurality of rating indicators presented on the monitor in a respective fashion with the plurality of broadcast programs, wherein the plurality of rating indicators shows a relative popularity of each of the plurality of broadcast programs.

Claims

1. A viewership rating system presented on a monitor comprising:

a program guide, presented on the monitor, wherein the program guide comprises a plurality of broadcast programs; and

a plurality of rating indicators, each of the plurality of rating indicators presented on the monitor in a respective fashion with the plurality of broadcast programs, wherein the plurality of rating indicators shows a relative popularity of each of the plurality of broadcast programs.

2. The viewership rating system of claim 1, wherein the current viewership is determined by callback information gathered from a plurality of receivers that are receiving the broadcast programs.

3. The viewership rating system of claim 2, further comprising a cursor, wherein the cursor can select one of the plurality of broadcast programs, selection of one of the broadcast programs from the plurality of broadcast programs creating a new condition to be displayed on the monitor.

4. The viewership rating system of claim 3, wherein the new condition comprises presenting the selected broadcast program on the monitor.

5. The viewership rating system of claim 4, further comprising an indicator showing a trend related to at least one broadcast program in the plurality of broadcast programs.

6. The viewership rating system of claim 5, wherein the dynamic viewership rating system is accessed by a selection of a remote control guide button.

7. The viewership rating system of claim 6, wherein a separate remote control button selects a separate page display directly from a guide data display.

8. An apparatus for determining a dynamic viewership rating of a plurality of broadcast programs, comprising:

a broadcast delivery system, comprising a transmitter and a receiver;

a monitor, coupled to the receiver, for selectively displaying the plurality of broadcast programs and for selectively displaying guide data related to the plurality of broadcast programs; and

a feedback system, coupled to the receiver, wherein the feedback system provides statistics about a popularity of a selected broadcast program which is viewed on the monitor in conjunction with the guide data.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the broadcast delivery system is a satellite television delivery system.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the statistics comprise a trend statistic for each of the plurality of broadcast programs.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the statistics further comprise an indication of a number of other viewers that are viewing each of the plurality of broadcast programs.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the plurality of broadcast programs are presented by genre.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the feedback system is a telephone callback system.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the statistics are accessed by a selection of a remote control command button.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, further comprising a control bar, displayed on the monitor, for assisting viewers in selection of viewing of the statistics.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the statistics are presented based on geographical location of the other viewers.