System, method, and article of manufacture for automatically selecting media content for an entity
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1. A method for automatically selecting media content for an entity, comprising:
- monitoring a plurality of media content selections by the entity from a plurality of media content sources;
storing a first plurality of records in a first database, each record of the first plurality of records having media content identifiers associated with one media content selection of the plurality of media content selections;
determining a first media content identifier indicative of preferred media content associated with the entity, based on the media content identifiers of the first plurality of records;
monitoring the plurality of media content sources to determine a plurality of media content being broadcast from the plurality of media content sources;
storing a second plurality of records in a second database, each record of the second plurality of records having media content identifiers associated with one media content of the plurality of media content; and
automatically selecting a record of the second plurality of records in the second database wherein the selected record has a media content identifier corresponding to the first media content identifier indicative of preferred media content associated with the entity.
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Abstract
A system, a method, and an article of manufacture for automatically selecting media content for an entity are provided. In particular, the system monitors media content selections of the entity to determine media content preferences and then automatically selects media content for the entity based upon the media content preferences.
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1. A method for automatically selecting media content for an entity, comprising:
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monitoring a plurality of media content selections by the entity from a plurality of media content sources;
storing a first plurality of records in a first database, each record of the first plurality of records having media content identifiers associated with one media content selection of the plurality of media content selections;
determining a first media content identifier indicative of preferred media content associated with the entity, based on the media content identifiers of the first plurality of records;
monitoring the plurality of media content sources to determine a plurality of media content being broadcast from the plurality of media content sources;
storing a second plurality of records in a second database, each record of the second plurality of records having media content identifiers associated with one media content of the plurality of media content; and
automatically selecting a record of the second plurality of records in the second database wherein the selected record has a media content identifier corresponding to the first media content identifier indicative of preferred media content associated with the entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for automatically selecting media content for an entity, comprising:
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at least one memory device storing first and second databases; and
a microprocessor operably communicating with the at least one memory device, the microprocessor configured to monitor a plurality of media content selections by the entity from a plurality of media content sources, the microprocessor further configured to store a first plurality of records in the first database, each record of the first plurality of records having media content identifiers associated with one media content selection of the plurality of media content selections, the microprocessor further configured to determine a first media content identifier indicative of preferred media content associated with the entity, based on the media content identifiers of the first plurality of records, the microprocessor further configured to monitor the plurality of media content sources to determine a plurality of media content being broadcast from the plurality of media content sources, the microprocessor further configured to store a second plurality of records in the second database utilizing the microprocessor, each record of the second plurality of records having media content identifiers associated with one media content of the plurality of media content, the microprocessor further configured to select a record of the second plurality of records in the second database wherein the selected record has a media content identifier corresponding to the first media content identifier indicative of preferred media content associated with the entity. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An article of manufacture, comprising:
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a computer storage medium having a computer program encoded therein for automatically selecting media content for an entity, the computer storage medium comprising;
code for monitoring a plurality of media content selections by the entity from a plurality of media content sources;
code for storing a first plurality of records in a first database, each record of the first plurality of records having media content identifiers associated with one media content selection of the plurality of media content selections;
code for determining a first media content identifier indicative of preferred media content associated with the entity, based on the media content identifiers of the first plurality of records;
code for monitoring the plurality of media content sources to determine a plurality of media content being broadcast from the plurality of media content sources;
code for storing a second plurality of records in a second database, each record of the second plurality of records having media content identifiers associated with one media content of the plurality of media content; and
code for selecting a record of the second plurality of records in the second database wherein the selected record has a media content identifier corresponding to the first media content identifier indicative of preferred media content associated with the entity. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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