Network-based determination of user content preferences
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1. A method, comprising:
- determining preferences of a plurality of users via respective processing devices of the users, wherein the processing devices are capable of being coupled to a network;
collecting the preferences via a network entity;
merging the preferences to form a group preference associated with the plurality of users; and
providing content to at least one of the users using the group preferences.
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Abstract
Network-based determination of user content preferences involves determining preferences of a plurality of users via respective network-capable processing devices of the users. The preferences are collected via a network entity and merged to form a group preference associated with the plurality of users. Content is provided to at least one of the users using the group preferences
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25 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining preferences of a plurality of users via respective processing devices of the users, wherein the processing devices are capable of being coupled to a network; collecting the preferences via a network entity; merging the preferences to form a group preference associated with the plurality of users; and providing content to at least one of the users using the group preferences. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus, comprising:
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a network interface capable of communicating via a network; a user interface capable of receiving user inputs; a processor coupled to the network interface and the user interface; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory including instructions that cause the processor to, determine, via the user inputs, preferences of the user of the apparatus that may be used to discover content for rendering via the apparatus; communicate the user preferences to an entity of the network for purposes of combining the user preferences with preferences of others on the network to form group preferences; discover, via the entity, content in accordance with the group preferences; and retrieve the content via the network for purposes of rendering the content to the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon which are executable by a processing device capable of being coupled to a network for performing steps comprising:
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determining, via a user interface of the processing device, preferences of the user of the processing device that may be used to discover content for rendering via the processing device; communicating the user preferences to an entity of the network for purposes of combining the user preferences with preferences of others on the network to form group preferences; discovering, via the entity, content in accordance with the group preferences; and retrieving the content via the network for purposes of rendering the content to the user.
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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a network interface capable of communicating with a plurality of user devices via a network; a processor coupled to the network interface; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory including instructions that cause the processor to, collect, via the plurality of user devices, preferences of the respective users of the plurality of user devices, wherein the preferences are determined via the plurality of user devices; merge the preferences to form a group preference associated with the users of the plurality of user devices; and facilitate providing content to users using the group preferences. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon which are executable by a server device capable of being coupled to a network for performing steps comprising:
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collecting, via a plurality of user devices coupled to the network, preferences of the respective users of the plurality of user devices, wherein the preferences are determined via the plurality of user devices; merging the preferences to form a group preference associated with the users of the plurality of user devices; and facilitating providing content to users using the group preferences.
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