VIRAL MARKETING OF BROADCAST CONTENT
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1. A method comprising:
- providing, via a broadcast transmitter, a recommendation feedback option to a user device for a broadcast program;
receiving, a recommendation for the broadcast program from the user device;
storing the recommendation in association with the broadcast program; and
transmitting the recommendation to one or more other user devices.
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Abstract
Viral marketing may be used in the delivery of broadcast content over networks such as DVB-H networks. By tracking and monitoring viewer recommendations and viewer responses to recommendations, content providers may target viewers and/or peer groups for marketing various types of content. Content may include advertisements, television programs, service announcements and the like. Feedback from viewers may be received on a user device through a backward or upstream channel. The viewers may be provided with a recommendation interface. In one or more configurations, the interface may be integrated into an electronic programming guide.
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1. A method comprising:
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providing, via a broadcast transmitter, a recommendation feedback option to a user device for a broadcast program; receiving, a recommendation for the broadcast program from the user device; storing the recommendation in association with the broadcast program; and transmitting the recommendation to one or more other user devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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identifying a number of positive recommendations associated with a program distributed over a broadcast network; identifying one or more viewers associated with the positive recommendations; determining a strength of one or more other recommendations received from the identified one or more viewers; determining to include the program in a broadcast channel lineup based on the number of positive recommendations associated with the program and the strength of the one or more other recommendations received from the identified one or more viewers; and adding the program to the broadcast channel lineup. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 17, 18)
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16. The method of 13, wherein the broadcast network comprises a digital video broadcast-handheld (DVB-H) network.
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19. A method comprising:
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identifying one or more broadcast content viewers associated with first received recommendations; determining a recommendation strength for at least one of the one or more broadcast content viewers, wherein the recommendation strength corresponds to one or more responses to the first received recommendations; determining whether to send program content to the at least one of the one or more broadcast content viewers based on the determined recommendation strength; and in response to determining to send the program content to the at least one of the one or more broadcast content viewers, transmitting the program content to a device of the viewer. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system comprising:
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a processor; a content management module configured to provide a recommendation feedback option to a user device for a broadcast program; a recommendation module configured to; receive a recommendation for the program from the user device, and store the recommendation in association with the broadcast program; and a communication module configured to transmit the recommendation to one or more other user devices. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A system comprising:
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a processor; a recommendation module configured to; identify one or more broadcast content viewers associated with received recommendations, determine a recommendation strength for at least one of the one or more broadcast content viewers, wherein the recommendation strength corresponds to a number of other viewers who followed a first recommendation of the received recommendations provided by the at least one of the one or more broadcast content viewers, and determine whether to send program content to the at least one of the one or more broadcast content viewers based on the determined recommendation strength; and a communication module configured to transmit the program content to a device of the viewer in response to determining to send the program content to the at least one of the one or more broadcast content viewers. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to perform a method comprising:
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identifying one or more broadcast content viewers associated with received recommendations; determining a recommendation strength for at least one of the one or more broadcast content viewers, wherein the recommendation strength corresponds to a number of other viewers who followed a first recommendation of the received recommendations provided by the at least one of the one or more broadcast content viewers; determining whether to send program content to the at least one of the one or more broadcast content viewers based on the determined recommendation strength; and in response to determining to send the program content to the at least one of the one or more broadcast content viewers, transmitting the program content to a device of the viewer. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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33. A computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to perform a method comprising:
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providing, via a broadcast transmitter, a recommendation feedback option to a user device for a broadcast program; receiving a recommendation for the program from the user device; storing the recommendation in association with the program; and transmitting the recommendation to one or more other user devices. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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