System and method for networking data collection devices for content presentation systems
First Claim
1. A method for sharing user information, comprising:
- (a) operatively connecting a first data collection device to a second data collection device wherein said first data collection device is operatively connected to a first content presentation system and said second data collection device is operatively connected to a second content presentation system, and wherein said first and second content presentation systems are each operatively connected to a content provider;
(b) determining an identity of a user interacting with said first content presentation system;
(c) collecting channel use information at said first data collection device for each of a plurality of channels from the user'"'"'s interaction with said first content presentation system;
(d) determining at said first data collection device a value for each of said plural channels as a function of the channel use information;
(e) creating a preferred channel list at said first data collection device for said plural channels as a function of the determined value; and
(f) transmitting at least one of said identity, said channel use information, and said preferred channel list from said first data collection device to said second data collection device.
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Abstract
Systems and/or methods are disclosed herein to identify a user interacting with a content presentation system, adaptively learn, in a passive manner, a user'"'"'s pattern of accessing content over time, and globally store the user'"'"'s identifying and use information. Specifically, disclosed are systems and/or methods for sharing user information where a first data collection device is connected to a second data collection device, determining an identity of a user, collecting channel use information at the first data collection device, determining a value for each of plural channels as a function of the channel use information, and creating a preferred channel list at the first data collection device for the plural channels as a function of the determined value.
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38 Claims
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1. A method for sharing user information, comprising:
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(a) operatively connecting a first data collection device to a second data collection device wherein said first data collection device is operatively connected to a first content presentation system and said second data collection device is operatively connected to a second content presentation system, and wherein said first and second content presentation systems are each operatively connected to a content provider; (b) determining an identity of a user interacting with said first content presentation system; (c) collecting channel use information at said first data collection device for each of a plurality of channels from the user'"'"'s interaction with said first content presentation system; (d) determining at said first data collection device a value for each of said plural channels as a function of the channel use information; (e) creating a preferred channel list at said first data collection device for said plural channels as a function of the determined value; and (f) transmitting at least one of said identity, said channel use information, and said preferred channel list from said first data collection device to said second data collection device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for sharing user information, comprising:
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circuitry for connecting a first data collection device to a second data collection device wherein said first data collection device is operatively connected to a first content presentation system and said second data collection device is operatively connected to a second content presentation system, and wherein said first and second content presentation systems are each operatively connected to a content provider; means for determining identification information of a user interacting with said first content presentation system; circuitry for collecting channel use information at said first data collection device for each of a plurality of channels from the user'"'"'s interaction with said first content presentation system; circuitry for determining at said first data collection device a value for each of said plural channels as a function of the channel use information; circuitry for creating a preferred channel list at said first data collection device for said plural channels as a function of the determined value; and a first transmitter for transmitting at least one of said identity, said channel use information, and said preferred channel list from said first data collection device to said second data collection device. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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