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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY RATING VIDEO CONTENT

  • US 20090133048A1
  • Filed: 05/13/2008
  • Published: 05/21/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A consumer media device suitable for playing, recording, or controlling the playing or recording of video content, the consumer media device is one selected from a group consisting of a television, a VCR (video cassette recorder), a PVR (personal video recorder), a DVR (digital video recorder), an AV (audio/video) controller, a mobile multimedia player, a cable box, and a set top box, comprising:

  • a usage logger that automatically records selected user inputs to the consumer media device that are associated with at least one of playing and recording video content; and

    a rating engine that has a set of rating rules, the rating engine being arranged to apply the rating rules to automatically generate content ratings associated with video content processed by the consumer media device based upon (1) the user inputs detected by the usage logger, (2) program guide information received by the consumer media device, and (3) the rating rules, wherein the rating engine automatically generates content ratings for specific video content played for or recorded by or under the control of the consumer media device such that each rated piece of video content has an associated content rating.

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