PROVIDING REPORT OF POPULAR CHANNELS AT PRESENT TIME
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1. A service for providing a report of popular channels, the service comprising:
- determining a quantity of current viewers for each of a plurality of channels;
ranking the plurality of channels according to the determined quantities;
responsive to a user selecting an information channel, populating the report with indications of a portion of the plurality of channels and their respective rankings; and
displaying the report.
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Abstract
Users are provided real time reports of the most popular multimedia programs or channels. Users may select an information channel provided by a multimedia content distribution network that provides the report. User criteria may determine the organization of the report and the selection of elements for the report. For example, the top ten most popular multimedia programs or channels in a particular genre may be displayed in the report.
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1. A service for providing a report of popular channels, the service comprising:
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determining a quantity of current viewers for each of a plurality of channels; ranking the plurality of channels according to the determined quantities; responsive to a user selecting an information channel, populating the report with indications of a portion of the plurality of channels and their respective rankings; and displaying the report. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A ranking server comprising:
at least one tangible computer readable medium including machine executable instructions for; assimilating data indicating a quantity of viewers viewing a channel provided by a multimedia content distribution network; creating ranking data by ranking the quantity of viewers relative to further quantities of viewers tuned to other channels provided by the multimedia content distribution network; and reporting the ranking data in response to a user selecting an information channel. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A process for providing a report of popular programs, the process comprising:
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providing to a multimedia content distribution network selection data that is indicative of a local program selection; responsive to a local user input to receive an information channel, receiving from the multimedia content distribution network a plurality of indications of programs ranked according to popularity, wherein popularity is determined according to viewership, providing a portion of the indications in the report. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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