Search Result Content Sequencing

• US 20110029392A1
• Filed: 07/28/2009
• Published: 02/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Inventors: Brown, Tom
• Granted Patent: US 11,144,969 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.73
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4387 by the use of playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/489 using time information
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement

Abstract

Systems and methods for generating and receiving a sequenced listing of pieces of content are described. A request to search for assets may be received. A first listing of assets associated with the request may be received. Data representative of assets stored within an edge server associated with the user may be received. A first group of assets of the first listing of assets that are stored within the edge server based upon the received data representative of assets stored within the edge server and a second group of assets of the first listing of assets that are not stored within the edge server based upon the received data representative of assets stored within the edge server may be determined. A second listing of assets may be generated where at least one asset of the first group is sequenced separate from at least one asset of the second group.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a request from a user to search for a plurality of assets in a content distribution system;

receiving a first listing of assets stored in the content distribution system associated with the request;

receiving data representative of assets stored within an edge server associated with the user;

determining a first group of assets of the first listing of assets that are stored within the edge server based upon the received data representative of assets stored within the edge server;

determining a second group of assets of the first listing of assets that are not stored within the edge server based upon the received data representative of assets stored within the edge server; and

generating a second listing of assets wherein at least one asset of the first group of assets is sequenced separate from at least one asset of the second group of assets.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising sorting the first listing by an attribute of the assets.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving data representative of at least one attribute preference associated with the user.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the at least one attribute preference includes at least one of:

a type of asset, a genre, and a resolution.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising receiving data representative of attribute metadata associated with at least one of the plurality of assets.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising sorting the second listing based upon the data representative of at least one attribute preference associated with the user and data representative of attribute metadata associated with at least one of the plurality of assets to generate a sequenced listing of assets.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising outputting the sequenced listing of assets to the user.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising receiving advertisement data representative of one or more advertisements stored within the edge server, wherein the outputting includes outputting the sequenced listing of assets and at least one advertisement associated with the advertisement data.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the at least one attribute preference includes at least one of:

a type of asset, a genre, and a resolution.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein all of the assets of the first group of assets are sequenced earlier than all of the assets of the second group of assets.

11. A system, comprising:

at least one memory; and

at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to

receive a request from a user to search for a plurality of assets in a content distribution system;

receive a first listing of assets stored in the content distribution system associated with the request;

receive data representative of assets stored within an edge server associated with the user;

determine a first group of assets of the first listing of assets that are stored within the edge server based upon the received data representative of assets stored within the edge server;

determine a second group of assets of the first listing of assets that are not stored within the edge server based upon the received data representative of assets stored within the edge server; and

generate a second listing of assets wherein at least one asset of the first group of assets is sequenced separate from at least one asset of the second group of assets.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to sort the first listing by an attribute of the assets.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive data representative of at least one attribute preference associated with the user.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the at least one attribute preference includes a passive attribute preference.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive data representative of attribute metadata associated with at least one of the plurality of assets.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to sort the second listing based upon the data representative of at least one attribute preference associated with the user and data representative of attribute metadata associated with at least one of the plurality of assets to generate a sequenced listing of assets.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to output the sequenced listing of assets to the user.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein all of the assets of the first group of assets are sequenced earlier than all of the assets of the second group of assets.

19. One or more computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform a method including:

receiving a request from a user to search for a plurality of assets in a content distribution system;

receiving a first listing of assets stored in the content distribution system associated with the request;

receiving data representative of assets stored within an edge server associated with the user;

determining a first group of assets of the first listing of assets that are stored within the edge server based upon the received data representative of assets stored within the edge server;

determining a second group of assets of the first listing of assets that are not stored within the edge server based upon the received data representative of assets stored within the edge server; and

generating a second listing of assets wherein at least one asset of the first group of assets is sequenced separate from at least one asset of the second group of assets.

20. The one or more computer-readable medium of claim 19, the method further comprising sorting the first listing by an attribute of the assets.

21. The one or more computer-readable medium of claim 19, the method further comprising receiving data representative of at least one attribute preference associated with the user.

22. The one or more computer-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the at least one attribute preference includes at least one of:

a type of asset, a genre, and a resolution.

23. The one or more computer-readable medium of claim 21, the method further comprising receiving data representative of attribute metadata associated with at least one of the plurality of assets.

24. The one or more computer-readable medium of claim 23, the method further comprising sorting the second listing based upon the data representative of at least one attribute preference associated with the user and data representative of attribute metadata associated with at least one of the plurality of assets to generate a sequenced listing of assets.

25. The one or more computer-readable medium of claim 24, the method further comprising outputting the sequenced listing of assets to the user.

26. The one or more computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the at least one attribute preference includes at least one of:

a type of asset, a genre, and a resolution.

27. The one or more computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein all of the assets of the first group of assets are sequenced earlier than all of the assets of the second group of assets.

28. A method comprising:

processing requests to search for a plurality of assets in a content distribution system in a first mode of operation;

determining whether an event has occurred; and

upon determining that the event has occurred, processing requests to search for a plurality of assets in the content distribution system in a second mode of operation,

wherein the first and second modes of operation are different and the second mode of operation includes;

receiving a search request from a user to search for a plurality of assets in the content distribution system;

receiving a first listing of assets stored in the content distribution system associated with the search request;

receiving data representative of assets stored within an edge server associated with the user;

determining a first group of assets of the first listing of assets that are stored within the edge server based upon the received data representative of assets stored within the edge server;

determining a second group of assets of the first listing of assets that are not stored within the edge server based upon the received data representative of assets stored within the edge server; and

generating a second listing of assets wherein at least one asset of the first group of assets is sequenced separate from at least one asset of the second group of assets.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the event is a low bandwidth event.

30. The method of claim 28, wherein the event is a scheduled event.