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First Claim
1. A method for recommending multimedia content in a unified storefront (USF) application of a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN), comprising:
- retrieving consumption information collected for a plurality of consumers, wherein the consumption information is associated with multimedia content provided over the MCDN;
using the consumption information to generate a collection of recommended multimedia content, including at least one obtainable multimedia asset;
offering the collection of recommended multimedia content to a user having a registered account for the MCDN; and
making the offered collection accessible to the user via at least one of;
a web portal, an Internet-protocol television portal provided by the MCDN, and a mobile portal.
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Abstract
A method and system for recommending multimedia content includes collecting consumption information for a plurality of consumers. The consumption information may be used to generate collections of recommended multimedia content, including obtainable multimedia assets. The collections may be offered to a consumer for purchase. The consumer may be provided access to the multimedia assets. A unified storefront application, providing access to multimedia content via an Internet-protocol television portal, a web portal, and a mobile portal, may be used to offer and provide access to the multimedia assets.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for recommending multimedia content in a unified storefront (USF) application of a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN), comprising:
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retrieving consumption information collected for a plurality of consumers, wherein the consumption information is associated with multimedia content provided over the MCDN; using the consumption information to generate a collection of recommended multimedia content, including at least one obtainable multimedia asset; offering the collection of recommended multimedia content to a user having a registered account for the MCDN; and making the offered collection accessible to the user via at least one of;
a web portal, an Internet-protocol television portal provided by the MCDN, and a mobile portal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A customer premises equipment (CPE) for use within a client configuration of a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN), comprising:
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a processor; and memory media accessible to the processor, including instructions executable by the processor to execute a unified storefront (USF) application, including instructions executable to; receive a collection of recommended multimedia content, including at least one obtainable multimedia asset; offer the collection of recommended multimedia content to a user of the CPE having a registered account for the MCDN; and wherein the offered collection is also made accessible to the user from at least one of;
an Internet website and a mobile wireless network platform. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-readable memory media, including instructions for implementing a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN), said instructions executable to:
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access aggregated consumption information relating to multimedia content provided to a plurality of MCDN clients; use the aggregated consumption information to generate a recommended collection of multimedia content, wherein the collection of multimedia content includes at least one obtainable multimedia asset; and make the collection accessible to a consumer via at least two of;
a web portal, an Internet-protocol television portal provided by the MCDN, and a wirelessly accessible mobile portal. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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