METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING SECOND MULTI-MEDIA CONTENT ITEMS IN A LIST OF FIRST MULTI-MEDIA CONTENT ITEMS
First Claim
1. Method of distributing second multi-media content items into a list having at least one first multi-media content item, wherein the list of first multi-media content items is to be reproduced on a personal TV system, comprising the steps ofselecting a playlist of first multi-media content items from a plurality of first multi-media content items available on different TV channels,determining potential second multi-media content items from a plurality of available second multi-media content items by matching information from the first and second multi-media content items, andselecting at least one of the determined second multi-media content items based on a user profile, metadata of the first and second multi-media content item and/or a distribution scheme for distributing the second multi-media content item into the playlist of first multi-media content items.
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Abstract
A method of distributing second multi-media content items into a list having at least one first multi-media content item is provided. The list of the first multi-media content item is to be reproduced on a personal TV system. A playlist of first multi-media content items is selected from a plurality of first multi-media content items available on different TV channels. Potential second multi-media content items from a plurality of available second multi-media content items are determined by matching information from the first and second multi-media content items. At least one of the determined second multi-media content items are selected based on a user profile, metadata of the first and second multi-media content items and/or a distribution scheme for distributing the second multi-media content items into the playlist of the first multi-media content items.
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1. Method of distributing second multi-media content items into a list having at least one first multi-media content item, wherein the list of first multi-media content items is to be reproduced on a personal TV system, comprising the steps of
selecting a playlist of first multi-media content items from a plurality of first multi-media content items available on different TV channels, determining potential second multi-media content items from a plurality of available second multi-media content items by matching information from the first and second multi-media content items, and selecting at least one of the determined second multi-media content items based on a user profile, metadata of the first and second multi-media content item and/or a distribution scheme for distributing the second multi-media content item into the playlist of first multi-media content items.
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5. Set-top-box, comprising
a memory (MEM) for storing or caching first and second multi-media content items, a playlist unit (PL) for creating a playlist of a plurality of first multi-media content items from available first multi-media content on different TV channels, a recommender unit (RU) for determining potential second multi-media content items from a plurality of available second multi-media content items by matching information on the first and second multi-media content items and by selecting at least one of the determined second multi-media content items, and a reproducing unit for reproducing first and second multi-media content items stored in the memory (MEM) according to the playlist.
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6. Method of distributing second multi-media content items into a list having at least one first multi-media content item, wherein the list of first multi-media content items is to be reproduced on a personal TV system, comprising the steps of
selecting a playlist of first multi-media content items from a plurality of first multi-media content items available on different TV channels, and determining and selecting second multi-media content items from a plurality of available second multi-media content items by determining a first, second and/or third score value for a plurality of second content items, wherein the first score value is associated to matching information of the first and second multi-media content items, the second score value is associated to determined acceptance factors and/or the third score value is associated to determined accuracies of hits based on filter criteria, wherein the first second, and third score values are added together for each second content item and the second content item with the highest score value is selected.
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