REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONTENT SUGGESTIONS
First Claim
1. A device configured to control a set of home entertainment appliances comprising:
- a processor;
a transceiver; and
a display coupled to the processor;
wherein the processor is configured to;
collect use information associated with controlling the set of home entertainment appliances, andcommunicate the use information to a computer system,wherein the computer system is configured to;
analyze the use information to determine a set of content related to the use information, andgenerate a set of recommendations that includes information that identifies the set of content.
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Abstract
A portable device configured to control a set of home entertainment appliances includes a processor; and a transceiver coupled to the processor. The transceiver is configured to transmit information to a computer system and receive information from the computer system. The portable device further includes a display coupled to the processor. The processor is configured to: i) collect use information associated with controlling the set of home entertainment appliances, and ii) control the transceiver to transmit the use information to a computer system. The computer system is configured to: i) analyze the use information to determine a set of content related to the use information, ii) generate a set of recommendations that includes information that identifies the set of content, and iii) send the set of recommendations to the transceiver for display of the set of recommendations on the display.
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38 Claims
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1. A device configured to control a set of home entertainment appliances comprising:
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a processor; a transceiver; and a display coupled to the processor; wherein the processor is configured to; collect use information associated with controlling the set of home entertainment appliances, and communicate the use information to a computer system, wherein the computer system is configured to; analyze the use information to determine a set of content related to the use information, and generate a set of recommendations that includes information that identifies the set of content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of operation of a portable system for suggesting content to a user, the method comprising:
at a server system; receiving use information of a portable device, which is configured to control a set of entertainment appliances; accessing a content database configured to store content information for content; comparing the use information with content information to determine if a portion of the content information is related to a portion of the use information, generating a set of recommendations for a portion of the content information, which is related to the portion of the use information; and sending the set of recommendations f to the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a plurality of computer-readable instructions tangibly embodied on the computer-readable storage medium, which when executed by a computer processor, controls a set of home entertainment appliances comprising:
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instructions that cause the data processor to receive use information for use of a portable device, configured to control a set of entertainment appliances; instructions that cause the data processor to access a content database configured to store content information for content; instructions that cause the data processor to compare the use information with content information to determine if a portion of the content information is related to a portion of the use information; and instructions that cause the data processor to generate a set of recommendations for a portion of the content information, which is related to the portion of the use information; instructions that cause the data processor to send the set of recommendations to the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for recommending appropriate content to a user, the method comprising:
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collecting data regarding a user'"'"'s content consumption; generating recommendations for content based upon the data; and providing the user with the generated recommendations, wherein the generated recommendations are independent of the source of the recommended content and a time at which the recommended content is available.
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