Training, inference and user interface for guiding the caching of media content on local stores
First Claim
1. A system that facilitates utilization of local storage space, comprising:
- a component that logs information relating to historical access of items;
an inference component that time segments viewing habits of household viewers to determine a plurality of probable items selections based on a temporal history of media viewing habits in the household, the time segments further including information if an item is viewed on weekdays, weekends, or holidays, the inference component further employs the probable items selections and the logs information in a utility-based analysis in connection with selectively storing to and deleting items from a local storage space; and
a local storage space comprising a cache memory comprised that receives the probable items selections based on a temporal history from the inference component, begins recording plurality of item selections and upon a user selecting one of the plurality of item selections for viewing during the recording, facilitates downloading recorded portion of the user selected program from the cache memory to a viewer, continues recording remaining portion of the user selection and deletes probable items selections of the plurality of the probable items selections not chosen by the user for viewing.
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Abstract
The present invention is related to a system and method of caching data employing probabilistic predictive techniques. The system and method provides local storage of a subset of available viewing selections by assigning a value to a selection and retaining selections in the cache depending on the value and size of the selection. The value assigned to an item can represent the time-dependent likelihood that a user will review an item at some time in the future. An initial value of an item can be based on the user'"'"'s viewing habits, the user'"'"'s viewing habit over particular time segment and/or viewing habits of a group of user'"'"'s during a particular time segment. A value assigned to a selection dynamically changes according to a set of cache retention policies, where the value can be time-dependent functions that decay based on the class of the item, as determined by inference about the class or via a label associated with the item.
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21 Claims
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1. A system that facilitates utilization of local storage space, comprising:
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a component that logs information relating to historical access of items; an inference component that time segments viewing habits of household viewers to determine a plurality of probable items selections based on a temporal history of media viewing habits in the household, the time segments further including information if an item is viewed on weekdays, weekends, or holidays, the inference component further employs the probable items selections and the logs information in a utility-based analysis in connection with selectively storing to and deleting items from a local storage space; and a local storage space comprising a cache memory comprised that receives the probable items selections based on a temporal history from the inference component, begins recording plurality of item selections and upon a user selecting one of the plurality of item selections for viewing during the recording, facilitates downloading recorded portion of the user selected program from the cache memory to a viewer, continues recording remaining portion of the user selection and deletes probable items selections of the plurality of the probable items selections not chosen by the user for viewing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 21)
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10. A system that facilitates memory utilization, comprising:
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means for storing logging information relating to historical access of items; means for appointing respective values to a subset of the items based on access thereof wherein the values are applied in a value density-based utility analysis in connection with at least one of;
replacement, retention, and compression of the subset of items to a memory;means for determining probable items selections based on a temporal history of media viewing habits in a household, wherein the temporal history of media viewing habits further including information if an item is viewed on weekdays, weekends, or holidays; and means for selectively storing to and deleting items from a local storage space comprising a cache memory based upon the probable items selections and the logging information such that the selective storing begins recording the probable items selections automatically based at least on the temporal history and upon a user selecting one of the item selections being recorded for viewing, downloading the user selection to a viewer and deleting remaining of the items selections being recorded which are not selected by the user for viewing.
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11. A method that facilitates utilization of local storage space, comprising:
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logging information relating to historical access of items; determining probable items selections based on a temporal history of media viewing habits in a household by employing time segmenting to a local caching system;
the time segmenting further including information if an item is viewed on weekdays, weekends, or holidays, andutilizing the logging information and probable items selections in a utility-based analysis in connection with selectively performing one or more of caching to and deleting items from a local storage space such that the probable items selections are automatically recorded to the local storage space based at least on the temporal history and upon a user selecting one of the item selections being recorded for viewing, the user selection is downloaded to a viewer and remaining of the item selections being recorded which are not selected by the user for viewing are deleted. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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