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Boosting factor for television content

  • US 8,327,394 B2
  • Filed: 11/30/2009
  • Issued: 12/04/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, by a television distribution device, viewership data associated with television contents;

    calculating one or more local boosting factors and a national boosting factor for each of the television contents based on the viewership data;

    applying boosting factor assignment heuristics to the one or more local boosting factors and the national boosting factor for each of the television contents;

    selecting one or more boosting factors based on the applying of the boosting factor assignment heuristics; and

    publishing for each of the television contents, the one or more boosting factors to one or more television distribution sites, wherein the boosting factor assignment heuristics include determining whether a maximum value of the one or more local boosting factors is more than a predetermined value that is greater than the national boosting factor.

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