Media content search results ranked by popularity
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a search request for television media content;
identifying relevant television media content that is relevant to the search request; and
displaying an ordered list of the relevant television media content that is ordered based on a popularity rating, the displaying including enabling display of paid placement of particular media content at a position in the ordered list.
7 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Media content search results ranked by popularity is described. In embodiment(s), a search request for television media content can be initiated by a viewer, and television media content that is relevant to the search request can be identified. The relevant television media content can then be ranked based on a popularity rating and the relevant television media content can be displayed in an ordered list that is ordered by popularity rankings.
91 Citations
18 Claims
-
1. A method, comprising:
-
receiving a search request for television media content; identifying relevant television media content that is relevant to the search request; and displaying an ordered list of the relevant television media content that is ordered based on a popularity rating, the displaying including enabling display of paid placement of particular media content at a position in the ordered list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
-
-
10. A system, comprising:
-
a television client device configured to receive a search request for television media content; a search module configured to identify relevant television media content that is associated with at least one search term of the search request; and a tracking module configured to; track viewer interactions with television programming to develop a popularity rating, the viewer interactions including television programming choices of a viewer who initiates the search request; and rank the relevant television media content based on the popularity rating, the popularity rating based at least in part on the television programming choices of the viewer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18)
-
-
17. Computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions instruction stored thereon that, when executed, direct a television system to:
-
generate popularity metadata associated with tracked television media content that includes at least one of searches for media content, information requests, programming choices, recordings, or new media content; determine popular media content based on a popularity rating generated from the popularity metadata; and generate a list of the popular media content for display, the list of the popular media content including paid placement of particular media content.
-
Specification