Method and apparatus for generation of a preferred broadcasted programs list
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving at a computing device a user request for a list of preferred broadcasted programs;
in response to said user request, displaying a first list of preferred broadcasted programs;
receiving at the computing device an indication of a level of user satisfaction with the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs, wherein the received indication corresponds to a level of user satisfaction with the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs as a whole, and does not include an indication of user satisfaction for any individual preferred broadcast program in the first list; and
based on the received indication of the level of user satisfaction with the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs, updating at the computing device at least one viewing time threshold associated with the first list of preferred broadcasted programs, wherein updating the at least one viewing time threshold based on the level of user satisfaction comprises;
calculating and storing at the computing device a number of times that a user returned from the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs to a complete schedule of programs;
comparing at the computing device the number of times that the user returned from the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs to the complete schedule of programs to a first predetermined value;
lowering at the computing device the at least one viewing time threshold only if the number of times that the user returned from the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs to the complete schedule of programs is greater than the first predetermined value;
comparing at the computing device the number of times that the user returned from the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs to the complete schedule of programs to a second predetermined value; and
raising at the computing device the at least one viewing time threshold only if the number of times that the user returned from the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs to the complete schedule of programs is less than the second predetermined value.
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Abstract
A second set of broadcasted programs is added to a first set of broadcasted programs. The second set of broadcasted programs includes broadcasted programs viewed by a viewer for a period of time at least equal to a first threshold. A third set of broadcasted programs is removed from the first set of broadcasted programs. The third set of broadcasted programs includes broadcasted programs not viewed by a viewer for a period of time at least equal to a second threshold. In one embodiment, a fourth set of broadcasted programs selected by the viewer is added to the first set of broadcasted programs. In one embodiment, the first threshold and the second threshold are updated upon the viewer indicating dissatisfaction. In one embodiment, the first threshold and the second threshold are updated upon the viewer returning to a schedule list more than a predetermined number of times. In one embodiment, the first threshold is set to be a first percentage of a period of time that a channel was viewed, and the second threshold is set to be a second percentage of the period of time that the channel was viewed.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving at a computing device a user request for a list of preferred broadcasted programs; in response to said user request, displaying a first list of preferred broadcasted programs; receiving at the computing device an indication of a level of user satisfaction with the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs, wherein the received indication corresponds to a level of user satisfaction with the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs as a whole, and does not include an indication of user satisfaction for any individual preferred broadcast program in the first list; and based on the received indication of the level of user satisfaction with the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs, updating at the computing device at least one viewing time threshold associated with the first list of preferred broadcasted programs, wherein updating the at least one viewing time threshold based on the level of user satisfaction comprises; calculating and storing at the computing device a number of times that a user returned from the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs to a complete schedule of programs; comparing at the computing device the number of times that the user returned from the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs to the complete schedule of programs to a first predetermined value; lowering at the computing device the at least one viewing time threshold only if the number of times that the user returned from the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs to the complete schedule of programs is greater than the first predetermined value; comparing at the computing device the number of times that the user returned from the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs to the complete schedule of programs to a second predetermined value; and raising at the computing device the at least one viewing time threshold only if the number of times that the user returned from the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs to the complete schedule of programs is less than the second predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor configured to control at least some operations of the apparatus; a memory storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to; receive a user request for a list of preferred broadcasted programs; display a first list of preferred broadcasted programs in response to said user request; receive an indication of a level of user satisfaction with the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs, wherein the received indication corresponds to a level of user satisfaction with the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs as a whole, and does not include an indication of user satisfaction for any individual preferred broadcast program in the first list; and based on the received indication of the level of user satisfaction with the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs, update at least one viewing time threshold associated with the first list of preferred broadcasted programs, wherein updating the at least one viewing time threshold based on the level of user satisfaction comprises; calculating and storing a number of times that a user returned from the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs to a complete schedule of programs; comparing the number of times that the user returned from the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs to the complete schedule of programs to a first predetermined value; lowering the at least one viewing time threshold only if the number of times that the user returned from the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs to the complete schedule of programs is greater than the first predetermined value; comparing the number of times that the user returned from the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs to the complete schedule of programs to a second predetermined value; and raising the at least one viewing time threshold only if the number of times that the user returned from the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs to the complete schedule of programs is less than the second predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, perform a method comprising
receiving a user request for a list of preferred broadcasted programs; -
in response to said user request, displaying a first list of preferred broadcasted programs; receiving an indication of a level of user satisfaction with the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs, wherein the received indication corresponds to a level of user satisfaction with the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs as a whole, and does not include an indication of user satisfaction for any individual preferred broadcast program in the first list; and
based on the received indication of the level of user satisfaction with the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs, updating at least one viewing time threshold associated with the first list of preferred broadcasted programs, wherein updating the at least one viewing time threshold based on the level of user satisfaction comprises;calculating and storing a number of times that a user returned from the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs to a complete schedule of programs; comparing the number of times that the user returned from the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs to the complete schedule of programs to a first predetermined value; lowering the at least one viewing time threshold only if the number of times that the user returned from the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs to the complete schedule of programs is greater than the first predetermined value; comparing the number of times that the user returned from the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs to the complete schedule of programs to a second predetermined value; and raising the at least one viewing time threshold only if the number of times that the user returned from the displayed first list of preferred broadcast programs to the complete schedule of programs is less than the second predetermined value. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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