System and method for creating and using a smart channel tuner list
First Claim
1. A method for creating a smart channel tuner list, comprising:
- determining an identity of a user interacting with a content presentation system;
collecting in the content provider channel switching information from said a first channel to each of a plurality of second channels from the user'"'"'s interaction with the content presentation system;
wherein the channel switching information includes the identity of the user, and time data that identifies each time the user switches to a given one of the plurality of second channels;
determining a value for each of the plurality of second channels as a function of the channel switching information; and
generating the smart channel tuner list that includes a subset of the plurality of second channels, wherein smart channel tuner list characterizes the user'"'"'s programming preferences and the smart channel tuner list varies as a function of a time slot for programs occupying the subset of the plurality of second channels in the course of the user'"'"'s interaction with the content presentation system.
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Abstract
Systems and/or methods are disclosed herein to identify a user interacting with a content presentation system, adaptively learn, in a passive manner, a user'"'"'s pattern of accessing content over time, and globally store the user'"'"'s identifying and use information. Specifically, disclosed are systems and/or methods for creating a smart channel tuner list, including determining an identity of a user interacting with a content presentation system, collecting channel switching information from the first channel to each of a plurality of second channels from the user'"'"'s interaction with the content presentation system, determining a value for each of the plural second channels as a function of the channel switching information, and creating a smart channel tuner list as a function of the determined value.
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73 Claims
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1. A method for creating a smart channel tuner list, comprising:
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determining an identity of a user interacting with a content presentation system; collecting in the content provider channel switching information from said a first channel to each of a plurality of second channels from the user'"'"'s interaction with the content presentation system;
wherein the channel switching information includes the identity of the user, and time data that identifies each time the user switches to a given one of the plurality of second channels;determining a value for each of the plurality of second channels as a function of the channel switching information; and generating the smart channel tuner list that includes a subset of the plurality of second channels, wherein smart channel tuner list characterizes the user'"'"'s programming preferences and the smart channel tuner list varies as a function of a time slot for programs occupying the subset of the plurality of second channels in the course of the user'"'"'s interaction with the content presentation system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for creating a smart channel tuner list, comprising:
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circuitry for determining an identity of a user interacting with a content presentation system; circuitry for collecting channel switching information in a content provider from said first channel to each of a plurality of second channels from the user'"'"'s interaction with the content presentation system;
wherein the channel switching information includes the identity of the user, and time data that identifies each time the user switches to a given one of the plurality of second channels;circuitry for determining a value for each of the plurality of second channels as a function of the channel switching information; and circuitry for creating a smart channel tuner list that includes a subset of the plural channels as a function of the determined value and the identity of the user and wherein the smart channel tuner list characterizes the user'"'"'s programming preferences and the smart channel tuner list varies as a function of a time slot for programs occupying the subset of the plurality of second channels in the course of the user'"'"'s interaction with the content presentation system. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A system for switching from a first channel provided by a content provider to a second channel provided by the content provider, comprising:
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determining an identity of a user interacting with a content presentation system; collecting in the content provider channel switching information from said first channel to each of a plurality of second channels from the user'"'"'s interaction with the content presentation system; determining a value for each of the plurality of second channels as a function of the channel switching information; and switching from said first channel to one of said second channels as a function of the determined value, wherein the one of the second channels selected for the switching varies as a function of a time slot for a program occupying the one of the second channels in the course of the user'"'"'s interaction with the content presentation system. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A system for switching from a first channel provided by a content provider to a second channel provided by the content provider, comprising:
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circuitry for determining an identity of a user interacting with a content presentation system; circuitry for collecting channel switching information in the content provider from said first channel to each of a plurality of second channels from the user'"'"'s interaction with the content presentation system; circuitry for determining a value for each of the plurality of second channels as a function of the channel switching information; and circuitry for switching from said first channel to one of said second channels as a function of the determined value and the identity of the user, wherein the one of the second channels selected for the switching varies as a function of a time slot for a program occupying the one of the second channels in the course of the user'"'"'s interaction with the content presentation system. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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