Systems and methods for providing program suggestions in an interactive television program guide
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining that a first media content is potentially of interest to a user;
automatically identifying, using control circuitry, a second media content based on an attribute of the first media content;
generating for display a media content listing of the second media content as a recommendation;
receiving a user selection of an option indicating that the user is not interested in the recommendation of the second media content; and
in response to receiving the user selection, preventing the second media content from being recommended to the user in the future.
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Abstract
An interactive television program guide application is provided that queries a user regarding the user'"'"'s interest in television programs and suggests television programs to the user based on the user'"'"'s responses. The interactive television program guide application identifies a television program that is potentially of interest to the user. The interactive television program guide application then queries the user regarding the user'"'"'s interest using questions that are formulated based on attributes associated with the identified television program. Using the user'"'"'s responses to the questions, the interactive television program guide application identifies and suggests one or more television programs to the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining that a first media content is potentially of interest to a user; automatically identifying, using control circuitry, a second media content based on an attribute of the first media content; generating for display a media content listing of the second media content as a recommendation; receiving a user selection of an option indicating that the user is not interested in the recommendation of the second media content; and in response to receiving the user selection, preventing the second media content from being recommended to the user in the future. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system comprising:
control circuitry, wherein the control circuitry is configured to; determine that a first media content is potentially of interest to a user; automatically identify a second media content based on an attribute of the first media content; generate for display a media content listing of the second media content as a recommendation; receive a user selection of an option indicating that the user is not interested in the recommendation of the second media content; and in response to receiving the user selection, prevent the second media content from being recommended to the user in the future. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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