Community content ratings system
First Claim
1. A method for rating multimedia content, the method comprising:
- accessing first category rating data indicating ratings, of a plurality of group members associated with a group, with respect to a first category and a first multimedia program, wherein the first category is associated with a characteristic of the first multimedia program;
determining, based on the first category ratings data, a first category group rating for the multimedia program;
determining a percentile of the first category group rating, wherein the percentile indicates a percentage of other first category group ratings, determined by the group for other multimedia programs, having a rating that is lower than the first category group rating; and
providing to a user, by an application server, the percentile of the group rating.
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Abstract
Community content ratings are provided to users for one or more multimedia programs. The community content ratings are generated from appropriateness data collected from members of one or more community groups. The members of the community groups may be selected automatically based on stored profiles that include demographic data. Alternatively, community group membership may occur by choice and at the request of potential members. The community content ratings may be presented using appropriateness indicators (e.g., checkmarks or numerical scores) that are presented to a user in response to the user selecting the multimedia program from an electronic programming guide.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for rating multimedia content, the method comprising:
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accessing first category rating data indicating ratings, of a plurality of group members associated with a group, with respect to a first category and a first multimedia program, wherein the first category is associated with a characteristic of the first multimedia program; determining, based on the first category ratings data, a first category group rating for the multimedia program; determining a percentile of the first category group rating, wherein the percentile indicates a percentage of other first category group ratings, determined by the group for other multimedia programs, having a rating that is lower than the first category group rating; and providing to a user, by an application server, the percentile of the group rating. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer readable media storing processor-executable program instructions, wherein the program instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method for rating multimedia content, the method comprising:
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accessing first category rating data indicating ratings, of a plurality of group members associated with a group, with respect to a first category and a first multimedia program, wherein the first category is associated with a characteristic of the first multimedia program; determining, based on the first category ratings data, a first category group rating for the multimedia program; determining a percentile of the first category group rating, wherein the percentile indicates a percentage of other first category group ratings, determined by the group for other multimedia programs, having a rating that is lower than the first category group rating; and providing to a user the percentile of the first category group rating. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An application server including a processor and computer readable storage, accessible to the processor, storing program instructions, wherein the program instructions, when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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accessing first category rating data indicating ratings, of a plurality of group members associated with a group, with respect to a first category and a first multimedia program, wherein the first category is associated with a characteristic of the first multimedia program; determining, based on the first category ratings data, a first category group rating for the multimedia program; determining a percentile of the first category group rating, wherein the percentile indicates a percentage of other first category group ratings, determined by the group for other multimedia programs, having a rating that is lower than the first category group rating; and display the percentile of the first category group rating. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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