Methods and systems for prioritizing listings based on real-time data

• US 9,094,708 B2
• Filed: 06/08/2012
• Issued: 07/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ROVI Product Corporation (Xperi Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rovi Guides, Inc. (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Seyller, Douglas, Nichols, Michael R.
• Primary Examiner(s): FLYNN, RANDY A
• Application Number:
  US13/491,899
• Publication Number:
  US 20130332965A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,145 Days
• Field of Search: 725 37- 61
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/252 Processing of multiple end-users' preferences to derive collaborative data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/258 Client or end-user data management, e.g. managing client capabilities, user preferences or demographics, processing of multiple end-users preferences to derive collaborative data arrangements for services using the result on the distributing side of broadcast systems H04H60/66; profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26283 for associating distribution time parameters to content, e.g. to generate electronic program guide data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/431 Generation of visual interfaces for content selection or interaction; Content or additional data rendering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/488 Data services, e.g. news ticker systems specially adapted for using meteorological information in broadcast systems H04H60/71

Abstract

Methods and systems for a media guidance application that can prioritize media content listings based on the real-time progression of the content associated with the listing. The media guidance application may interpret metadata concerning the progress of the content associated with the listing to determine whether or not a particular user will have, or continue to have, interest in the listing based on real-time statistical analysis.

Claims

1. A method for displaying a plurality of listings for scored contests on a display screen using a media guidance application, comprising:

generating for display a listing of a first scored contest having a first score;

generating for display a listing of a second scored contest having a second score;

processing a real-time data feed associated with the first scored contest to determine the first score at a point of progress of the first scored contest;

extrapolating a first likelihood that the first scored contest will have an outcome based, at least in part, on a cross-referencing of the first score with outcome determination criteria, wherein cross-referencing the first score with outcome determination criteria comprises retrieving a percentage of historical scored contests of a corresponding type as the first scored contest with a corresponding score as the first scored contest at a corresponding point of progress as the first scored contest that resulted in the outcome;

ordering the display of the listing of the first scored contest and the listing of the second scored contest on the display screen based, at least in part, on the likelihood;

extrapolating a second likelihood that the second scored contest will have the outcome based, at least in part, on a cross-referencing of the second score with the outcome determination criteria;

comparing the first likelihood to the second likelihood; and

in response to determining the first likelihood is greater than the second likelihood, demoting the listing of the first scored contest in the order displayed on the display screen.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving historical outcomes of historical scored contests from a lookup table.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein outcome determination criteria comprises a score threshold of a scored contest of the corresponding type as the first scored contest at the corresponding point of progress of the first scored contest.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising determining whether the first score exceeds the score threshold.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting an occurrence of an event having an affect on the likelihood of the outcome.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying a video asset for each listing.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving a type indicator from the first listing.

8. A system for displaying a plurality of listings for scored contests on a display screen using a media guidance application, comprising a processor configured to:

generate for display a listing of a first scored contest having a first score;

generate for display a listing of a second scored contest having a second score;

process a real-time data feed associated with the first scored contest to determine the first score at a point of progress of the first scored contest;

extrapolate a first likelihood that the first scored contest will have an outcome based, at least in part, on a cross-referencing of the first score with outcome determination criteria, wherein cross-referencing the first score with outcome determination criteria comprises retrieving a percentage of historical scored contests of a corresponding type as the first scored contest with a corresponding score as the first scored contest at a corresponding point of progress as the first scored contest that resulted in the outcome;

order the display of the listing of the first scored contest and the listing of the second scored contest on the display screen based, at least in part, on the first likelihood;

extrapolate a second likelihood that the second scored contest will have the outcome based, at least in part, on a cross-referencing of the second score with the outcome determination criteria;

compare the first likelihood to the second likelihood; and

in response to determining the first likelihood is greater than the second likelihood, demote the listing of the first scored contest in the order displayed on the display screen.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to retrieve historical outcomes of historical scored contests from a lookup table.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein outcome determination criteria comprises a score threshold of a scored contest of the corresponding type as the first scored contest at the corresponding point of progress of the first scored contest.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to determine whether the first score exceeds the score threshold.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to detect an occurrence of an event having an affect on the likelihood of the outcome.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to display a video asset for each listing.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to retrieve a type indicator from the first listing.