System and method for creating and using a smart electronic programming guide
First Claim
1. A method for creating a smart electronic programming guide, comprising:
- (a) determining an identity of a user interacting with a content presentation system;
(b) collecting channel use information for each of a plurality of channels from the user'"'"'s interaction with the content presentation system;
(c) storing the channel use information;
(d) determining a value for each of said plural channels as a function of the channel use information; and
(e) creating a smart electronic programming guide for said plural channels as a function of the determined value;
further comprising creating a first smart electronic programming guide for said plural channels for a first mode of content delivery by said content presentation system and creating a second smart electronic programming guide for said plural channels for a second mode of content delivery by said 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 electronic programming guide, including determining an identity of a user interacting with a content presentation system, collecting channel use information for each of a plurality of channels from the user'"'"'s interaction with the content presentation system, storing the channel use information, determining a value for each of the plural channels as a function of the channel use information, and creating a smart electronic programming guide for the plural channels as a function of the determined value.
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7 Claims
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1. A method for creating a smart electronic programming guide, comprising:
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(a) determining an identity of a user interacting with a content presentation system; (b) collecting channel use information for each of a plurality of channels from the user'"'"'s interaction with the content presentation system; (c) storing the channel use information; (d) determining a value for each of said plural channels as a function of the channel use information; and (e) creating a smart electronic programming guide for said plural channels as a function of the determined value; further comprising creating a first smart electronic programming guide for said plural channels for a first mode of content delivery by said content presentation system and creating a second smart electronic programming guide for said plural channels for a second mode of content delivery by said content presentation system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for creating a smart electronic programming guide, comprising:
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(a) determining an identity of a user interacting with a content presentation system; (b) collecting channel use information for each of a plurality of channels from the user'"'"'s interaction with the content presentation system; (c) storing the channel use information; (d) determining a value for each of said plural channels as a function of the channel use information; and (e) creating a smart electronic programming guide for said plural channels as a function of the determined value, wherein said smart electronic programming guide includes a first section listing a first channel of said plurality of channels based on said determined value, and a second section listing a second channel of said plurality of channels wherein said second channel is related to said first channel, and said relationship between said first and second channels is based on a type of program associated with said first channel.
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5. A system for creating a smart electronic programming guide, comprising:
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circuitry for determining an identity of a user interacting with a content presentation system; circuitry for collecting channel use information for each of a plurality of channels from the user'"'"'s interaction with said content presentation system; an electronic storage device for storing said channel use information; circuitry for determining a value for each of said plural channels as a function of said channel use information; and circuitry for creating a smart electronic programming guide for said plural channels as a function of said determined value, further comprising circuitry for creating a first smart electronic programming guide for said plural channels for a first mode of content delivery by said content presentation system and circuitry for creating a second smart electronic programming guide for said plural channels for a second mode of content delivery by said content presentation system. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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