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;
generating for display a media content listing of the first media content;
receiving a user selection of the media content listing indicating that the user wishes to remove the media content listing;
cross-referencing an attribute of the first media content with a database of media contents;
identifying from the database, based on the cross-referencing, a second media content associated with the attribute; and
reducing a likelihood that the second media content is recommended to the user in the future based on the user selection.
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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; generating for display a media content listing of the first media content; receiving a user selection of the media content listing indicating that the user wishes to remove the media content listing; cross-referencing an attribute of the first media content with a database of media contents; identifying from the database, based on the cross-referencing, a second media content associated with the attribute; and reducing a likelihood that the second media content is recommended to the user in the future based on the user selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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display circuitry configured to generate for display a media content listing of a first media content; user input circuitry configured to receive a user selection of the media content listing indicating that a user wishes to remove the media content listing; and control circuitry configured to; determine that the first media content is potentially of interest to the user; cross-reference an attribute of the first media content with a database of media contents; identify from the database, based on the cross-referencing, a second media asset associated with the attribute; and reduce a likelihood that the second media content is recommended to the user in the future based on the user selection. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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