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Enhanced program guide

  • US 9,313,551 B2
  • Filed: 06/17/2013
  • Issued: 04/12/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for media guidance, comprising:

  • a memory that stores computer executable components; and

    a processor that executes the following computer executable components stored in the memory to;

    receive program schedule data for a set of channels, wherein the program schedule data includes a title of a program broadcast on a channel from the set of channels and a time associated with the broadcast of the program;

    determine a relevance rank based on a live broadcast popularity adjustment that is determined based on data associated with the program, wherein the relevance rank is determined by receiving input data from a user device, selecting a ranking model based on a content type associated with the input data received from the user device, and applying the selected ranking model to the input data to generate the relevance rank that is based on the live broadcast popularity adjustment;

    determine a time adjustment value based on the time remaining in the broadcast of the program and a penalty weight value based on the received input data from the user device, wherein the penalty weight value is applied to the relevance rank to generate a weighted relevance rank;

    select the title for inclusion in a program guide based on the weighted relevance rank and the time adjustment value; and

    determine a position within the program guide for the title based on the time adjustment value and the weighted relevance rank, thereby facilitating presentation of the program guide in manner that is independent of a channel axis associated with the channel and a time axis associated with the time of the broadcast.

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