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Dynamic adjustment of electronic program guide displays based on viewer preferences for minimizing navigation in VOD program selection

  • US 9,894,419 B2
  • Filed: 05/08/2017
  • Issued: 02/13/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • (a) providing, to a first Internet-connected digital device, a viewer interface application configured to access a digital television service provider system to obtain video-on-demand electronic media content and broadcast video content corresponding to a broadcast television channel,wherein the video-on-demand electronic media content is obtained from a VOD content delivery system of the digital television service provider system that has obtained the video-on-demand electronic media content and respective VOD metadata associated with the video-on-demand electronic media content, the respective VOD metadata comprising respective title data, and respective category data, andwherein the viewer interface application is further configured to provide access to an individualized electronic program guide for at least video-on-demand electronic media content based at least in part on electronic viewing data for a first user and VOD metadata;

    (b) receiving, at the digital television service provider system via an IPTV delivery system from a set-top box using IP protocol associated with the first user, a first electronic access request to access video-on-demand electronic media content;

    (c) accessing, at the digital television service provider system upon receipt of the first electronic access request, a first individualized electronic program guide data for video-on-demand electronic media content wherein the first individualized electronic program guide data is generated by;

    (i) accessing, at the digital television service provider system from one or more non-transitory processor readable memory devices operatively connected to the digital television service provider system, first electronic viewing data associated with the first user; and

    (ii) generating, at the digital television service provider system, the first individualized electronic program guide data for video-on-demand electronic media content, based at least in part on(1) the first electronic viewing data, and(2) the VOD metadata;

    (d) transmitting, from the digital television service provider system to the set-top box using IP protocol, the first individualized electronic program guide data for populating a first set of one or more templates associated with a first individualized electronic program guide in response to the first electronic access request;

    (e) receiving, at the digital television service provider system from the set-top box using IP protocol, a first VOD media request for a first video-on-demand electronic media content;

    (f) updating, by the digital television service provider system, the first electronic viewing data with information associated with the first VOD media request to generate second electronic viewing data;

    (g) transmitting, from the digital television service provider system via the IPTV delivery system to the set-top box using IP protocol, the first video-on-demand electronic media content identified in the first VOD media request for display on a first display associated with the set-top box using IP protocol;

    (h) receiving, at the digital television service provider system from the first Internet-connected digital device, login credentials;

    (i) verifying, by the digital television service provider system, that the login credentials are associated with a user account;

    (j) transmitting, to the first Internet-connected digital device, an electronic authorization for the viewer interface application to access privileges associated with the user account;

    (k) transmitting, to the first Internet-connected digital device, first broadcast video content for viewing on a second display associated with the first Internet-connected digital device;

    (l) receiving, at the digital television service provider system via broadband connection from the first Internet-connected digital device, a second electronic access request to access video-on-demand electronic media content;

    (m) transmitting, from the digital television service provider system to the first Internet-connected digital device via the broadband connection, a second individualized electronic program guide data for populating a second set of one or more templates associated with a second individualized electronic program guide for video-on-demand electronic media content, wherein the second individualized electronic program guide data is generated based at least in part upon(1) the second electronic viewing data, and(2) the VOD metadata;

    (n) receiving, at the digital television service provider system via the broadband connection from the first Internet-connected digital device, a second VOD media request for a second video-on-demand electronic media content;

    (o) updating, by the digital television service provider system, the second electronic viewing data with information associated with the second VOD media request to generate third electronic viewing data; and

    (p) transmitting, from the digital television service provider system via the broadband connection to the first Internet-connected digital device, the second video-on-demand electronic media content identified in the second VOD media request for display on the second display.

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