Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for trending media programs for a user
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Application No.: US15710392Application Date: 2017-09-20
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Publication No.: US10674221B2Publication Date: 2020-06-02
- Inventor: Mark Berner , Gabriel Dalbec , James Yee Liang Cheng , Brian W. Beach
- Applicant: TIVO SOLUTIONS INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: TIVO SOLUTIONS INC.
- Current Assignee: TIVO SOLUTIONS INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Haley Guiliano LLP
- Main IPC: H04N21/482
- IPC: H04N21/482 ; H04N21/414 ; H04N21/258

Abstract:
A client determines that a user is attempting to access media program recommendations. In response to the determination, the client attempts to collect media program recommendations to be presented to the user. Media program recommendations may be derived locally by the client, by the client and a multimedia device locally connected with the client, by the client and one or more additional devices, etc. In some embodiments, in response to receiving a query from the client, one or more recipient devices or servers identify media program recommendations in a plurality of trending categories. The media program recommendations may be selected based at least in part on EPG data and audience research and measurement data. The media program recommendations collected by the client are presented to the user for further exploration. The client may be one of mobile phones, tablet computers, etc.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180014078A1 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRENDING MEDIA PROGRAMS FOR A USER Public/Granted day:2018-01-11
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