Methods and systems for generating electronic program guides
US7836466B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 6, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/48
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various embodiments provide ways to collect, organize and process metadata associated with particular instances of media content. Metadata can be collected from a variety of metadata providers and organized in individual content folders that can be provided to various client devices. The client devices can process the content folders to provide an electronic program guide for its users. Methods and systems can also make use of user-specific data to evaluate various media content and then make recommendations as to which content a user would most likely wish to experience. Such user-specific data can comprise one or more user preference files that contain information associated with individual users, and one or more significance files that hold values, for individual users, that can be used to determine the significance of any matches found between the user preference files and media content.
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