Video-on-demand recommendations based on previously viewed television programs
US7904924B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L65/612
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for generating meaningful video-on-demand recommendations based on television viewing history data are described. Television viewing history data and video-on-demand purchase data are gathered from multiple client devices within a network. Television programs and videos-on-demand that are watched and purchased, respectively, using the same client device are associated with each other. Weights are assigned to the associations based on percentages or statistical analysis of the number of client devices through which particular videos-on-demand are purchased and television programs are watched. When a viewer requests video-on-demand recommendations, such recommendations are automatically generated based on comparisons between television viewing history data associated with the viewer and the television program/video-on-demand associations.
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