Providing a program listing
US9055311B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 3, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/84
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for providing a program listing include storing user profile data and a user identifier for a user; storing an association of the user identifier with user identifiers for each of the plurality of social contacts of the user; receiving program identifier data representing programs currently being viewed by the social contacts; ranking the program identifier data for each of the plurality of social contacts based at least in part on the user profile data; and sending display data representing the program identifier data for display in an order based on the ranking.
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