Thinkanalytics

Alan Ryman

Peter Docherty

Shahad Ahmed

Ewen Cattanach

Gordon McIntyre

Asim Ullah

Darren Callaghan

David Scott

Xiaowei Zhang

Christopher McGuire

Bruce Zhang

John Duncan Bankier

Bryan Bossard

Timothy Simon Jones

Kristy Irene Brown

Charles Allan Beck

David John Brown

Andrew Craig Brind

William Wallace

John Michael Gilchrist

John Dominic Burns

A method of managing search requests to a content recommendation engine (CRE) is provided. The CRE is adapted to receive search requests and provide one or more content recommendations based on the received search requests for a user of a content distribution system having a plurality of users. The method comprises receiving an inputted search term; setting one or more search parameters based on the search term; and generating a search request based on the inputted search term and the search parameters.

Managing search requests

A computer-implemented method for providing content recommendations for a user of a content distribution system, the method comprising:

System and methods for performing content recommendation procedures

A computer-implemented method of providing one or more content item recommendations for a user of a content distribution system, the method comprising: obtaining metadata concerning items of content, the metadata representing at least some properties of the items of content; providing at least one subject related to the metadata to be available to the user for selection; using a selected subject selected by the user and metadata concerning content available from one or more content sources to generate at least one content item recommendation for the user, and providing the at least one content item recommendation to the user.

Content recommendation system and method

The method may include providing one or more content item recommendations, by opening a content recommendation session for a selected user, retrieving some user data for the selected user from a first storage resource, obtaining content information concerning content available from content sources, using the user data and the content information to generate a content item recommendation for the user and providing the content item recommendation to the user. The user data for the selected user may be stored at contiguous physical locations at the first storage resource.

A method and system for providing, to a user device configured for providing content to a user, one or more personalized content item recommendations. The method comprising: retrieving a seed content item identifier from user data stored in a user profile; using the seed content item identifier to generate a plurality of initial content item recommendations; sorting the plurality of initial content item recommendations based on the user profile; and providing one or more of the sorted content item recommendations as personalized content item recommendations to the user device.

Method and system for personalized content recommendation

The method may include providing one or more content item recommendations by opening a content recommendation session for a selected user, retrieving some user data for the selected user from a first storage resource, obtaining content information concerning content available from content sources, using the user data and the content information to generate a content item recommendation for the user and providing the content item recommendation to the user. The user data for the selected user may be stored at contiguous physical locations at the first storage resource.

A method for providing one or more content item recommendations for a user of a content distribution system having a plurality of users, comprises:

A method of setting controls on a digital communication device operated by an end user participant in a digital content event provided from a digital communication network includes operating a tracking control in the digital communication network to track activity of the digital communication device in a context of the digital content event; operating a timer in conjunction with the activity to form a time-stamped set of ranking controls; attenuating the time-stamped set of ranking controls according to an elapsed time; applying the time-stamped set of ranking controls and content inputs from a digital content manager to operate a ranking control and digital filter to generate a control interface for the digital communication device, the control interface comprising a plurality of individually operable controls; and configuring the digital communication device with the control interface.

Content recommendation system

A method of setting controls on a digital communication device operated by an end user participant in a digital content event provided from a digital communication network includes operating a tracking control in the digital communication network to track activity of the digital communication device in a context of the digital content event, applying the activity to a content series detector, applying an output of the content series detector to a series gap detector, and applying the time-stamped set of ranking controls and content inputs from a digital content manager to operate a ranking control and digital filter to generate a control interface for the digital communication device, the control interface comprising a plurality of individually operable controls to configure the digital communication device with the control interface.

Binge content recommendation system

A content recommendation system includes a content recommendation engine, a trender including a first trender interface to a social media platform and a second trender interface to a search engine, wherein the trender includes an ordered chain of term enhancers to enhance trending terms received via the first trender interface into enhanced terms. The search engine is adapted to receive the enhanced terms via the second trender interface and to form a search result set for the enhanced terms, and the search engine is coupled to provide the search result set to the content recommendation engine.

System to recommend content based on trending social media topics

A machine system for operating a content recommendation system includes a monitor to detect and identify user actions on network connected digital devices, a first associator to relate the user actions to digital content, a timer operable to control a minimum time period filter on the user actions, a sequencer operable in conjunction with the timer, the minimum time period filter, and a combiner to transform the user actions into aggregate user actions. The content recommendation system is responsive to the aggregate user actions to evolve a computer-stored user profile according to the aggregate user actions.

Linear programming consumption learning system

A user profile including content preferences is evolved by detecting and identifying user actions on network connected digital devices; relating the user actions to digital content; operating a sequencer and a timer to form aggregate user actions from the user actions; operating a second associator in conjunction with the timer and an adjuster to associate weight values with the aggregate user actions and the user actions, forming weighted user actions; and operating a profile server responsive to the second associator to evolve the user profile according to the weighted user actions.

Video on demand consumption learning system

A method of setting controls on a digital communication device operated by an end user of a digital communication network includes operating a gesture user interface on a set of content representations displayed on the digital communication device, where the set of content representations represents digital content associated with a broad range of content categories, to operate a preference profile generator to generate an initial control set for a ranking control. A tracking control is operated in the digital communication network to track activity of the digital communication device in a context of a digital content event to modify the initial control set for the ranking control into modified ranking controls. The modified ranking controls and content inputs from a digital content manager are applied to operate the ranking control and digital filter to generate a control interface for the digital communication device, the control interface comprising a plurality of individually operable controls. The digital communication device is configured with the control interface.

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Alan Ryman