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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2011
Applicants:
Kamal Ali, Campbell, CA (US);
Wijnand Van Stam, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kamal Ali, Campbell, CA (US);
Wijnand Van Stam, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
TiVo Inc., Alviso, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 (2011.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for making program recommendations to users of a network-based video recording system utilizes expressed preferences as inputs to collaborative filtering and Bayesian predictive algorithms to rate television programs using a graphical rating system. The predictive algorithms are adaptive, improving in accuracy as more programs are rated.