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Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 08, 2008
Applicants:

Yuriy Bolyukh, Trophy Club, TX (US);

Ramprasath Hariharan, Tamil Nadu, IN;

Syed Zafar Beyabani, Irving, TX (US);

Anil Solleti, Irving, TX (US);

Inventors:

Yuriy Bolyukh, Trophy Club, TX (US);

Ramprasath Hariharan, Tamil Nadu, IN;

Syed Zafar Beyabani, Irving, TX (US);

Anil Solleti, Irving, TX (US);

Assignee:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04H 60/33 (2008.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method performed by one or more computing devices includes determining a relevancy function of viewer tendencies based on set-top box data from a subscription television service and defining a cluster of set-top boxes based on the relevancy function. The method also includes building a tendency profile for the cluster, the tendency profile including predicted actions for viewers within the cluster. The method further includes assigning the set-top box to the cluster and directing a cluster-oriented presentation to a particular set-top box within the cluster.


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