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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2008
Brian Scott Amento, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Alicia Abella, Morristown, NJ (US);
Christopher Harrison, Mount Kisco, NY (US);
Larry Stead, Upper Montclair, NJ (US);
Brian Scott Amento, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Alicia Abella, Morristown, NJ (US);
Christopher Harrison, Mount Kisco, NY (US);
Larry Stead, Upper Montclair, NJ (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed systems and methods present a graphics based electronic programming guide (EPG) that organizes available content in radial fashion on a display. Which content appears on a screen shot of the EPG may be determined using rating data, user preferences or collaborative filtering. Through collaborative filtering, disclosed embodiments may predict which programs a user may like according to group member ratings. Some disclosed EPGs include a mosaic with graphical indications of an overall rating and graphical indications of which of a plurality of characteristics (e.g., genres) apply to multimedia programs.