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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2013
Method and system to automatically select data network videos as television shows based on a persona
Tp Lab, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Chi Fai Ho, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Shin Cheung Simon Chiu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Bok Knun Randolph Chung, Los Altos, CA (US);
TP Lab, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A system includes a television set for displaying a video for a viewer. The television set connects to a persona television system over a data network and sends a request for a television show for a persona to the persona television system. A 'persona' includes a character representation of a person other than the viewer, an event, or a group. The persona television system selects a television show based on the persona. The persona television system sends to the television set a show description of the television show. The show description includes video source information about video source such that the television set can obtain television show from video source. In this manner, a data network video is automatically selected as a television show based on a persona and provided to the television set, increasing the ease with which the viewer can identify video choices of interest.