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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2014
The Directv Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Peter Leong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Bo Huang, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Heather N. Truong, Anaheim, CA (US);
Ruben D. Lechuga, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA (US);
Joshua N. Snow, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Michael E. Depies, Lawndale, CA (US);
Roshan Menon, San Pedro, CA (US);
Neil McIver, Llandudno, GB;
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A user device for storing or displaying content recommendations includes a search session manager receiving metadata associated with content. The metadata includes a received hierarchical identifier including a primary level and a secondary level unique to the primary level. A memory stores selected hierarchical identifiers. A search module compares the received hierarchical identifiers with the selected hierarchical identifiers. A screen display displays content from at least one of the primary level and secondary level based on comparing.