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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2011
Nader Gharachorloo, Ossining, NY (US);
Afshin Moshrefi, Newburyport, MA (US);
Azim Nasir, Foxboro, MA (US);
Nader Gharachorloo, Ossining, NY (US);
Afshin Moshrefi, Newburyport, MA (US);
Azim Nasir, Foxboro, MA (US);
VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A system includes a plurality of media content processing devices, a content server, and a recommendation server. Each media content processing device is configured to receive media content from a content provider. The content server is configured to provide the media content to each of the media content processing devices. The recommendation server is configured to collect viewing data from each of the media content processing device. The recommendation server is further configured to provide each media content processing device with a viewing recommendation based at least in part on the viewing data collected from one or more of the other media content processing devices and a social network relationship between at least two of the media content processing devices.