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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2013
Applicant:
Yahoo! Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ronald Jacoby, Saratoga, CA (US);
Scott Lincke, San Carlos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Yahoo! Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/25 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/2668 (2011.01); H04N 21/439 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/251 (2013.01); H04N 21/25 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/2668 (2013.01); H04N 21/4394 (2013.01); H04N 21/44008 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/45 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4826 (2013.01); H04N 21/6582 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for recommending television content is provided, including the following operations: identifying available television channels for a television device; determining a current date and time; identifying a plurality of content items broadcast on the available television channels at approximately the current date and time; determining a device profile associated with the television device, the device profile being time-dependent; determining recommended content items from the plurality of content items based on the device profile of the television device.