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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017

Filed:

Jun. 21, 2012
Applicants:

Romulo Pontual, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);

Sui-ky Ringo Ling, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);

Raynold M. Kahn, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Robert G. Arsenault, Redondo Beach, CA (US);

Gordon H. Chen, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);

Luke J. Crook, Torrance, CA (US);

Jean Dumouchel, Beverly Hills, CA (US);

Hugh Rothman, San Diego, CA (US);

Brad Rice, Carlsbad, CA (US);

Inventors:

Romulo Pontual, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);

Sui-Ky Ringo Ling, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);

Raynold M. Kahn, Los Angeles, CA (US);

Robert G. Arsenault, Redondo Beach, CA (US);

Gordon H. Chen, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);

Luke J. Crook, Torrance, CA (US);

Jean Dumouchel, Beverly Hills, CA (US);

Hugh Rothman, San Diego, CA (US);

Brad Rice, Carlsbad, CA (US);

Assignee:

The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); H04H 60/33 (2008.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/466 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/45 (2013.01); H04N 21/4668 (2013.01); H04N 21/8456 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for generating television recommendations includes a viewer tracking module that tracks viewer events to form a viewer tracking log. A recommendation module that determines a timeslot, generates a timeslot viewing profile based on the timeslot. The viewer tracking log corresponds to television programs watched previously at the user device during the timeslot. The recommendation module compares the timeslot viewing profile with available content for the timeslot and generates a content recommendation list.


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