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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2014
Cox Communications, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Catherine Elizabeth Thompson, Roswell, GA (US);
Katy Kozee, Atlanta, GA (US);
Thomas G. Holzman, Marietta, GA (US);
Anant Patil, Marietta, GA (US);
Cox Communications, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Generating and dynamically updating a personalized programming guide is provided. Personalized information associated with a user's viewing activity and interaction with a programming guide may be collected and communicated with a server. The server may share the personalized information with a database, which may process the information to identify one or more most watched channels and to determine recommendations for the user. Additional personalized settings may be collected, processed, and utilized to filter recommendations and relevant content. Recommendations and content tied to the user's favorite channels, most watched channels, and user-specified or automatically recognized genres and themes may be provided to the user via a client device or application. The user may access the personalized programming guide via a variety of client devices via various communication mechanisms.