System and Method to Determine Content Items and Associated Toggle Triggers for a Viewer

摘要

Methods and systems for toggling between media content that is provided from a content service provider and displayed on a display. The systems and methods prospectively determine a variety of content that may be of interest to the user and that will air at some point in the future. This includes different content that will be available at the same time. The systems and methods also determine toggle types and toggle triggers for the content. The occurrence of a toggle trigger while first content is being displayed results in switching the display to a different second content. The prospective content and associated toggle types and triggers are determined based on gathered information about the user.

主权项

1. A method of displaying shows on a display screen to a user, the method comprising:
gathering data about the user from at least one of a viewing history including previous shows watched by the user, a user profile, and a user social media account; based on the gathered data, determining a time during a day in which the user watches shows on the display screen, and also determining subject matter interests of the user; determining a first show and a second show that will occur during the time of day and that include the subject matter interests of the user, the first and second shows scheduled to air on a predetermined date in the future; based on the gathered data, determining one or more toggle triggers that will cause switching between the first and second shows on the display screen; on the predetermined date in the future, displaying the first show on the display screen during the time of day; while the first show is being displayed on the display screen, determining that one of the toggle triggers has occurred; and responsive to determining that one of the toggle triggers has occurred and without input from the user at this time, switching the display screen from displaying the first show to the second show.