Dynamic item highlighting system

摘要

A method and apparatus for highlighting a program listing in a set of program listings based on selection criteria. The selection criteria may indicate that the a broadcaster has agreed to pay a service provider in return for the service provider ensuring that a program listing, corresponding to the program of the broadcaster, is highlighted in a program page that displays a set of program listings, such as television program listings. If there are multiple program listings, listed in a program page, that are to be highlighted, then details of the respective contracts may be used to determine which program listing to highlight. Such details may include the total contract value, a ratio of contract value-to-page view, and/or the time of contract formation.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
determining a set of first content item listings to include in a first page view to be displayed at a first time at a client device; after determining the set of first content item listings, determining that a first content item listing satisfies selection criteria; while causing the set of first content item listings in the first page view to be displayed at the client device, causing the first content item listing to be highlighted in the first page view by being visually distinguishable from other first content item listings in the set of first content item listings in the first page view; determining a set of second content item listings to include in a second page view to be displayed at a second later time at the client device; after determining the set of second content item listings, determining that a second content item listing satisfies the selection criteria, the selection criteria being updated between the first time and the second later time; while causing the set of second content item listings in the second page view to be displayed at the client device, causing the second content item listing to be highlighted in the second page view by being visually distinguishable from other second content item listings in the set of second content item listings in the second page view; wherein the method is performed on one or more computing devices.