Television scripting language

摘要

Provided is a method and system for television channel selection, including a television controller operatively connected to an electronic memory and configured to process a video selection script. The television controller is also operatively connected to the television and to a television network comprising a plurality of channels. Also provided is a script authoring tool for authoring a video selection script in a Web-based scripting language by a viewer. The television controller is further configured to select a channel to display on the television based on the video selection script and to dynamically update the video selection script based on the occurrence of an event.

主权项

1. A method for tracking a viewer interest, comprising:
(a) obtaining the viewer interest of a viewer; (b) selecting, by a television controller, a video channel using the viewer interest, wherein the selecting (b) comprises:
(b1) comparing a video description of the video channel against the viewer interest of the viewer using an interest dictionary, wherein the interest dictionary comprises a plurality of description-interest pairs, wherein each description-interest pair comprises a description term and an interest term, wherein the comparing (b1) comprises:
(b1i) comparing the video description against the description term of a given description-interest pair in the interest dictionary; and(b1ii) comparing the viewer interest against the interest term of the given description-interest pair; and(b2) selecting the video channel based on the comparing (b1); (c) displaying the video channel to the viewer; and (d) upon displaying the video channel to the viewer, updating, by the television controller, the viewer interest to indicate an increased preference for the viewer interest.