Method and Systems for Tiered Navigational Guide Creation

摘要

A method and system are provided. A server (110) can include a control circuit (127) in communication with a client device (106). The control circuit can deliver a universal program guide (114) to the client device, the universal program guide comprising a plurality of predefined tiers. The control circuit can monitor a navigation path through at least two of the predefined tiers. The control circuit can determine a navigation duration occurring at each tier. The control circuit can create a unique program guide from the navigation path and the navigation duration. The control circuit can deliver the unique program guide to the client device for subsequent presentation.

主权项

1. A method for providing a video on demand (VOD) program guide comprising:
delivering, from a server, a predefined program guide to a client device of a user, the predefined program guide comprising a plurality of tiers; monitoring, with the server, a navigation path of the user on the client device through at least some of the plurality of tiers; also monitoring, with the server, a navigation duration at each tier selected by the user; creating a user-specific program guide as a function of the navigation path and the navigation duration; and delivering the user-specific program guide to the client device during a next user interaction with the client device; the user-specific program guide having fewer tiers than the predefined program guide.