Systems and methods for sharing profile information using user preference tag clouds

摘要

Systems and methods for sharing user profile information using tag clouds are provided in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention. A first tag cloud may be generated from attributes stored in a first user profile and a second tag cloud may be generated from attributes stored in a second user profile. A user may drag-and-drop attributes between the two tag clouds and, in response, the underlying user profiles may be updated. Tag clouds may thus present a user's media preferences in an attractive and compelling visual arrangement that, in some embodiments, also functions as an intuitive interface for copying preferences between user profiles.

主权项

1. A method for interacting with multiple user profiles using a media guidance application implemented on a device, the method comprising:
retrieving, from a database, a first user profile that stores a first set of media content attributes and a second user profile that stores a second set of media content attributes; generating, using tag cloud processing circuitry, a first tag cloud comprising the first set of media content attributes and a second tag cloud comprising the second set of media content attributes; receiving, with user input circuitry, a user indication from a first user to subscribe to the second user profile associated with the second tag cloud, wherein the first tag cloud is associated with the first user and the second tag cloud is associated with a second user; in response to receiving the user indication to subscribe to the second user profile, detecting a change in the second user profile; in response to the detected change in the second user profile, automatically copying, using the tag cloud processing circuitry, a media content attribute from the second tag cloud to the first tag cloud; and updating the first user profile to add the media content attribute to the first set of media content attributes stored in the first user profile.