发明名称 |
RECOMMENDATION ENGINE APPARATUS AND METHODS |
摘要 |
Recommendation engine apparatus and associated methods provide content compiled from various sources and selected to match user preferences. In one embodiment, the recommendation apparatus comprises a headend entity; in another, it is co-located on a user's CPE. In one embodiment, the recommendation engine creates content records from content metadata for comparison to a user profile. The user profile is pre-programmed; however has the ability to dynamically shift toward a user's preferences as the user takes actions regarding content. Client applications are utilized to compile and present content; feedback mechanisms are utilized to enable "learning" from user activities to generate more precise recommendations as well as to "unlearn" stale preferences. Recommended content is displayed in the form of a play list, or as a continuous stream on a virtual channel, or presented in an electronic program guide. A business rules "engine" useful in implementing operational or business goals is also disclosed. |
申请公布号 |
WO2010114857(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2010.10.07 |
申请号 |
WO2010US29271 |
申请日期 |
2010.03.30 |
申请人 |
TIME WARNER CABLE INC.;KIMBLE, DAVID;CHIN, FEE LING |
发明人 |
KIMBLE, DAVID;CHIN, FEE LING |
分类号 |
G06F17/30 |
主分类号 |
G06F17/30 |
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