摘要 |
A recommendation system and method comprises a recommendation server which generates a first recommendation set of recommended content items in response to a user profile associated with a first user and stored on the recommendation server. Content item identification data identifying the content items of the first recommendation set are transmitted to a first recommendation device. The first recommendation device comprises a network interface which receives the content item identification data from the recommendation server. A content list processor determines the first recommendation set in response to the content item identification data. The first recommendation device furthermore comprises application processors which can execute different recommendation applications. A device recommender generates a second set of recommended content items from the first recommendation set in response to a characteristic of the recommendation application being executed. The application then provides recommendations in response to the second set. The content may be a television program or the like, the second set of recommended content items may be generated in response to an associated user preference indication. Identification data may be a transmission time indication. The characteristic of the recommendation application may be a user interface characteristic of the first recommendation application, a recommendation time interval characteristic of the first recommendation application, or a content item presentation characteristic of the first recommendation application. |