Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Intelligent system and methods of recommending media content items based on user preferences
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Application No.: US13325016Application Date: 2011-12-13
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Publication No.: US08533757B2Publication Date: 2013-09-10
- Inventor: Kamal Ali , Wijnand Van Stam
- Applicant: Kamal Ali , Wijnand Van Stam
- Applicant Address: US CA Alviso
- Assignee: TiVo Inc.
- Current Assignee: TiVo Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Alviso
- Agency: Hickman Palermo Truong Becker Bingham Wong LLP
- Agent Kirk D. Wong
- Main IPC: H04N5/445
- IPC: H04N5/445 ; G06F3/00 ; G06F13/00

Abstract:
A system and method for making program recommendations to users of a network-based video recording system utilizes expressed preferences as inputs to collaborative filtering and Bayesian predictive algorithms to rate television programs using a graphical rating system. The predictive algorithms are adaptive, improving in accuracy as more programs are rated.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120084818A1 Intelligent System and Methods of Recommending Media Content Items Based on User Preferences Public/Granted day:2012-04-05
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