Telecommunications – Audience survey or program distribution use accounting
Patent
1994-11-29
1998-05-26
Peng, John K.
Telecommunications
Audience survey or program distribution use accounting
348 1, 348 7, 348 10, 348 12, 348 13, 348906, 380 7, 380 10, 380 21, 455 42, 455 51, H04N 710, H04N 714, H04N 7173
Patent
active
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ABSTRACT:
A system and method for scheduling the receipt of desired movies and other forms of data from a network which simultaneously distributes many sources of such data to many customers, as in a cable television system. Customer profiles are developed for the recipient describing how important certain characteristics of the broadcast video program, movie or other data are to each customer. From these profiles, an "agreement matrix" is calculated by comparing the recipient's profiles to the actual profiles of the characteristics of the available video programs, movies, or other data. The agreement matrix thus characterizes the attractiveness of each video program, movie, or other data to each prospective customer. "Virtual" channels are generated from the agreement matrix to produce a series of video or data programming which will provide the greatest satisfaction to each customer. Feedback paths are also provided so that the customer's profiles and/or the profiles of the video programs or other data may be modified to reflect actual usage. Kiosks are also developed which assist customers in the selection of videos, music, books, and the like in accordance with the customer's objective profiles.
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Herz Frederick
Salganicoff Marcos
Ungar Lyle
Wachob David
Zhang Jian
Miller John W.
Peng John K.
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