US 12,155,889 B2
Method and apparatus to create intuitive favorites for users
Amudha Kaliamoorthi, Bangalore (IN); and Dharmveer Lakshmi Sharan Lal, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to NAGRAVISION S.A., Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne (CH)
Filed by Nagravision S.A., Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne (CH)
Filed on Oct. 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/480,931.
Application 18/480,931 is a continuation of application No. 16/902,803, filed on Jun. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,818,418.
Application 16/902,803 is a continuation of application No. 16/399,629, filed on Apr. 30, 2019, granted, now 10,728,607.
Application 16/399,629 is a continuation of application No. 15/895,889, filed on Feb. 13, 2018, granted, now 10,334,308.
Application 15/895,889 is a continuation of application No. 15/009,651, filed on Jan. 28, 2016, granted, now 9,912,980.
Prior Publication US 2024/0107107 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 21/431 (2011.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 16/78 (2019.01); G06F 16/9535 (2019.01); G06F 16/9538 (2019.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/4147 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/488 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01)
CPC H04N 21/4312 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 16/78 (2019.01); G06F 16/9535 (2019.01); G06F 16/9538 (2019.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/4147 (2013.01); H04N 21/442 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4882 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
monitoring actions performed by a user with respect to content programs accessible via a digital receiver,
analyzing, using one or more hardware processors, the actions performed by the user with respect to the content programs to determine a level of the actions with respect to each content program;
automatically adding a first content program that has a level of the actions that meets a threshold to a user profile of the user stored on a data store;
automatically removing a second content program from the user profile of the user that has a level of the actions that no longer meets the threshold,
in response to receiving a request for a favorites list, accessing indications of content programs from the user profile of the user and generating the favorites list based on the indications, and
causing presentation of the favorites list to the user.