Patent ID: 9256652
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: G06F,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for generating a media recommendation, the method comprising: receiving, using control circuitry, a first indication that a first media recommendation was generated by a first content provider, wherein the first media recommendation is associated with a first media asset; receiving, using the control circuitry, a second indication that a second media recommendation was generated by a second content provider; identifying a plurality of media recommendations previously generated by the first content provider; determining, for each recommendation of the plurality of media recommendations, a first number of successful media recommendations; assigning a first importance value to the first content provider, wherein the first importance value is a function of a ratio of the first number of successful media recommendations to a total number of media recommendations in the plurality of media recommendations; determining, using the control circuitry, whether the second media recommendation is associated with the first media asset; and in response to determining that the second media recommendation is associated with the first media asset, generating, using the control circuitry, a combined recommendation representing the first and second media recommendations based on the first importance value.