Patent ID: 9578357
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A method comprising: via computer processor hardware, performing operations of: receiving feedback associated with delivery of content to multiple subscribers in a cable network environment, the feedback indicating different content selected for playback by the multiple subscribers for viewing on respective playback devices operated by the multiple subscribers; filtering the feedback to include content selection events by the multiple subscribers that occur within a moving window of time with respect to present time; analyzing the filtered feedback of content selection events that occur within the moving window of time to identify a current content consumption trend by the multiple subscribers, wherein identifying the current content consumption trend includes monitoring a rate at which the multiple subscribers in the cable network environment tune to a channel to view playback of particular content in the moving window of time; notifying a given subscriber in the cable network environment of the current content consumption trend as indicated by the rate at which subscribers tune to the channel; the method further comprising: