Patent ID: 8302127
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a television signal receiver, said method comprising: processing, via the television signal receiver, information indicative of preferences of a viewer to develop a viewer characteristics information profile comprising a first plurality of television programs for the viewer; storing, via the television signal receiver, the viewer characteristics information profile on a storage device associated with the television signal receiver; presenting, via the television signal receiver, the viewer with a first list of television programs available for viewing, the television programs selected and arranged in accordance with the viewer characteristics information profile; receiving, via the television signal receiver, feedback input from the viewer after viewing the first list and in response to the viewer answering a query, the feedback input requesting different selections than in the first list; selecting, via the television signal receiver and a random selection algorithm, an alternative profile comprising a second plurality of television programs in response to the feedback input, the alternative profile and the viewer characteristics information profile both existing at the time the viewer provides the feedback input; and presenting, via the television signal receiver, the viewer with a second list in response to the feedback input, the second list including alternative television programs available for viewing, the alternative television programs selected from the alternative profile.