Patent ID: 7962929
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: H04H

Abstract:
1. A method for generating a viewing recommendation comprising: parsing dynamically, in accordance with a set of stored processing rules, a stream of command signals to determine which command signals are associated with a user activated control unit and which command signals are associated with a personal video recorder operation; generating, using at least command signals determined to be associated with a user activated control unit and not using those command signals determined to be associated with a personal video recorder operation, information representative of the viewer's viewing behavior; updating dynamically a viewer profile of the viewer based on the generated information representative of the viewer's viewing behavior; and determining, based on the viewer profile, at least one viewing recommendation, wherein a command signal is determined to be associated with a personal video recorder operation by determining whether the command signal immediately follows two consecutive command signals determined to be associated with a user activated control unit.