Patent ID: 8856845
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for a personalized content delivery system, comprising: detecting a viewing activity on a content-presentation device capable of presenting multiple programs in one or more channels; determining a plurality of user identities based on a plurality of separate user identity determining means, including at least a first user identity based on a wearable device of an individual user, a second user identity based on viewing history of the plurality of user identities, and a third identity determined by a usage of a remote control of the content-presentation device, wherein the first user identity is determined by a communication between the wearable device and the content-presentation device, and the second user identity is determined by the viewing history of the multiple programs in one or more channels; merging the plurality of user identities using a statistical algorithm to determine a target user from the plurality of user identities; discovering available video contents for the target user; determining personalized video contents for recommendation to the target user based on the available video contents; recommending the determined personalized video contents to the target user; and delivering the recommended personalized video contents to the target user such that the personalized video contents are presented on the content-presentation device, wherein merging the plurality of user identities further includes: