Patent ID: 8984559
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: providing, by a computing device to a user, a graphical user interface (GUI) comprising selectable user interface elements that indicate a type of content and a time to view the type of content, the selectable user interface elements initially selected by the computing device for the user based on data related to a first associate of the user; receiving, via the GUI from the user, at least one of confirmations or adjustments to the initial selections of the selectable user interface elements in order for the selectable user interface elements to represent user preferences for content to be scheduled for the user; identifying one or more content items of a content hosting service that satisfy the user preferences; scheduling the identified one or more content items according to the user preferences; including information about the scheduled one or more content items in a personalized electronic program guide (EPG); providing, in the personalized EPG of the user, a channel of programmed content corresponding to at least one of the first associate or another associate of the user, wherein the channel of programmed content comprises content items selected for the at least one of the first associate or the another associate and scheduled in a different personalized EPG of the at least one of the first associate or the another associate, and wherein when the user selects the channel of programmed content corresponding to the at least one of the first associate or the another associate, a content item that is currently scheduled in the different personalized EPG is shown to the user; and providing the personalized EPG for display to the user.