Patent ID: 9110954
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for searching for media of interest to a user, comprising: using a computer to perform a sequence comprising the steps of: retrieving a plurality of lists of media instances that are of interest to a plurality of users in a group; determining from the lists media instances that are of interest to all members of the group; displaying information about the media instances that are of interest to all the members of the group; finding groups of reviews of media instances where each media instance is assigned a review, wherein the media instances are grouped according to a reviewer who assigned the review to the media instance; selecting a group of reviews according to the reviews in the group and information known about the user's media interests; and selecting a media instance from the selected group that is potentially of interest to the user, wherein the selected media instance is assigned a favorable review by the reviewer.