Patent ID: 7594245
Filing Date: 2009-09-22
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: (a) a first audiovisual device capable of receiving audiovisual content; (b) a second and third audiovisual device capable of providing data descriptive of said audiovisual content; (c) said first audiovisual device obtaining recommendations for audiovisual content by said second and third audiovisual devices, which each categorize said recommendations under a hierarchial relevance scheme; (d) said first, second, and third audiovisual devices joined in a first group; (e) a fourth and fifth audiovisual device capable of providing data descriptive of said audiovisual content; (f) said first audiovisual device obtaining reccomendations for audiovisual content by said fourth and fifth audiovisual devices, which each categorize said recommendations under said hierarchial relevance scheme; (g) said first, fourth and fifth audiovisual devices joined in a second group; (h) wherein said first audiovisual device filters recommendations using said relevance scheme, and wherein recommendations provided by said first group are filtered by said first audiovisual device in a different manner than are recommendations provided by said second group.