Patent ID: 8156198
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for constructing a play list for presenting media programs, the method comprising: presenting a first program; receiving a user-submitted selection of a second program while presenting the first program; prompting for user input to indicate a user preference to either interrupt the presenting of the first program to immediately present the second program or to present the second program after completion of the first program, the prompting occurring at a predetermined time during the first program while the first program is being presented; generating the play list based on empirical data that reflects presentation of the first program and the second program, the empirical data being used to assess relatedness between any two programs and to determine whether there is a nexus between any two programs, the play list being generated based at least in part on user-selection of a combination of programs that have previously been recorded and programs that have yet to be recorded and that have yet to be broadcast; and customizing the play list by adding one or more programs based on a shared characteristic between the one or more programs and the first program or the second program.