Patent ID: 9071879
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for personalizing an interactive media guide, the method comprising: receiving a first user input selecting a profile graphic generated for display on a display screen; in response to the first user input, retrieving a personal profile associated with a plurality of niche hubs, wherein each niche hub of the plurality of niche hubs is associated with a user interest; generating for display, on the display screen, a plurality of hub graphics associated with the personal profile, wherein each of the plurality of hub graphics is associated with one of the plurality of niche hubs; receiving a second user input adding a user-selected first media listing to a user-selected first niche hub of the plurality of niche hubs; in response to the second user input, updating the first niche hub to include the first media listing; receiving a third user input adding a user-selected second media listing to a user-selected second niche hub of the plurality of niche hubs; in response to the third user input, updating the second niche hub to include the second media listing; receiving a fourth user input selecting either the first niche hub or the second niche hub; and in response to the fourth user input selecting either the first niche hub or the second niche hub, generating for display, on the display screen, media listings in the selected niche hub.