Patent ID: 9215484
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of generating a content channel comprising: generating one or more seeds on a processor programmed to analyze content assets for the content channel, the seeds being a function of desired content assets selected from a pool of content assets, wherein the pool of content assets includes assets that are not available to a user and the selected desired content assets are not available to the user; selecting one or more content assets from the pool of content assets based on available content assets and the one or more seeds; creating a content channel having the selected one or more content assets; presenting on a display component an indication of the selected one or more content assets to the user; viewing settings for the created content channel; presenting a history of the usage of the content channel to the user; and modifying the history of the usage to affect seeds for selection of future selected one or more content assets for the content channel, wherein the available content assets are content assets available to the user for viewing on other content channels or content sources and does not include desired content assets that are not available to the user, and wherein seeds of desired content assets that not available to the user are used as the basis to select other content assets that are available to the user.