Patent ID: 8464292
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a server device, identification information; determining, by the server device, that the identification information specifies user identity information that identifies a user of a client device; identifying an existing user profile that corresponds to the user identity information, and is one of a plurality of user profiles indicative of preferences and parameters related to television content selection and presentation; identifying an existing device profile that corresponds to a client device identifier, specified in the identification information, that identifies the client device, and is one of a plurality of device profiles indicative of preferences and parameters related to television content selection and presentation; identifying which, of the existing user profile and the existing device profile, permits generation of a personalized television guide that is based on a greater number of the preferences and parameters related to television content selection and presentation; generating, by the server device, the personalized television guide based on the identified profile; transmitting the personalized television guide to be displayed to the user; receiving user behavior information of the user with respect to the transmitted personalized television guide; determining, based on the user behavior information, that at least one of the existing user profile or the existing device profile is to be updated; and updating the at least one of the existing user profile or the existing device profile based on the user behavior information.