Patent ID: 9094649
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. On a computing system, a method of adapting an identification and/or scheduling of video items for recording based on usage, the method comprising: detecting a trigger to perform a series update, the series update comprising an update of a trend group series in which trend group activity of a weighted threshold plurality of members of a trend group regarding a selected video item triggers an automatic scheduling of the selected video item for recording by other members of the trend group, the trigger comprising an exceeding of a threshold ratio, the threshold ratio comprising a quotient of a sum of weighted user count values for members of the trend group that manually scheduled the selected video item for recording before the weighted threshold plurality of members was reached and a total sum of all weighted user count values of the trend group; upon detection of the trigger, determining one or more video items to record for the trend group series by providing input of weighted user count values to a series update module that returns candidate video items for inclusion in the series, the candidate video items being determined based upon the threshold plurality of members of the trend group having manually scheduled the candidate video items for recording; automatically scheduling zero or more of the candidate video items for recording; tracking feedback related to video item playback of one or more video items that were recorded based upon the scheduling; and based upon the feedback, adapting the input provided to the series update module for a later series update by modifying a weighting factor of the weighted user count value for a trend group member that manually scheduled the selected video item for recording before the weighted threshold number of members was reached.