Patent Document ID: 8849958
Application ID: 13309501

Base Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for generating a personal content stream of videos, the method comprising: accessing a profile of a user, the profile having a plurality of topics; generating a plurality of sets of stream topics for a personal content stream for the user based on the plurality of topics in the user profile, each set of stream topics including a plurality of stream topics and wherein at least one stream topic from the plurality of sets of stream topics is selected using a probability mass function; providing the plurality of sets of stream topics to a client device of the user for display on the client device; receiving, from the client device, a user selection of a set of stream topics from the plurality of sets of stream to topics as a basis for the personal content stream for the user; selecting a plurality of videos for inclusion in the personal content stream for the user, each selected video associated with a stream topic included in the set of stream topics selected by the user; and providing the personal content stream including the selected plurality of videos as a continuous series of videos played back automatically to the user.

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Claim 5:
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein generating the plurality of sets of stream topics comprises selecting a set of profile topics from the user profile and selecting expanded topics associated with the set of profile topics, the plurality of sets of stream topics including the set of profile topics and the expanded topics.