US 7,734,680 B1
Method and apparatus for realizing personalized information from multiple information sourcesGeneral
US 7,734,680 B1
Method and apparatus for realizing personalized information from multiple information sources
Tech Center:
2400 Networking, Multiplexing, Cable, and Security
Examiner:
David Lazaro
Art Unit:
2455 Computer Networks
Agent:
S.I.SV.EL. SOCIETA ITALIANA PER LO SVILUPPO DELL'ELETTRONICA S.P.A.
Inventors:
KAUSHAL KURAPATI; JACQUELYN ANNETTE MARTINO
Assignee:
S.I.SV.EL. SOCIETA ITALIANA PER LO SVILUPPO DELL'ELETTRONICA S.P.A.
Priority:
09/30/99
Filed:
09/30/99
Granted:
06/08/10
Expiration:
07/11/22
Abstract
A system for a meta-browser includes a receiver, an output device for displaying a virtual unified browsing space, and a selector input device for navigating the space and making selections therein. The receiver is provided with the capability to receive information from multiple sources of different media types, including broadcast programming, additional information through the broadcast, electronic program guide information, and the Internet. The meta-browser presents personalized collections of information from multiple sources of different media types as different media collections in the unified browsing space, which can be easily and intuitively browsed. A user's browsing experience is further enhanced by personalized recommendations, which are generated based on a profile of the user's interests captured across multiple media sources. Collaborative filtering, which uses multiple user profiles to compute co-relations between the user's profile and others, is also used to make recommendations. The unified browsing space is also searchable.