Systems and methods for generating a user profile based customized media guide with user-generated content and non-user-generated content
View Patent ↗Systems and methods for presenting user-generated content in an easily accessible manner using an interactive media guide are provided. In particular, a user may be able to peruse user-generated content through an interactive media guide which is also used to access non-user-generated media content such as linear programming (e.g., over-the-air broadcast, cable, and satellite scheduled programming) and on-demand media. The interactive media guide may include a provider of user-generated content populated with user-generated content according to the user's interests or most recently added to the provider.
1. A method for generating an interactive media guide that includes user-generated content, the method comprising:
identifying user-generated content stored on a provider of user-generated content, wherein the user-generated content is identified based on content characteristics stored in a user profile;
generating for display in the interactive media guide, using control circuitry, representations of the identified user-generated content together with listings of linear or on-demand non-user-generated media content; and
generating for display in the interactive media guide, using the control circuitry, source identifiers representing the sources from which the identified user-generated content and the linear or on-demand non-user generated media content are received, wherein each of the representations of the identified user-generated content and each of the listings are arranged relative to their corresponding source identifiers, and wherein each source identifier in the generated display is presented along a common axis.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
monitoring, using control circuitry, user actions to generate the user profile, wherein the user actions are selected from a group consisting of viewing user-generated content, accessing the non-user-generated media content, and selecting promotions; and
retrieving the identified user-generated content from the provider of user-generated content over the Internet.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein non-user-generated media content, corresponding to the listings of non-user-generated media content, is received from the provider at a scheduled transmission time.
4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
determining a date and a time associated with each identified user-generated content that identify when the corresponding user-generated content was added to the provider; and
arranging the representations of the identified user-generated content according to the determined dates and times.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the arranging further comprises:
selecting a promotion based on the user profile;
automatically associating the selected promotion to the identified user-generated content; and
arranging the selected promotion with the representations of identified user-generated content.
6. The method of claim 3 , wherein:
the listings of the non-user-generated media content comprise program listings,
the listings of the non-user-generated media content are arranged in the interactive media guide display according to a scheduled transmission time of programs corresponding to the program listings, and
the source identifier corresponding to the user-generated media content includes an identifier of the provider.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identified user-generated content is retrieved based on a time of day.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising retrieving the identified user-generated content if the identified user-generated content matches a characteristic of the user profile.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identified user-generated content includes a news feed.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identified user-generated content includes a sports feed.
11. A system for generating an interactive media guide that includes user-generated content, the system comprising control circuitry configured to:
identify user-generated content stored on a provider of user-generated content, wherein the user-generated content is identified based on content characteristics stored in a user profile;
generate for display, in the interactive media guide, representations of the identified user-generated content together with listings of linear or on-demand non-user-generated media content; and
generate for display, in the interactive media guide, source identifiers representing the sources from which the identified user-generated content and the linear or on-demand non-user generated media content are received, wherein each of the representations of the identified user-generated content and each of the listings are arranged relative to their corresponding source identifiers, and wherein each source identifier in the generated display is presented a common axis.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
monitor user actions to generate the user profile, wherein the user actions are selected from a group consisting of viewing user-generated content, accessing the non-user-generated media content, and selecting promotions; and
retrieve the identified user-generated content from the provider of user-generated content over the Internet.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein non-user-generated media content, corresponding to the listings of non-user-generated media content, is received from the provider at a scheduled transmission time.
14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
determine a date and a time associated with each identified user-generated content that identify when the corresponding user-generated content was added to the provider; and
arrange the representations of the identified user-generated content according to the determined dates and times.
15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:
select a promotion based on the user profile;
automatically associate the selected promotion to the identified user-generated content; and
arrange the selected promotion with the representations of identified user-generated content.
16. The system of claim 13 , wherein:
the listings of the non-user-generated media content comprise program listings,
the listings of the non-user-generated media content are arranged in the interactive media guide display according to a scheduled transmission time of programs corresponding to the program listings, and
the source identifier corresponding to the user-generated media content includes an identifier of the provider.
17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the identified user-generated content is retrieved based on a time of day.
18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to retrieve the identified user-generated content if the identified user-generated content matches a characteristic of the user profile.
19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the identified user-generated content includes a news feed.
20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the identified user-generated content includes a sports feed.
21. A method for generating an interactive media guide that includes user-generated content, the method comprising:
identifying user-generated content stored on a provider of user-generated content, wherein the user-generated content is identified based on content characteristics stored in a user profile;
generating for display in the interactive media guide, using control circuitry, representations of the identified user-generated content together with listings of linear or on-demand non-user-generated media content;
determining, using the control circuitry, a date and a time associated with each identified user-generated content that identify when the corresponding user-generated content was added to the provider;
arranging representations of the identified user-generated content according to the determined dates and times;
selecting a promotion based on the user profile;
automatically associating the selected promotion to the identified user-generated content; and
arranging the selected promotion with the representations of the user-generated content.
22. A system for generating an interactive media guide that includes user-generated content, the system comprising control circuitry configured to:
identify user-generated content stored on a provider of user-generated content, wherein the user-generated content is identified based on content characteristics stored in a user profile;
generate for display, in the interactive media guide, representations of the identified user-generated content together with listings of linear or on-demand non-user-generated media content;
determine a date and a time associated with each identified user-generated content that identify when the corresponding user-generated content was added to the provider;
arrange representations of the identified user-generated content according to the determined dates and times;
select a promotion based on the user profile;
automatically associate the selected promotion to the identified user-generated content; and
arrange the selected promotion with the representations of the user-generated content.