Method and apparatus for manipulating content channels
View Patent ↗An apparatus and method for creating channels dedicated to a particular type of content. The method includes acquiring seed content and using the seed content in the creation or updating of a content list. Additional content for the channel is acquired based on the common features of the content list.
1. A method for using a content channel comprising:
establishing an anonymous content channel;
selecting one or more content assets from a pool of content assets based on similarity between the content assets and anonymous content channel seeds;
providing an indication of the selected one or more content assets to a user device of a user of the anonymous content channel,
receiving user feedback for the anonymous content channel;
cloning the anonymous content channel; and
incorporating the user feedback in the cloned anonymous content channel.
2. A computer-implemented system for using a content channel comprising:
means for establishing an anonymous content channel;
means for selecting one or more content assets from a pool of content assets based on similarity between the content assets and anonymous content channel seeds;
means for providing an indication of the selected one or more content assets to a user device of a user of the anonymous content channel;
means for receiving user feedback for the anonymous content channel;
means for cloning the anonymous content channel; and
means for incorporating the user feedback in the cloned anonymous content channel.
3. The computer-implemented system as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising:
means for deleting the anonymous content channel following access of the anonymous content channel.
4. The computer-implemented system as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising:
means for restricting modification of the anonymous content channel seeds.
5. The computer-implemented system as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising:
means for utilizing the anonymous content channel to provide related content assets.
6. The computer-implemented system as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the anonymous content channel seeds include: a reference to a content asset and/or search term.
7. The computer-implemented system as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising:
means for storing the anonymous content channel for subsequent access.
8. The computer-implemented system as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising:
means for excluding previously accessed content assets selected from the anonymous content channel.
9. The computer-implemented system as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising:
means for identifying the anonymous content channel with a user-generated name.