Method and system for content discovery
View Patent ↗A system, method and graphic user interface for facilitating content discovery. The system and method including the selection ( 1402 ) of a number of display regions based on a display type, and the selection ( 1404 ) of item categories to be displayed in the display regions in accordance with a content discover process. The content discovery process is a greedy process that includes a multi-way search process ( 700 ) that tracks a user's item category selections and removes non-selected item categories displayed in the displayed regions from future display in the display regions during the content discovery process, and an item category selection process ( 900 ) that selects at least one item category that has not been displayed in the display regions and was not previously non-selected during the multi-way search process ( 700 ).
1. A method comprising:
selecting a number of display regions based on a display type; and
selecting at least one item category to be displayed in the number of selected display regions in accordance with a content discovery process, the content discovery process including:
a multi-way search process which includes:
tracking a user's item category selections; and
removing non-selected item categories displayed in the number of selected display regions from future display in the number of selected display regions during the content discovery process;
an item category selection process which includes:
selecting at least one item category that has not been displayed in the number of selected display regions and was not previously non-selected during the multi-way search process;
retrieving from a memory the at least one item category that has not been displayed in the number of selected display regions and was not previously non-selected during the multi-way search process; and
displaying the retrieved at least one item category during the content discovery process.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying an item category selected by a user; and
changing the displayed at least one item category in the number of selected display regions based on the identified item category and the content discovery process.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the number of selected display regions is different for different display types.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the different display types include at least one of a TV, phone and tablet.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the TV has less display regions than the phone which has less display regions than the tablet.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the selection of the at least one item category is also based on the number of items in the at least one item category.
7. The method of claim 6 , where the number of items in the at least one item category is greater than the number of items in other item categories that also have not been displayed in the number of selected display regions and were not previously non-selected.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the multi-way search process and item category selection process are greedy processes.
9. A system comprising:
means for selecting a number of display regions based on a display type; and
means for selecting at least one item to be displayed in the number of selected display regions in accordance with a content discovery process, the content discovery process including:
a multi-way search process that:
tracks a user's item category selections; and
removes non-selected item categories displayed in the number of selected displayed regions from future display in the number of selected display regions during the content discovery process;
an item category selection process that:
selects at least one item category that has not been displayed in the number of selected display regions and was not previously non-selected during the multi-way search process;
means for retrieving from memory the at least one item category that has not been displayed in the number of selected display regions and was not previously non-selected during the multi-way search process; and
means for displaying the retrieved at least one item category during the content discovery process.
10. The system of claim 9 , comprising:
means for identifying an item category selected by a user; and
means for changing the displayed at least one item category in the number of selected display regions based on the identified item category and the content discovery process.
11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the number of selected display regions is different for different display types.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the different display types include at least one of a TV, phone and tablet.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the TV has less display regions than the phone which has less display regions than the tablet.
14. The system method of claim 9 , wherein the selection of the at least one item category is also based on the number of items in the at least one item category.
15. The system of claim 14 , where the number of items in the at least one item category is greater than the number of items in other item categories that also have not been displayed in the number of selected display regions and were not previously non-selected.
16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the multi-way search process and item category selection process are greedy processes.
17. An apparatus comprising:
a controller; and
a memory storing instructions configured to cause the controller to:
select a number of display regions based on a display type; and
select at least one item category to be displayed in the number of selected display regions in accordance with a content discovery process, the content discovery process including:
a multi-way search process that:
tracks a user's item category selections and
removes non-selected item categories displayed in the number of selected displayed regions from future display in the number of selected display regions during the content discovery process;
an item category selection process that:
selects at least one item category that has not been displayed in the number of selected display regions and was not previously non-selected during the multi-way search process;
retrieve, from the memory, the at least one item category that has not been displayed in the number of selected display regions and was not previously non-selected during the multi-way search process; and
display, on a display, the retrieved at least one item category during the content discovery process.
18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the controller identifies an item category selected by a user, and changes the displayed at least one item category in the number of selected display regions based on the identified item category and the content discovery process.
19. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the number of selected display regions is different for different display types.
20. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the different display types include at least one of a TV, phone and tablet.
21. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the TV has less display regions than the phone which has less display regions than the tablet.
22. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the selection of the at least one item category is also based on the number of items in the at least one item category.
23. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the number of items in the at least one item category is greater than the number of items in other item categories that also have not been displayed in the number of selected display regions and were not previously non-selected.
24. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the multi-way search process and item category selection process are greedy processes.