Personalized Channel Line-up Management for OTT Media Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional over-the-top (OTT) media content systems require users to browse through channels in alphabetical order, lacking customization options, which hinders user experience and content discovery.
Innovation Solution
Implementing customizable channel lists based on user profiles, location, and time-based preferences, allowing users to create personalized channel line-ups, exclude certain channels from view, and toggle between different modes of channel changing, such as favorites, sports, or news lists.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If channels are displayed in alphabetical order in conventional OTT systems, then channel organization is simple and systematic, but user experience deteriorates due to lack of customization and difficulty in accessing preferred content
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic channel line-ups that automatically adjust based on user context including location, time of day, and presence detection. The system transitions from static alphabetical ordering to dynamic reordering where channels are rearranged based on user preferences and contextual factors, enabling the interface to adapt its organization structure in real-time
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the organizational parameter of channel display from fixed alphabetical order to multiple可变 parameters including user-defined preferences, geographic location, time-based schedules, and presence status. This allows the same channel list to be reorganized based on different parameter combinations, providing versatility while maintaining ease of access to preferred content
2Quantity of substance
If comprehensive channel lists are provided to all users, then content availability is maximized, but user experience deteriorates due to information overload and difficulty in finding relevant channels
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and prioritizes relevant channels from the comprehensive channel list based on user profiles and contextual factors. Instead of displaying all available channels, the system extracts only the most relevant subset for each user situation, removing irrelevant options to reduce cognitive load while maintaining access to the full channel library when needed
Solution Approach 2:
The channel list is segmented into multiple organized categories and groups based on user preferences, content types, and contextual relevance. This segmentation allows users to navigate through organized sections rather than a single overwhelming list, improving content discovery while maintaining comprehensive channel availability across different segments
3Ease of operation
If location-based channel exclusion zones are implemented, then user experience improves by filtering inappropriate local content, but system complexity increases due to location monitoring and zone management
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automatic location-based filtering where the device's built-in location services continuously monitor GPS coordinates and automatically apply exclusion zone rules without user intervention. The system self-manages the complexity of location monitoring and real-time channel filtering, converting a potentially complex manual process into an automated self-service function that users benefit from without directly managing the complexity
Data Source
AI summary
A method can be provided which includes receiving a channel line-up for an over-the-top media content system, receiving a preferred channel line-up containing a portion of the channel line-up, displaying individual channels of the channels of the preferred channel line-up in a preferred order on a display associated with the processor, monitoring a location of the processor while displaying the preferred channel line-up, determining whether the location of the processor corresponds to a channel exclusion zone, and removing excluded channels from the channel line-up based on the channel exclusion zone. Other embodiments are disclosed.