Virtual TV Channel Generation for Personalized Live Content Selection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face challenges in efficiently selecting the best available audiovisual content from an abundant and diverse offer, as existing systems require manual browsing and do not cater to individual preferences or timely broadcast content.

Innovation Solution

A method for generating a virtual TV channel that selects audiovisual content based on user-defined criteria and metadata, prioritizing live broadcasts, and dynamically incorporates recorded or on-demand content to ensure continuous availability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If users manually browse through diverse audiovisual contents to select content, then users can access a wide variety of contents, but the time and effort required for content selection increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent varietyVSAvoidcontent selection time

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically generates personalized TV channels by analyzing user profiles, preferences, and behavior patterns without requiring manual user intervention. The system self-selects and organizes audiovisual contents according to user characteristics, eliminating the need for users to manually browse and select content while maintaining access to diverse content through automated personalization

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary system (the automated channel generation service) that mediates between the vast content library and the user. This intermediary automatically processes content selection based on user profiles, acting as a bridge that reduces the user's selection burden while maintaining access to diverse content through algorithmic curation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If traditional TV channels are designed for general audiences, then they can serve diverse publics, but they cannot accurately match individual user preferences and interests

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent accessibilityVSAvoiduser preference matching

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system creates customized TV channels for each user with locally optimized content selections based on individual preferences, demographics, and viewing habits. Each user receives a unique channel configuration tailored to their specific characteristics, transforming the homogeneous generalist channel into personalized content streams that accurately reflect individual tastes

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The channel generation system dynamically adapts content selection based on real-time user behavior, changing preferences, and contextual factors. The system continuously updates and reconfigures channels to match evolving user interests, making the content delivery flexible and responsive rather than static and one-size-fits-all

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Ease of operation

If users explicitly select each audiovisual content, then users have full control over content choice, but the complexity of content selection process increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontent selection easeVSAvoidselection process complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts the complex content selection task from the user and transfers it to an automated system. By taking out the selection process from manual user action and embedding it in algorithmic processing based on user profiles, the system simplifies the user interface to simple channel selection while maintaining full content control through automated personalization

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS12610101B2Method for generating a virtual tv channel for a user of at least one audiovisual content broadcast service, corresponding generation device, service equipment and computer program

Publication Date: 2026.04.21 ORANGE SA

AI summary

A method for generating a virtual TV channel for a user of a terminal configured to access at least one audiovisual content broadcast service, having audiovisual contents including audiovisual contents being broadcast. The method includes: selecting, amongst audiovisual contents being broadcast accessible from the terminal by the at least one service, an audiovisual content being broadcast, according to at least one selection criterion and descriptive information associated to the audiovisual contents being broadcast; when no audiovisual content being broadcast is selected, selecting, amongst other audiovisual contents accessible from the terminal by the service, other audiovisual content, according to the selection criterion and descriptive information associated to the audiovisual contents; upon reception of a request for accessing the virtual TV channel originating from the terminal, transmitting, for rendering: (i) the audiovisual content being broadcast, when an audiovisual content being broadcast has been selected; and (ii) the other audiovisual content, otherwise.