Integrating Social Media with Recordation of Broadcast Data

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention relate to social media and recordation of programs scheduled to be broadcast. Media content on one or more sites are gathered and characteristic data, such as associated tags, are extracted. A correlation of the media content with scheduled television programming is performed to identify any television programs that are related to the extracted content. In response to at least one match, a television program associated with the match is selected for a scheduled recording so that it may be viewed at a later point in time.

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         7 . A system comprising:
 a processor in communication with memory;   a functional unit in communication with the memory, the functional unit comprising tools to assess media content, the tools including:
 a content manager to gather media content, including feedback data associated with the content, and to extract one or more tags applied to the feedback data; 
 a media manager in communication with the content manager, the media manager to correlate the extracted tags with digital content and to identify at least one scheduled broadcast with program content that matches the correlated digital content; and 
 a recording manager in communication with the media manager, the recording manager to automatically set a recording device to capture the at least one identified scheduled broadcast in a data storage medium. 
   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , further comprising a rank manager in communication with the media manager, the rank manager to rank the extracted tags based on an assessed cumulative score for each identified and matching scheduled broadcast, wherein the assessed cumulative score includes feedback selected from the group consisting of: positive feedback, negative feedback, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , further comprising a feedback manager in communication with the rank manager, the feedback manager to redefine the ranking of the extracted tags. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the extracted tags are applied to the media content by a third party. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 7 , further comprising the recording manager to check the identified scheduled broadcast against a threshold limit for duration of the correlated digital content, and to limit setting the recording device to one or more scheduled broadcasts meeting the applied threshold. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the time duration is selected from the group consisting of: sequential and aggregate. 
     
     
         13 . A computer program product comprising a computer readable non-transitory storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
 gather media content, including feedback data associated with the content;   extract one or more tags applied to the feedback data;   correlate the extracted tags with digital content;   identify at least one scheduled broadcast with content matching the correlated digital content; and   automatically set a recording device to capture the at least one identified scheduled broadcast in a data storage medium.   
     
     
         14 . The computer program product of  claim 13 , further comprising program code to rank the extracted tags based on an assessed cumulative score for each identified and match scheduled broadcast, wherein the assessed cumulative score includes positive and negative feedback. 
     
     
         15 . The computer program product of  claim 14 , further comprising program code with a feedback control system to redefine ranking of the extracted tags. 
     
     
         16 . The computer program product of  claim 13 , wherein the extracted tags are applied to the media content by a third party. 
     
     
         17 . The computer program product of  claim 13 , further comprising program code to check the identified scheduled broadcast against a threshold limit for duration of the correlated digital content, and limit setting of the recording device to one or more scheduled broadcasts meeting the applied threshold. 
     
     
         18 . The computer program product of  claim 17 , wherein the time duration is selected from the group consisting of: sequential and aggregate.