Method and apparatus for automatically determining and dynamically updating user preferences in an entertainment system
US5945988A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N17/04
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for automatically determining and dynamically updating user preferences in an entertainment system is provided. In a first embodiment, an apparatus comprises a storage medium to store user preference information corresponding to at least a subset of a plurality of entertainment system users and a processor agent. The processor agent, communicatively coupled to the storage medium, is operative to monitor user interaction with the entertainment system and to automatically detect which user of the plurality of entertainment system users is currently using the entertainment system.
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