Method and apparatus for program selection
US6005597A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N5/50
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for television program selection that monitors the viewing preferences of a viewer to create a dynamic viewer profile that is used to rate available programs. Based on the viewer profile, available programs are sorted and presented to the viewer in descending order of predicted interest. The invention allows a viewer to quickly find the program of greatest interest to the viewer without having to tediously search through large numbers of available programs. The invention may also be used for selecting from among a plurality of programs other than television programs, such as, for example, radio programs or audio or video programs stored on digital storage media such as CD's and DVD's.
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