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Recommendation-based electronic program guide with multiple modes of operation

US6925610B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 11, 2002
Grant dateAug 2, 2005
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Expiry dateFeb 12, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/4828
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A novel electronic program guide (EPG) and its associated method allows a viewer/user to navigate through a multitude of programs and locate a program or programs of interest using three contemporaneously available, distinct modes of operation which depend on the degree to which the viewer/user is decided regarding programs to view or reproduce.

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