Method and apparatus for analyzing program data
US7600246B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4622
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system identifies a television program selected to be recorded. The identified television program has a scheduled start time and is associated with a program series. A program guide is searched to locate television programs associated with the same series as the identified television program. The program guide is searched for television programs that have a start time within a predetermined period of time of the scheduled start time of the television program selected to be recorded.
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