System and method for recommending programming to television viewing communities
US7895625B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 16, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4826
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Digital technology based consumer media devices have many desirable features, including the ability to easily find and watch television shows, and/or automatically record programs of interest. Disclosed is a system and method for allowing a group of television viewers to share program viewing information. This information, exchanged through various on-line community modalities (including Internet chat rooms, email, Internet Web Logs, and the like), can be used within a consumer media device, such as a Digital video Recorder to influence the decision process concerning which programs to record, buffer or view.
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