Technique for identifying favorite program channels for receiving entertainment programming content over a communications network
US7987477B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 20, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/47
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A favorites list of program channels which a cable TV user likely prefers is generated automatically from which the user may select a program channel to watch. Each program channel in the favorites list is identified based on a measure of the duration in which the program channel is continuously tuned to. In an embodiment, this measure varies nonlinearly with such a duration. The favorites list may further comprise sublists of program channels which may correspond to different periods of a day, week, etc. The favorites list may be generated from programs watched on multiple viewing devices.
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