Television system with aided user program searching
US8732758B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 18, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4826
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system having an adaptive browse feature and an adaptive flip feature is provided. The adaptative browse and flip features may be selected to receive program viewing suggestions. The system may provide a suggestion by displaying an adaptive browse region or adaptative flip region including a program suggestion. The system identifies programs to suggest based on a user=s viewing activity. The system uses different algorithms that are user-selectable and user-adjustable to identify program suggestions. The system may query a program guide database to build a list of programs having attributes similar to the attributes of the current program or the last viewed program. The system may use an adaptive learning algorithm such as a neural network. The neural network may be trained by the program guide by monitoring user-viewing activity.Each algorithm may be personalized for multiple users.
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