Apparatus and method for providing preferred media programming
US8813108B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 23, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/485
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, identifying a first user initiating control of a media processor device, determining a startup media program according to one or more startup media preferences associated with the identified first user and one or more characteristics corresponding to the first user initiating control, and transmitting to a display device the startup media program derived from a media stream. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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