System and method for creating and managing individual users for personalized television and blended media services
US9769510B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/6334
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a method of allowing members of a television viewing household to create individual user profiles using a plurality of input devices, the method comprising: determining the context of a user enrollment session; using the context to adapt a user enrollment to minimize operations required to complete an enrollment of the user; and generating a user hierarchy based on relationships between a plurality of user profiles according to a relationship with a television distributor and relationships between the plurality of user profiles. There is also provided a method of allowing television (TV) distributor administrators to manage user profiles and user settings, the method comprising: enabling creation of at least one administrative user; enabling the at least one administrative user to perform at least one of managing, creating, and viewing user profiles created for TV viewing households according to an administrative level assigned to the at least one administrative user; and enabling the at least one administrative user to configure settings related to an enrollment of a user.
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