Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Technique for identifying favorite program channels for receiving entertainment programming content over a communications network
- Patent Title (中): 用于识别通过通信网络接收娱乐节目内容的喜爱节目频道的技术
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Application No.: US12389724Application Date: 2009-02-20
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Publication No.: US07987477B2Publication Date: 2011-07-26
- Inventor: Stephen L. Maynard , Joseph M. Hassell , John W. Callahan , Tho T. Autruong , Vitaly Shoykhet , Karla J. Towne
- Applicant: Stephen L. Maynard , Joseph M. Hassell , John W. Callahan , Tho T. Autruong , Vitaly Shoykhet , Karla J. Towne
- Applicant Address: US NY New York
- Assignee: Time Warner Cable, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Time Warner Cable, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NY New York
- Agency: The Marbury Law Group, PLLC
- Main IPC: H04H60/33
- IPC: H04H60/33
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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