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Electronic programming system and method
Assignee: Intel Corp
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Filing: 1997-10-03
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Granted: 2000-12-19
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Expires: 2017-10-03
Abstract
Abstract An electronic programming guide (70) operates on a computing platform (12) associated with a television (40). The platform (12) accesses a program listing database (48) containing program listing information (6) for a plurality of television programs. The electronic programming guide (70) includes a profile database (80) that stores a viewer profile (84) and a suggest module (76) that is coupled to the profile database (80). The suggest module (76) accesses the viewer profile (84) and the program listing information (6) and, in response, generates a preferred schedule (100) according to the viewer profile (84) and the program listing information (6). The preferred schedule (100) indicates the desirability of a particular program relative to other programs. The electronic programming guide (70) may also be used to instruct a recorder (20) to record a television program in accordance with the program listing information (6) and viewer input information that does not specify broadcast information concerning the program.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert T. Killian
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 18:52
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/765; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/47; H04N21/475; H04N21/4751; H04N21/20; H04N21/25; H04N21/258; H04N21/25866; H04N21/25891; H04N21/41; H04N21/414; H04N21/4147; H04N21/43; H04N21/433; H04N21/4332; H04N21/4334; H04N21/45; H04N21/4508; H04N21/4532; H04N21/454; H04N21/458; H04N21/462; H04N21/4622; H04N21/472; H04N21/47214; H04N21/478; H04N21/4782; H04N21/482; H04N21/4828; H04N21/80; H04N21/81; H04N21/812; H04N21/85; H04N21/858; H04N21/8586; H04N5/78; H04N5/782; H04N7/00; H04N7/16; H04N7/173; H04N7/17345; H04N7/17354; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S348/00; Y10S348/908
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
An electronic programming guide operable to run on a computing platform that is associated with a television, the platform operable to access a program listing database containing program listing information for a plurality of television programs, the electronic programming guide comprising: a profile database operable to store a viewer profile; and a suggest module coupled to the profile database, the suggest module operable to access the viewer profile and the program listing information and, in response, to generate a preferred schedule according to the viewer profile and the program listing information, the preferred schedule operable to indicate the desirability of a particular program relative to other programs; the suggest module comprises a scoring algorithm operable to generate a preference score for the program according to the viewer profile and the program listing information; the suggest module is further operable in response to viewer's requests for a channel change to select a channel for viewing according to the preference score for the program while bypassing channels that are not currently airing a program satisfying the preferences of the viewer in effect.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
An electronic programming guide operable to run on a computing platform that is associated with a television, the platform operable to access a program listing database containing program listing information for a plurality of television programs, the electronic programming guide comprising: a profile database operable to store a viewer profile; and a suggest module coupled to the profile database, the suggest module operable to access the viewer profile and the program listing information and, in response, to generate a preferred schedule according to the viewer profile and the program listing information, the preferred schedule operable to indicate the desirability of a particular program relative to other programs; the suggest module comprises a scoring algorithm operable to generate a preference score for the program according to the viewer profile and the program listing information; the suggest module is further operable in response to viewer's requests for a channel change to select a channel for viewing according to the preference score for the program while bypassing channels that are not currently airing a program satisfying the preferences of the viewer in effect.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
146 words
A method performed on a computing platform that is associated with a television for providing functionality associated with an electronic programming guide, the method comprising: storing a viewer profile in a profile database; accessing the viewer profile in the profile database and program listing information stored in a program listing database for a plurality of television programs; generating a preferred schedule in accordance with the viewer profile and the program listing information, the preferred schedule operable to indicate the desirability of a particular program relative to other programs; generating a preference score for the program according to the viewer profile and the program listing information; and selecting a channel in response to viewer's request for channel change for viewing channels according to the preference score for the program while bypassing channels that are not currently airing a program satisfying the preference of the viewer in effect.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
146 words
A method performed on a computing platform that is associated with a television for providing functionality associated with an electronic programming guide, the method comprising: storing a viewer profile in a profile database; accessing the viewer profile in the profile database and program listing information stored in a program listing database for a plurality of television programs; generating a preferred schedule in accordance with the viewer profile and the program listing information, the preferred schedule operable to indicate the desirability of a particular program relative to other programs; generating a preference score for the program according to the viewer profile and the program listing information; and selecting a channel in response to viewer's request for channel change for viewing channels according to the preference score for the program while bypassing channels that are not currently airing a program satisfying the preference of the viewer in effect.
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