AU2454099A - Video program guide apparatus and method - Google Patents

Video program guide apparatus and method

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Publication number
AU2454099A
AU2454099A AU24540/99A AU2454099A AU2454099A AU 2454099 A AU2454099 A AU 2454099A AU 24540/99 A AU24540/99 A AU 24540/99A AU 2454099 A AU2454099 A AU 2454099A AU 2454099 A AU2454099 A AU 2454099A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
program guide
video program
guide apparatus
video
program
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Abandoned
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AU24540/99A
Inventor
Robert John Strong
Mark Sheridan Westlake
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Thomson Licensing SAS
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Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc
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Application filed by Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc filed Critical Thomson Consumer Electronics Inc
Publication of AU2454099A publication Critical patent/AU2454099A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H04N21/475—End-user interface for inputting end-user data, e.g. personal identification number [PIN], preference data
    • H04N21/4756—End-user interface for inputting end-user data, e.g. personal identification number [PIN], preference data for rating content, e.g. scoring a recommended movie
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H04N21/475—End-user interface for inputting end-user data, e.g. personal identification number [PIN], preference data
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/45—Management operations performed by the client for facilitating the reception of or the interaction with the content or administrating data related to the end-user or to the client device itself, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies, resolving scheduling conflicts
    • H04N21/4508—Management of client data or end-user data
    • H04N21/4532—Management of client data or end-user data involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/45—Management operations performed by the client for facilitating the reception of or the interaction with the content or administrating data related to the end-user or to the client device itself, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies, resolving scheduling conflicts
    • H04N21/466—Learning process for intelligent management, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies
    • H04N21/4667—Processing of monitored end-user data, e.g. trend analysis based on the log file of viewer selections
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/45—Management operations performed by the client for facilitating the reception of or the interaction with the content or administrating data related to the end-user or to the client device itself, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies, resolving scheduling conflicts
    • H04N21/466—Learning process for intelligent management, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies
    • H04N21/4668—Learning process for intelligent management, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies for recommending content, e.g. movies
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H04N21/482—End-user interface for program selection
    • H04N21/4826—End-user interface for program selection using recommendation lists, e.g. of programs or channels sorted out according to their score
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/80—Generation or processing of content or additional data by content creator independently of the distribution process; Content per se
    • H04N21/83—Generation or processing of protective or descriptive data associated with content; Content structuring
    • H04N21/84—Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Databases & Information Systems (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Software Systems (AREA)
  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
  • Television Systems (AREA)
AU24540/99A 1998-01-08 1999-01-08 Video program guide apparatus and method Abandoned AU2454099A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US7079898P 1998-01-08 1998-01-08
US60070798 1998-01-08
PCT/US1999/000409 WO1999035830A1 (en) 1998-01-08 1999-01-08 Video program guide apparatus and method

Publications (1)

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AU2454099A true AU2454099A (en) 1999-07-26

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Country Status (6)

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EP (1) EP1046286A1 (en)
JP (1) JP2002501343A (en)
KR (1) KR100553598B1 (en)
CN (1) CN1163062C (en)
AU (1) AU2454099A (en)
WO (1) WO1999035830A1 (en)

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US8132219B2 (en) 2002-06-21 2012-03-06 Tivo Inc. Intelligent peer-to-peer system and method for collaborative suggestions and propagation of media
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US7496947B1 (en) 2000-02-28 2009-02-24 Nokia Corporation Cache device and method for generating a virtual radio or television broadcast
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US7380262B2 (en) 2001-06-12 2008-05-27 Thomson Licensing Method and apparatus for generating a list of suggested scheduled television programs
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US7345232B2 (en) 2003-11-06 2008-03-18 Nokia Corporation Automatic personal playlist generation with implicit user feedback
US7551889B2 (en) 2004-06-30 2009-06-23 Nokia Corporation Method and apparatus for transmission and receipt of digital data in an analog signal
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EP2869580A1 (en) * 2013-11-05 2015-05-06 Intae Kim Method and system for providing a program suggestion to a user of a television

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US5410344A (en) * 1993-09-22 1995-04-25 Arrowsmith Technologies, Inc. Apparatus and method of selecting video programs based on viewers' preferences
US5758257A (en) * 1994-11-29 1998-05-26 Herz; Frederick System and method for scheduling broadcast of and access to video programs and other data using customer profiles
US5867226A (en) * 1995-11-17 1999-02-02 Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc. Scheduler employing a predictive agent for use in a television receiver

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KR20010032964A (en) 2001-04-25
WO1999035830A1 (en) 1999-07-15
CN1288637A (en) 2001-03-21
EP1046286A1 (en) 2000-10-25
KR100553598B1 (en) 2006-02-22
JP2002501343A (en) 2002-01-15
CN1163062C (en) 2004-08-18

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MK6 Application lapsed section 142(2)(f)/reg. 8.3(3) - pct applic. not entering national phase