TECHNIQUE FOR IDENTIFYING FAVORITE PROGRAM CHANNELS FOR RECEIVING ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMING CONTENT OVER A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
Patent №
US 7,987,477
Granted
2011-07-26
Filed 2009
Owner
TIME WARNER CABLE, INC.
Lab
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AI components
1
hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
12389724
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.
AI classification
Ownership
TIME WARNER CABLE, INC.
assignment · 228100398
Assignors
MAYNARD, STEPHEN L., HASSELL, JOSEPH M., CALLAHAN, JOHN W., AUTRUONG, THO T., SHOYKHET, VITALY, TOWNE, KARLA J.
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