System for managing favorite channels

a technology of favorite channels and management systems, applied in television systems, selective content distribution, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of only being able to create favorites lists, requiring user's time, and creating favorites lists takes time for users

Inactive Publication Date: 2003-03-20
AMIGA DEV
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However, creating the favorites list initially takes time for the user.
One disadvantage of present systems for managing favorite channels is that performing the functions to add favorite channels to lists or remove favorite channels from lists r...

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[0020] In the following detailed description of the embodiments, reference is made to the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, and it is to be understood that other embodiments may be utilized and that structural, logical and electrical changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present inventions. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention is defined only by the appended claims.

[0021] The embodiments described in the present application can be implemented on a computerized system architecture for an integrated personal computer and television system such as provided by the co-filed, co-pending and co-assigned U.S. patent application entitled "A...

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A system for managing favorite channel lists on a television, personal computer or PC/TV convergence environment is disclosed. The favorite channel lists are dynamically created by a computerized system rather than manually created by a user who specifically identifies a set of channels to be included in the favorite channel list. In one embodiment of the invention, the computerized system generates a list of favorite channels based on a theme selected by the user. In another embodiment of the invention, the computerized system generates a list of favorite channels based on the channels most frequently viewed by the user.

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[0001] This application is related to the co-assigned and co-filed applications, "Method for managing multiple channel maps from multiple input devices in a multimedia system," "Previous, favorite, and frequent channel management system," "System for time-shifting events in a multi-channel convergence system," "System, apparatus, and method for tuning a television to a selected channel," and "A system for resolving channel selection in a multi-channel convergence system," all of which are hereby incorporated by reference.[0002] 1. Field of the Invention[0003] The present invention relates generally to a computerized system for managing favorite channels and more specifically to dynamically managing favorite channel lists based on a user-specified theme or actual usage by the user.[0004] 2. Background of the Invention[0005] Favorite channel lists are becoming a common feature on television (TV) systems and Internet computing systems. For example, present digital satellite system (DSS...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H04N5/44H04N5/445H04N5/50H04N7/16H04N21/41H04N21/433H04N21/434H04N21/442H04N21/45H04N21/454H04N21/475H04N21/482
CPCH04N5/4401H04N5/44543H04N5/50H04N7/163H04N21/4113H04N21/4332H04N21/4345H04N21/44222H04N21/4532H04N21/454H04N21/4755H04N21/482H04N21/426H04N21/47H04N21/44224
Inventor WUGOFSKI, THEODORE D.SMITH, KIM C.
Owner AMIGA DEV
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