Method of and apparatus for optimal scheduling of television programming to maximize customer satisfaction
Patent 5075771 Issued on December 24, 1991. Estimated Expiration Date: 
May 7, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
May 7, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesProgramming and selection monitoring system for television receivers Rapid market survey collection and dissemination method TV schedule system and process Method of and apparatus for optimal scheduling of television programming to maximize customer satisfaction Acquisition and transmission system for a recorder and a computer center Patent #: 4787063 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 518265 filed on 05/07/1990US Classes:725/46, Based on personal preference, profile, or viewing history (e.g., to produce redacted listing)379/92.04, Having subscriber station equipment705/10, Market analysis, demand forecasting or surveying725/116, Control process725/131Receiver (e.g., set-top box)ExaminersPrimary: Dwyer, James L.Assistant: Chan, Wing F. Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassH04N 007/10Foreign Application Priority Data1987-08-21 JPAbstractIn a method of and apparatus for providing a list of optimal television programs for each individual, it is possible to give a computer center a subscriber's complaints about the individual television program list (timing table), through a telephone line or the like, without sending back a subscriber's recording medium to the computer center. The subscriber himself can correct his television timing table to control a TV or VCR when there is any program which he must, or would like to, watch. The subscriber can also specify a priority order to programs recorded during his absence in order to play back the recorded programs within a given time. The program contents of each TV station at any hour specified by the subscriber can be displayed in one picture, so that the subscriber can select any one among all programs of the same kind. | |
