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System and method for automatically correlating user preferences with a T.V. program information database

Patent 5223924 Issued on June 29, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject May 27, 2012. 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 References

TV schedule system and process
Patent #: 4706121
Issued on: 11/10/1987
Inventor: Young

System for electronically controllably viewing on a television updateable television programming information
Patent #: 4751578
Issued on: 06/14/1988
Inventor: Reiter ,   et al.

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Patent #: 4977455
Issued on: 12/11/1990
Inventor: Young

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Patent #: 5047867
Issued on: 09/10/1991
Inventor: Strubbe, et al.

Interactive home information system Patent #: 5093718
Issued on: 03/03/1992
Inventor: Hoarty, et al.

Inventor

Application

No. 889201 filed on 05/27/1992

US Classes:

725/46, Based on personal preference, profile, or viewing history (e.g., to produce redacted listing)725/50Information updating

Examiners

Primary: Eisenzopf, Reinhard J.
Assistant: Sobutka, Philip J.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

H04N 007/10

Abstract

A user interface which can access downloaded TV program information, which can be continually updated and provided either "over the air", over cable or satellite transmission paths or other "fast data" paths, and automatically correlate this information with the preferences of the user, to create and display at least one program information database based upon the results of the correlation.

Other References

  • Stanfill; Parallel Free-Text Search on the Connection Machine System; Comm. of the ACM; pp. 1229-1239; vol. 29, #12, Dec. 1986
  • "Insight Telecast", pp. 1-1
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