[미국특허]
Adaptable programming guide for networked devices
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04N-005/445
H04N-021/262
H04N-005/44
H04N-007/173
H04N-021/258
H04N-021/41
H04N-021/45
H04N-021/462
H04N-021/472
H04N-021/475
H04N-021/482
H04N-021/2543
출원번호
US-0214198
(2016-07-19)
등록번호
US-9762942
(2017-09-12)
발명자
/ 주소
Scheelke, Eric
Griggs, Theodore L.
출원인 / 주소
Resource Consortium Limited
대리인 / 주소
The Belles Group, P.C.
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165
초록▼
An electronic content guide is disclosed. The electronic content guide preferably includes a source field for listing content sources and output devices. The electronic content guide also includes a first content field for listing schedule data corresponding to first content data presently available
An electronic content guide is disclosed. The electronic content guide preferably includes a source field for listing content sources and output devices. The electronic content guide also includes a first content field for listing schedule data corresponding to first content data presently available for viewing from each one of the content sources and for listing display information corresponding to the first content data being displayed for viewing at a present time by each one of the output devices. Preferably, the source field and the first content field are displayable in parallel columns. The electronic content guide can also include a second content field, displayable in a column parallel to the source field and the first content field, corresponding to a second content data. In one embodiment, the first content data from each content source can be displayed simultaneously on more than one of the output devices.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of creating an electronic program guide for a user of an entertainment system, the method comprising: retrieving, by a user computer in communication with the entertainment system, preference criteria corresponding to one or more user preferences describing payment requirements;receiving
1. A method of creating an electronic program guide for a user of an entertainment system, the method comprising: retrieving, by a user computer in communication with the entertainment system, preference criteria corresponding to one or more user preferences describing payment requirements;receiving, by the user computer, a plurality of content listings, each content listing comprising a content title, an indication of a content source, and a payment requirement;grouping, by the user computer, the plurality of content listings based on content title;ranking, by the user computer, each content listing in each grouping based on a comparison of the preference criteria and the payment requirement of each content listing in the grouping; andcreating, by the user computer, a content entry in the electronic program guide corresponding to the highest ranked content listing in each grouping. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: causing the electronic program guide to be displayed on the user display device. 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising: creating an additional content entry in the electronic program guide for each of the received plurality of content listings that is not the highest ranked content listing in the grouping. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the preference criteria further comprises preferences selected from a group consisting of download requirements, language, availability of subtitles or closed captioning, alteration of content from its original version, and ability to pause content while viewing. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the selecting the preferred content listing is further based on a measure of system resources available to the entertainment system. 6. The method of claim 3, wherein the content entries corresponding to the highest ranked content listings are placed before the additional entries in the electronic program guide. 7. The method of claim 3, further comprising: receiving a user selection of a content entry in the electronic program guide that does not correspond to a highest ranked content listing; andpresenting content corresponding to the highest ranked content listing on the user display device in response to receiving the user selection. 8. The method of claim 5, wherein the system resources comprise one or more of tuning capacity and available network bandwidth. 9. A method of creating an electronic program guide for a user of an entertainment system, the method comprising: retrieving, by a user computer in communication with the entertainment system, preference criteria corresponding to one or more user preferences describing payment requirements;receiving, by the user computer, a plurality of content listings, each content listing comprising a content title, an indication of a content source, and a payment requirement;grouping, by the user computer, the plurality of content listings based on content title;determining, by the user computer, a ranked order for each grouping of content listings, wherein the ranked order is based on a comparison of the preference criteria and the payment requirement of each content listing in the grouping; andcausing, by the user computer, an electronic program guide comprising a plurality of entries corresponding to the plurality of content listings to be presented on the user display device. 10. The method of claim 9, further comprising: receiving a user selection of an entry in the electronic program guide;selecting, in response to the user selection, a highest ranked content listing from a grouping of content listings corresponding to the selected entry; andautomatically presenting content associated with the highest ranked content listing on the user display device. 11. The method of claim 9, further comprising: updating the user preferences based on the user selection of the entry in the electronic program guide. 12. A system for creating an electronic program guide for a user of an entertainment system, the method comprising: a receiver module configured to receive a plurality of content listings, wherein each content listing comprising a content title, an indication of a content source, and a payment requirement;a processor configured to retrieve preference criteria corresponding to one or more user preferences describing payment requirements, to create one or more groupings from the plurality of content listings based on content title, and to rank each content listing in each grouping based on a comparison of the preference criteria and the payment requirement of each content listing in the grouping; anda display interface configured to creating a content entry in the electronic program guide corresponding to the highest ranked content listing in the grouping. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein the display interface is further configured to create an additional content entry in the electronic program guide for each of the received plurality of content listings that is not the highest ranked content listing in the grouping. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the receiver module is further configured to receive a user selection of a content entry in the electronic program guide that does not correspond to a preferred content listing; andthe display interface is further configured to present content corresponding to the highest ranked content listing on the user display device in response to receiving the user selection.
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