Title:
テレビ視聴者特性を作成するための方法および装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4574752
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A method and apparatus are disclosed for monitoring television viewing activity to determine preferred categories of programming and preferred channels of a viewer. To facilitate viewer access to preferred programming, the display of an electronic program guide may be configured in accordance with the monitored viewing activity to provide fast access to the preferred programming. The monitored viewing activity may also be used to provide a lock-out feature to prevent or limit the viewing of specified channels or categories of programming, or to identify and provide information of interest from the internet. In yet another embodiment of the invention, a viewer may automatically circulate through his or her preferred programming, as determined by monitoring the viewing activity of that viewer.
Inventors:
Karen Bedard
Application Number:
JP52289798A
Publication Date:
November 04, 2010
Filing Date:
November 14, 1997
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Mindport Buffet
International Classes:
H04H60/33; H04H60/65; H04N5/445; H04N7/16; H04N17/00; H04N21/442; H04N21/45; H04N21/454; H04N21/482; H04N21/81; H04H60/72; H04H1/00
Domestic Patent References:
| JP7135621A | ||||
| JP8265871A | ||||
| JP7255050A | ||||
| JP5227494A | ||||
| JP5219455A | ||||
| JP5176243A | ||||
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Foreign References:
| WO1994014284A1 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Masatake Shiga
Takashi Watanabe
Yasuhiko Murayama
Shinya Mitsuhiro
Takashi Watanabe
Yasuhiko Murayama
Shinya Mitsuhiro