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User-friendly electronic program guide based on subscriber characterizations

  • US 20020083451A1
  • Filed: 12/21/2000
  • Published: 06/27/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for providing user-friendly Electronic Program Guide (EPG) screens to a subscriber of television or multimedia programming, the method comprising:

  • monitoring subscriber viewing activities;

    collecting raw subscriber selection data based on source material selected by the user over a predetermined period of time;

    evaluating the raw subscriber selection data to filter out irrelevant data and generate a record of actual subscriber selection data;

    processing the actual subscriber selection data to create a subscriber profile, and configuring a customized EPG screen based on the subscriber profile, wherein the EPG screen is transmitted to the subscriber.

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