Method and system to maintain relative statistics for creating automatically a list of favorites
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1. A method for a broadcast system comprising:
- detecting a tuning event;
maintaining relative statistics on one or more items related to the tuning event; and
creating automatically a list of favorites based on the maintained relative statistics.
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Abstract
A method and system are disclosed in which a tuning event is detected. Relative statistics are maintained on one or more items related to the tuning event. A list of favorites is created automatically based on the maintained relative statistics. By using relative statistics, ranking of favorites can be maintained efficiently within limited system resources. Furthermore, a viewer can be presented with a selection of favorites based on a number of items without having to program manually the list of favorites.
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1. A method for a broadcast system comprising:
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detecting a tuning event;
maintaining relative statistics on one or more items related to the tuning event; and
creating automatically a list of favorites based on the maintained relative statistics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory to store relative statistics;
a processor to detect a tuning event, to maintain the relative statistics in the memory related to the tuning event, and to create automatically a list of favorites based on the relative statistics in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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19. A machine-readable medium that provides instructions, which if executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the operations comprising:
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detecting a tuning event;
maintaining relative statistics on one or more items related to the tuning event; and
creating automatically a list of favorites based on the maintained relative statistics.
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28. A broadcast system comprising:
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a display;
a receiver coupled to the display and to store relative statistics, to detect a tuning event, to maintain the relative statistics related to the tuning event, and to create automatically a list of favorites based on the relative statistics in the memory.
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