Audiovisual information management system with seasons

• US 20050091686A1
• Filed: 10/28/2004
• Published: 04/28/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Sezan, Muhammed Ibrahim, Beek, Petrus Van
• Granted Patent: US 7,194,688 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2805 Home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances

Abstract

A method of using a system with at least one of audio, image, and a video comprises a plurality of frames comprising the steps of providing a usage preferences description where the usage preference description includes at least one of a browsing preferences description, a filtering preferences description, a search preferences description, and a device preferences description. The browsing preferences description relates to a user'"'"'s viewing preferences. The filtering and search preferences descriptions relate to at least one of (1) content preferences of the at least one of audio, image, and video, (2) classification preferences of the at least one of audio, image, and video, (3) keyword preferences of the at least one of audio, image, and video, and (4) creation preferences of the at least one of audio, image, and video. The device preferences description relates to user'"'"'s preferences regarding presentation characteristics. A usage history description is provided where the usage preference description includes at least one of a browsing history description, a filtering history description, a search history description, and a device usage history description. The browsing history description relates to a user'"'"'s viewing preferences. The filtering and search history descriptions relate to at least one of (1) content usage history of the at least one of audio, image, and video, (2) classification usage history of the at least one of audio, image, and video, (3) keyword usage history of the at least one of audio, image, and video, and (4) creation usage history of the at least one of audio, image, and video. The device usage history description relates to user'"'"'s preferences regarding presentation characteristics. The usage preferences description and the usage history description are used to enhance system functionality.

Claims

1-84. -84. (canceled)

85. A method of using a system with at least one of audio, image, and a video comprising a plurality of frames comprising the step of:

(a) providing a plurality of usage preferences descriptions, where each of said usage preference descriptions is associated with a different season of the year.

86. The method of claim 85 wherein said seasons include at least two of football season, baseball season, and hockey season.

87. The method of claim 85 wherein said seasons include at least two of winter, spring, summer and fall.

88. The method of claim 85 wherein said seasons include at least two of winter, spring, summer, and fall.