Client-server electronic program guide
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Abstract
A client-server interactive television program guide system is provided. An interactive television program guide client is implemented on user television equipment. The interactive television program guide provides users with an opportunity to define expressions that are processed by the program guide server. The program guide server may provide program guide data, schedules reminders, schedules program recordings, and parentally locks programs based on the expressions. Users'"'"' viewing histories may be tracked. The program guide server may analyze the viewing histories and generates viewing recommendations, targets advertising, and collects program ratings information based on the viewing histories.
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72 Claims
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1-56. -56. (canceled)
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57. A method for using an interactive program guide, comprising:
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determining which programming at least one user has watched based on a viewing history, the viewing history including monitored interactions with the interactive program guide for the at least one user;
generating a listing of programming other than the programming the user has watched; and
displaying the generated listing. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A system that uses an interactive program guide, comprising:
user equipment operative to;
determine which programming at least one user has watched based on a viewing history, the viewing history including monitored interactions with the user equipment device for the at least one user;
generate a listing of programming other than the programming the user has watched; and
display the generated listing. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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