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Technique for identifying favorite program channels for receiving entertainment programming content over a communications network

  • US 20060184967A1
  • Filed: 02/14/2005
  • Published: 08/17/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Apparatus for receiving programming content attributed to a plurality of program channels, comprising:

  • an interface for selecting at least one of the plurality of program channels to receive programming content attributed thereto;

    a memory for storing data identifying at least one collection of program channels for selection thereof, the collection of program channels being a subset of the plurality of program channels; and

    a processing unit configured to automatically update the data, a particular program channel being included in the collection based at least on a measure of at least one duration in which the particular program channel has been selected to receive continuously programming content attributed thereto, the measure being not directly proportional to the duration.

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