Satellite receiver for building selection list based on time

• US 20070049193A1
• Filed: 09/01/2005
• Published: 03/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Inventors: Burnham, Robert
• Application Number:
  US11/217,900
• Publication Number:
  US 20070049193A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/3.20
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/27 Arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/40 for identifying broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/73 using meta-information

Abstract

The present invention provides an improved receiver system including a tuner and a database. The tuner is configured to receive a signal including program signal data and program information data. The database is in communication with the tuner, allowing the tuner to store the program information data into the database and correlate the program information data with time markers indicative of user interest in the program signal data. The tuner is configured to generate a selection list based on the time markers and the program information data.

Claims

1. A receiver system comprising;

a tuner configured to receive a signal including program signal data and program information data;

a database in communication with the tuner, wherein the tuner is configured to store the program information data into the database and correlate the program information data with at least one time marker indicative of user interest in the program signal data; and

wherein the tuner is configured to generate a selection list based on the time marker and the program information data.

2. The receiver system according to claim 1, wherein the tuner is configured to store a time marker of the at least one time marker based on a song selection event.

3. The receiver system according to claim 1, wherein the tuner is configured to associate a time marker of the at least one time marker with the program information data based on a new song event.

4. The receiver system according to claim 3, wherein the tuner is configured to associate a time marker of the at least one time marker with the title based on a new song event.

5. The receiver system according to claim 3, wherein the tuner is configured to associate a time marker of the at least one time marker with the genre based on a new song event.

6. The receiver system according to claim 3, wherein the tuner is configured to associate a time marker of the at least one time marker with the artist based on a new song event.

7. The receiver system according to claim 3, wherein the tuner is configured to associate a time marker of the at least one time marker with the album based on a new song event.

8. The receiver system according to claim 1, wherein the tuner is configured to generate a selection list based on the at least one time marker.

9. The receiver system according to claim 8, wherein the selection list is based on the at least one time marker and a current time slot indicative of a current time of day.

10. The receiver system according to claim 1, wherein the tuner is configured to associate a time marker of the at least one time marker with the program data based on a channel change event.

11. The receiver system according to claim 1, wherein the tuner is configured to associate a time marker of the at least one time marker with the program data based on a title selection from an auxiliary device.

12. The receiver system according to claim 1, wherein the tuner is configured to display a title of a new song based on the at least one time marker associated with the title.

13. The receiver system according to claim 12, wherein the tuner provides single click switching to the new song based on the at least one time marker associated with the title.

14. The receiver system according to claim 1, wherein the tuner is configured to generate a selection list based on a plurality of genres, and wherein each genre of a plurality of genres is sorted based on a time marker of the at least one time marker.

15. The receiver system according to claim 14, wherein the selection list is sorted by title within each genre and where each title of a plurality of titles is sorted based on a corresponding time marker of the at least one time marker.

16. The receiver system according to claim 1, wherein the tuner is configured to generate a selection list, the tuner being configured to calculate a marker value indicative of user interest in the program signal during a time slot, and wherein each artist of a plurality of artists is sorted based on a time marker of the at least one time marker.

17. The receiver system according to claim 14, wherein the selection list is sorted by title within each artist, the tuner being configured to calculate a marker value indicative of user interest in the program signal during a time slot, and where each title of a plurality of titles is sorted based on a corresponding time marker of the at least one time marker.

18. The receiver system according to claim 1, wherein the tuner is configured to generate a selection list based on a plurality of albums and wherein each album of the plurality of albums is sorted based on a time marker of the at least one time marker.

19. The receiver system according to claim 14, wherein the selection list is sorted by title within each album, the tuner being configured to calculate a marker value indicative of user interest in the program signal during a time slot, and where each title of a plurality of titles is sorted based on a corresponding time marker of the at least one time marker.