Remote control unit for a personalized video programming system
First Claim
1. A method for displaying content, comprising:
- at a receiver controller,receiving user-identifying signals from a user-activated remote control device;
using the user-identifying signals to identify a specific user; and
causing personalized content specific to the identified user to be displayed.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for a remote control for interacting with a video programming system are described. In some embodiments, a remote control unit for an intelligent video programming system having user-dedicated buttons, biometric identification systems, mechanical identification systems, electromechanical identification systems, or voice-activation identification systems on the remote control unit to allow a user to self-identify that user to the intelligent video programming system. Upon pressing this user-dedicated button or otherwise activating a self-identification system on the remote control unit, content personalized for that user is presented and the user'"'"'s navigational behavior is tracked to further the presentation of personalized content for that user. Other embodiments are also described.
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49 Claims
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1. A method for displaying content, comprising:
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at a receiver controller, receiving user-identifying signals from a user-activated remote control device; using the user-identifying signals to identify a specific user; and causing personalized content specific to the identified user to be displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for displaying content, comprising:
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at a receiver controller, receiving user-identifying signals from a user-activated remote control device; using the user-identifying signals to identify a specific user; tracking viewing behavior of the identified user in response to viewing commands received from the user-activated remote control device; selecting personalized content specific to the identified user based on the tracked behavior; and causing the selected personalized content to be displayed.
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12. A content display system, comprising:
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a receiver controller configured to couple to a display device; the receiver controller being configured to; receive user-identifying signals for identifying a specific user, identify the specific user in response to the user-identifying signals, and cause presentation of personalized content specific to the identified user on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A content display system, comprising:
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a receiver controller configured to couple to a display device; the receiver controller being configured to; receive user-identifying signals for identifying a specific user, identify the specific user in response to the user-identifying signals, cause tracking of viewing behavior of the identified user, select personalized content for the identified user based on the tracked viewing behavior, and cause presentation of the selected personalized content for the identified user on the display device.
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22. A method for displaying content, comprising
at a receiver controller, receiving user-identifying signals from a user-activated remote control device; - and
causing targeted advertising, specific to a user identified by the user-identifying signals, to be presented on a display device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A content displaying system, comprising:
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a receiver controller configured to couple to a display device; the receiver controller being configured to; receive user-identifying signals for identifying a specific user, cause presentation of targeted advertising specific to the identified user on the display device. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A remote control unit, comprising:
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a housing; and a plurality of buttons supported by the housing, including; a user button being assignable to a specific user such that selection of the user button causes generation of user identification signals to identify the specific user, and a group button, in communication with the control circuitry, to allow association with a group such that selection of the group personalizable button causes the remote control device to transmit a signal to cause display of content specific to the group. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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43. A remote control unit, comprising:
a plurality of keys configured to generate signals to communicate with a receiver controller, including; a first key configured to cause transmission of user-identifying signals for identifying a specific user corresponding to the receiver controller, and a second key configured to cause transmission of a group-identifying signal for identifying a specific group of users to the receiver controller and to cause programming content associated with the specific group of users to be displayed on a display device. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48)
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44. A remote control device, comprising:
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circuitry configured to generate control signals for use in communicating user inputs to a video device; a transmitter configured to transmit the control signals to cause the video device to display content; a plurality of control keys each in communication with the control circuitry and respectively adapted to receive a selection of at least one of an associated function from the group of functions consisting of causing display of a home page, causing display of a personalized list of content sources, and causing display of a general list of content sources; a plurality of user buttons, each in communication with the control circuitry to allow one-to-one association between a specific user and a specific one of the plurality of user buttons such that, once the association has been made, selection of a personalizable button causes the remote control device to transmit user identifying signals to cause display of content personalized for the associated user; and a user-activated control pad configured for scroll through and selection of content displayed on the video device.
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49. A remote control device, comprising:
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circuitry configured to generate control signals for use in communicating user inputs to a video device; transmission means for transmitting the control signals to cause the video device to display content; a plurality of control key means each in communication with the control circuitry and respectively for receiving a selection of at least one of an associated function from the group of functions consisting of causing display of a home page, causing display of a personalized list of content sources, and causing display of a general list of content sources; a plurality of user button means, each in communication with the control circuitry and for allowing one-to-one association between a specific user and a specific one of the plurality of user buttons such that, once the association has been made, selection of a personalizable button causes the remote control device to transmit user identifying signals to cause display of content personalized for the associated user; and a control means for allowing scroll through and selection of content displayed on the video device.
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