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1. A method of providing customized output to a user of an receiver, comprising:
- receiving one or more commands at a receiver from a user input device associated with the receiver;
determining data values for one or more information points based on the one or more commands;
establishing one or more profiles based on the data values, each profile corresponding to a particular user;
determining a current user of the user input device based on one or more recently received commands, wherein the recently received commands corresponds to one of the one or more profiles; and
providing output from the receiver based on the current user of the user input device.
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Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for identifying a particular user of an receiver, such as a set-top box or receiver. A user is identified by the manner in which she uses an input device, such a wireless remote. Each individual user of the receiver is assigned a profile that includes values for a number of information points that serve to distinguish the user from other users of the receiver. With a user identified through tracking of her usage of a input device, customized content such as target advertisements or programming suggestions may be provided.
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1. A method of providing customized output to a user of an receiver, comprising:
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receiving one or more commands at a receiver from a user input device associated with the receiver; determining data values for one or more information points based on the one or more commands; establishing one or more profiles based on the data values, each profile corresponding to a particular user; determining a current user of the user input device based on one or more recently received commands, wherein the recently received commands corresponds to one of the one or more profiles; and providing output from the receiver based on the current user of the user input device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A receiver, comprising:
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a tuner operable to receive a program service transmission having a plurality of channels, the tuner operable to select one of the channels responsive to a signal received from an input device and to prepare the channel to be output in a data signal to a display device; a memory connected to the tuner, the memory including a tangible storage medium operable to store computer readable data and instructions, the memory storing at least one profile associated with a user, the profile having data values for a number of information points that distinguish the user'"'"'s operation of the input device; and a processor operable to run computer executable code stored in the memory device, the processor operable to output user-specific data to the display device based on the user profile stored in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of providing customized output to a user of a receiver, the method comprising:
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receiving a key press on a key pad associated with an input device, the key press corresponding to a command selected by a user; in response to receiving the key press, sending the command from the input device to a receiver; in response to receiving the key press, analyzing the key press to determine data on one or more information points; and in response to analyzing the key press, transmitting the data from the input device to the receiver; wherein the receiver is operable to store the data in one or more profiles that are each associated with a particular user. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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