UTILIZING AN ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE (EPG) FOR CUSTOMIZED CONTENT SERVICE IN A GATEWAY
First Claim
1. A method for networking, the method comprising:
- in a broadband gateway that enables communication with a plurality of devices, wherein said broadband gateway is operable to handle at least one physical layer connection to at least one corresponding network access service provider;
identifying electronic program guide (EPG) information provided by said at least one corresponding network access service provider;
adapting said identified EPG information to device attributes and/or user profiles for said corresponding plurality of devices to generate user-specific EPG information; and
communicating said generated user-specific EPG information to said corresponding plurality of devices.
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Abstract
A broadband gateway, which that enables communication with a plurality of devices, handles at least one physical layer connection to at least one corresponding network access service provider. The broadband gateway may identify EPG information from service providers. The identified EPG information may be adapted to device attributes such as display resolution, and/or user profiles to generate user-specific EPG information for the corresponding devices. The generated user-specific EPG information may be dynamically configured in response to updates in the identified EPG information, the device attributes and/or the user profiles. The configured user-specific EPG information may be communicated to the corresponding devices, either upon the requests from the devices or by initiation of the broadband gateway, for content selection and/or content scheduling. Advertising content, selected based on analysis of the user behavior and/or the user feedbacks, may be communicated in the user-specific EPG information to the devices to support behavioral marketing.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for networking, the method comprising:
in a broadband gateway that enables communication with a plurality of devices, wherein said broadband gateway is operable to handle at least one physical layer connection to at least one corresponding network access service provider; identifying electronic program guide (EPG) information provided by said at least one corresponding network access service provider; adapting said identified EPG information to device attributes and/or user profiles for said corresponding plurality of devices to generate user-specific EPG information; and communicating said generated user-specific EPG information to said corresponding plurality of devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for networking, the system comprising:
one or more circuits for use in a broadband gateway that enables communication with to a plurality of devices, wherein said broadband gateway is operable to handle at least one physical layer connection to at least one corresponding network access service provider, said one or more circuits being operable to; identify electronic program guide (EPG) information provided by said at least one corresponding network access service provider; adapt said identified EPG information to device attributes and/or user profiles for said corresponding plurality of devices to generate user-specific EPG information; and communicate said generated user-specific EPG information to said corresponding plurality of devices. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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