METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING A VERSION OF AN ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM BASED ON USER PREFERENCES
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for selecting a version of an entertainment program based on user preference includes receiving entertainment programming input, identifying multiple available versions of an entertainment program, identifying, for each of the multiple versions, a set of descriptive information regarding the respective version, accessing user preferences, and selecting one of the multiple versions for display based on a comparison of the descriptive information to the user preferences.
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47 Claims
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22. A method comprising:
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receiving entertainment programming input; identifying multiple versions of an available entertainment program; identifying, for each of the multiple versions, a set of descriptive information regarding the respective version, the descriptive information comprising a plurality of video quality characteristics of the respective version; identifying the differences in characteristics between the multiple versions; and displaying characteristics of the identified multiple versions and highlighting the differences in characteristics between the multiple versions to a user. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a computer result in:
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receiving entertainment programming input; identifying multiple versions of an available entertainment program; identifying, for each of the multiple versions, a set of descriptive information regarding the respective version, the descriptive information comprising a plurality of video quality characteristics of the respective version; identifying the differences in characteristics between the multiple versions; and displaying characteristics of the identified multiple versions and highlighting the differences in characteristics between the multiple versions to a user. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. An apparatus comprising:
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a program guide controller to receive entertainment programming input; a selection controller coupled to the program guide controller to identify multiple available versions of an entertainment program, to identify, for each of the multiple versions, a set of descriptive information regarding the respective version, the descriptive information comprising a plurality of video quality characteristics of the respective version and to identify the differences in characteristics between the multiple versions; and a device controller, coupled to the selection controller, to display characteristics of the multiple versions and to highlight the differences in characteristics between the multiple versions to a user. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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37. A method comprising:
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receiving entertainment programming input; identifying multiple versions of an available entertainment program; identifying, for each of the multiple versions, a set of descriptive information regarding the respective version, the descriptive information comprising a plurality of audio quality characteristics of the respective version; identifying the differences in characteristics between the multiple versions; and displaying characteristics of the identified multiple versions and highlighting the differences in characteristics between the multiple versions to a user. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a computer result in:
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receiving entertainment programming input; identifying multiple versions of an available entertainment program; identifying, for each of the multiple versions, a set of descriptive information regarding the respective version, the descriptive information comprising a plurality of audio quality characteristics of the respective version; identifying the differences in characteristics between the multiple versions; and displaying characteristics of the identified multiple versions and highlighting the differences in characteristics between the multiple versions to a user. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
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45. An apparatus comprising:
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a program guide controller to receive entertainment programming input; a selection controller coupled to the program guide controller to identify multiple available versions of an entertainment program, to identify, for each of the multiple versions, a set of descriptive information regarding the respective version, the descriptive information comprising a plurality of audio quality characteristics of the respective version and to identify the differences in characteristics between the multiple versions; and a device controller, coupled to the selection controller, to display characteristics of the multiple versions and to highlight the differences in characteristics between the multiple versions to a user. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47)
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