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Real time personal channel

  • US 6,642,938 B1
  • Filed: 03/17/2000
  • Issued: 11/04/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of providing a viewer with a personal viewing channel that displays the viewer'"'"'s preferred programs irrespective of the true channel on which the programs are carried, said viewer'"'"'s preferred programs being compiled into a program listing prior to the viewer selecting the personal viewing channel, comprising the steps of:

  • storing information indicative of the true channel and start broadcast time of each viewer preferred program based on the compiled program listing;

    scrutinizing the stored information to identify which preferred program should appear on said personal viewing channel in accordance with its start broadcast time; and

    displaying, on said personal viewing channel, said identified preferred program.

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