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Systems and methods for providing program suggestions in an interactive television program guide

  • US 7,984,468 B2
  • Filed: 11/06/2003
  • Issued: 07/19/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for aiding a user to locate programs of interest using an interactive television program guide application, the method comprising:

  • generating a viewing history for the user;

    automatically determining, using control circuitry, that a television program is potentially of interest to the user based on the viewing history;

    identifying, using control circuitry, one or more attributes associated with the television program in response to determining that a television program is potentially of interest to the user;

    querying the user, using a display device, with one or more questions that are formulated based on the identified one or more attributes;

    receiving the user'"'"'s responses to the one or more questions through a user input interface; and

    identifying, using control circuitry, one or more suggested television programs based on the user'"'"'s responses to the one or more questions.

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