MANAGEMENT OF PROFILES FOR INTERACTIVE MEDIA GUIDANCE APPLICATIONS
First Claim
1. A method for providing user profile information to a new user equipment device of a media network using a server of the network, the method comprising:
- storing user profile information on the server, the stored user profile information including information received from a first user equipment device of the network;
detecting that the new user equipment device of the network does not have the stored user profile information; and
transmitting to the detected new user equipment device at least part of the stored user profile information.
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Abstract
Users of interactive media guidance applications may access media content and seek media guidance on a plurality of user equipment devices. A user profile server may be used for the management of a user'"'"'s profile information. The user profile server may store a user'"'"'s profile information including information about the user'"'"'s media network and about user equipment devices associated with the user'"'"'s media network. The user'"'"'s profile information may be used to provide functionality to record media content on the most suitable user equipment device of a user'"'"'s media network. The user'"'"'s profile information may also be used to provide recommendations of media content based on a user'"'"'s monitored interactions with a plurality of user equipment devices. The user'"'"'s profile information may also be provided to user equipment devices of the media network not having the user profile information.
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46 Claims
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1. A method for providing user profile information to a new user equipment device of a media network using a server of the network, the method comprising:
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storing user profile information on the server, the stored user profile information including information received from a first user equipment device of the network; detecting that the new user equipment device of the network does not have the stored user profile information; and transmitting to the detected new user equipment device at least part of the stored user profile information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A media guidance system for providing user profile information to a new user equipment device of a media network using a server of the network, the system comprising:
an interactive media guidance application implemented at least partially on circuitry configured to; store user profile information on the server, the stored user profile information including information received from a first user equipment device of the network; detect that the new user equipment device of the network does not have the stored user profile information; and transmit to the detected new user equipment device at least part of the stored user profile information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for providing user profile information to a user equipment device of a media network based on the type of the user equipment device, the method comprising:
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storing user profile information on a server, the stored user profile information including user personalization data associated with a plurality of types of user equipment devices; determining the type of a first user equipment device from among a plurality of types of user equipment devices; identifying the user personalization data associated with the type of the first user equipment device; and transmitting to the first user equipment device the identified user personalization data. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A media guidance system for providing user profile information to a user equipment device of a media network based on the type of the user equipment device, the system comprising:
an interactive media guidance application implemented at least partially on circuitry configured to; store user profile information on a server, the stored user profile information including user personalization data associated with a plurality of types of user equipment devices; determine the type of a first user equipment device from among a plurality of types of user equipment devices; identify the user personalization data associated with the type of the first user equipment device; and transmit to the first user equipment device the identified user personalization data. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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