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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsRICHARD STEVEN CHERNOCK, FRANK ANDRE SCHAFFA, DAVID ISRAEL SEIDMAN
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The method of the present invention allows a viewer/listener to schedule a future event based on information which is embedded in a multimedia presentation, such as a promotional commercial. The viewer or the viewer's equipment, on the basis of the viewer's preferences, causes the event to be scheduled at the appropriate time. The types of events that can be scheduled include: scheduling the reception of a future television/radio/data download program, including turning the processing device on and switching to a correct channel or station; scheduling play of audio or visual reminders for informing of the imminent start of a scheduled program; scheduling the recordation of future program or data imbedded in such a program on a recording device, e.g., VCR, audio recorder, computer medium recorder; and schedule the downloading of data.
A method for providing a scheduling function to the recipient of a multimedia presentation, said method comprising steps of:
A computer program device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a machine to perform method steps for providing a semi-automatic scheduling function to audience of a multimedia broadcast presentation, said method comprising steps of:
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