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US 2004/0111747 A1Published application
Methods and systems for notifying clients concerning electronic presentations
OwnerNosakhare D. Omoiguiinventor
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Abstract
Methods and systems for enabling users to register for notifications pertaining to electronic presentations of interest are described. The inventive methods and systems enable users to monitor many different electronic presentations without physically connecting to them for continuous play. Users can opt to monitor for the occurrence of an electronic presentation itself, or for events that might occur within various electronic presentations. The events can be monitored live through the use of meta information that is generated as the electronic broadcast is about to be, or is being broadcast. The meta information can be generated manually or automatically.
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A method comprising:
- receiving source information from at least one source of one or more television programs, the source information describing one or more broadcast events that can occur during a time period within which television programs are broadcast;
- evaluating the source information against user information that gives an indication of broadcast events that are of interest to a user;
- and
- making one or more broadcast events available to one or more users if, as a result of said evaluating, it appears that the one or more users would be interested in said one or more broadcast events.
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A method comprising:
- receiving source information from at least one source of one or more television programs, the source information describing one or more broadcast events that can occur during a time period within which the television programs are broadcast;
- evaluating the source information against user information that gives an indication of broadcast events that are of interest to a user;
- and
- making one or more broadcast events available to one or more users if, as a result of said evaluating, it appears that the one or more users would be interested in said one or more broadcast events, said act of making being performed independent of whether a user is operating a television on which the television programs can be played.
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A method comprising:
- receiving user information from a user, the user information describing one or more broadcast events that can occur during a time period in which television programs are broadcast;
- receiving source information from one or more sources of television programs;
- evaluating the source information to determine whether any of the one or more broadcast events that have been specified by a user occur;
- and
- if one or more broadcast events occur, making an occurring broadcast event available for a user to watch.
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A method comprising:
- receiving source information from at least one source of one or more television programs, the source information describing one or more subjects that can occur during a time period within which the television programs are broadcast;
- evaluating the source information against user information that gives an indication of subjects that are of interest to a user;
- and
- making one or more subjects available to one or more users if, as a result of said evaluating, it appears that the one or more users would be interested in said one or more subjects.
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A method comprising:
- receiving source information from at least one source of one or more television programs, the source information describing one or more subjects that can occur during a time period within which the television programs are broadcast;
- evaluating the source information against user information that gives an indication of subjects that are of interest to a user;
- and
- making one or more subjects available to one or more users if, as a result of said evaluating, it appears that the one or more users would be interested in said one or more subjects, said act of making being performed independent of whether a user is watching a television program as it is being broadcast.
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A method comprising:
- receiving user information from a user, the user information describing one or more subjects that can occur during a time period in which television programs are broadcast;
- receiving source information from a source of television programs;
- evaluating the source information to determine whether any of the one or more subjects that have been specified by a user occur;
- and
- in an event one or more subjects occur, making information associated with an occurring subject available for a user to watch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.