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US 2007/0192368 A1Published application
Programming content on a device
AssigneeZermatt Systems, Inc.
InventorsTimothy Nichols, Mark Ross, Clare Lawson, Arthur van Hoff
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AssigneeZermatt Systems, Inc.
InventorsTimothy Nichols, Mark Ross, Clare Lawson, Arthur van Hoff
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Discovering content on a device. Content stored on a device can be examined or searched based on the programming of channels that are available to the device. The content can be searched using other rules related to user preferences. Based on the results of the examination of the content, playlists are generated. Each playlist includes content from the device that matches or partially matches the content associated with one of the channels. Using the playlists, a user can load content from their device that has a theme consistent with a particular channel. The playlists can also be used to tune to the channels associated with the playlists and thereby discover the content on those channels.
In a system including a device capable of receiving channels of content from a content provider, a method for discovering content at the device, the method comprising:
In a system including a device that receives content from a content provider, a method for discovering content, the method comprising:
In a system that receives content over one or more channels delivered over one or more networks, a method for discovering content on a device that is related to the content included in the one or more channels, the method comprising:
In a device that receives content over one or more channels delivered over a satellite network, a method for discovering content based on the programming of the one or more channels, the method comprising:
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