Product, method and system for dynamically tuning a television set during activation
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsArthur R. Francis, Veronique Le Shan Tice Moses
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Abstract
The invention discloses a product, method and system for dynamically tuning the “default” television (TV) channel displayed during activation of a television set, which can be individually programmed by the viewer (i.e., the “default” or current choice) or automatically selected by determining the TV station(s) and/or program(s) that are most popular or important to that viewer (i.e., based on a collective viewing audience such as through use of social networking techniques).
Claims18
A system for displaying one or more television signals and comprised of at least the following components configured for tuning a signal to display a television channel carrying a selected program during activation of a television set:
- (a). at least one television set configured for manual or automatic operation to display one or more selected channels during activation;
- (b). at least one metering agent each configured for detecting one or more periods or amounts of time during which a television set is tuned to a selected channel or program;
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- (c). a metering processor locally or remotely configured to communicate with a metering agent of a television set for automatically selecting a displayed channel or program;
- wherein a television channel selected for display is individually chosen by a viewer or automatically selected by determining a television program important to the viewer or to a collective viewing audience during one or more time periods in which a television set is activated.
A method of using a system for displaying one or more television signals and comprised of at least the following components configured for carrying out at least the following steps to tune a signal to display a television channel carrying a selected program during activation of a television set:
- (a). configuring at least one television set for manual or automatic operation to display one or more selected channels during activation;
- (b). configuring at least one metering agent each for detecting one or more periods or amounts of time during which a television set is tuned to a selected channel or program;
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- (c). locally or remotely configuring a metering processor to communicate with a metering agent of a television set for automatically
- selecting a displayed channel or program;
- wherein a television channel selected for display is individually chosen by a viewer or automatically selected by determining a television program important to the viewer or to a collective viewing audience during one or more time periods in which a television set is activated.
A product used with a system for displaying one or more television signals comprised of at least the following components configured for tuning a signal to display a television channel carrying a selected program during activation of a television set:
- (a). at least one television set configured for manual or automatic operation to display one or more selected channels during activation;
- (b). at least one metering agent each configured for detecting one or more periods or amounts of time during which a television set is tuned to a selected channel or program;
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- (c). a metering processor locally or remotely configured to communicate with a metering agent of a television set for automatically selecting a displayed channel or program;
- wherein a television channel selected for display is individually chosen by a viewer or automatically selected by determining a television program important to the viewer or to a collective viewing audience during one or more time periods in which a television set is activated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.