Electronic program guide generation apparatus, systems, and methods
AssigneeEchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
InventorKerry Philip Miller
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Abstract
Various embodiments determine electronic program guide information based on user viewing habits. One embodiment provides an electronic program guide generator that receives usage information that includes indications of a plurality of viewed channels, determines one or more channels of the plurality of viewed channels based on the received usage information, and provides indications of the determined one or more channels.
Claims20
A method to determine electronic program guide information, the method comprising:
- receiving usage information that includes indications of a plurality of video channels viewed via a set-top box operable to receive digital video programming via a broadcast network, the usage information including, for each of the plurality of video channels, a viewing time corresponding to the video channel;
- determining one or more channels of the plurality of video channels based on the received usage information;
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- providing to a presentation device communicatively coupled to the set-top box indications of the determined one or more channels as part of an electronic program guide.
An apparatus that determines electronic program guide information, the apparatus comprising:
- a video processing system operable to present video programming;
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- an electronic program guide generator communicatively coupled to the video processing system, the electronic program guide generator operable to:
- determine one or more channels of video programming of interest based on usage information that includes indications of previously viewed channels of video programming;
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- provide indications of the determined one or more channels of video programming of interest to the video processing system.
A computer-readable medium whose contents enable a computing system to determine electronic program guide information, by performing a method comprising:
- recording indications of a plurality of video channels selected for viewing by a user, the plurality of video channels including digital video programming received via a broadcast network;
- determining one or more of the plurality of video channels based on the recorded indications;
- generating an electronic programming guide that includes indications of the determined one or more video channels;
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- transmitting the electronic program guide for presentation by a presentation device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.