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US 2009/0158351 A1Published application
Authorized user customization of ipg presentation
AssigneeScientific-Atlanta, Inc.
InventorsArturo A. Rodriguez, Geoffrey G. Hammett, Robert O. Banker, John Eric West
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Abstract
A method for providing television functionality includes defining a time period, associating a user preference with the time period, providing a first result in accordance with the user preference if a request for television functionality is received during the defined time period, and providing a second result if the request for the television functionality is received outside the defined time period.
Claims2
A system for implementing customized television functionality, comprising:
- a memory with logic;
- and
- a processor configured with the logic to:
- receive a user's functionality request, said functionality related to a service provided by a home communication terminal (HCT), said functionality request received during a predetermined time interval;
- retrieve viewer preference information corresponding to said service and time interval from said memory;
- and
- provide a customized television functionality based on said viewer preference information in response to said user's functionality request.
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