Device for ip tv channel selection
AssigneeAlcatel Lucent
InventorsRafaël Huysegems, Nico Victor Verzijp
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Abstract
The present invention is related to a device (1) for assisted channel selection in an IPTV system comprising a selection engine (2) arranged for outputting a channel change command corresponding to a selected channel. The device comprises means for receiving a plurality of channel change requests from a group of users of the IPTV system. The selection engine (2) is arranged for determining the selected channel from a plurality of IPTV channels based on at least one selection criterion derived from at least a part of the plurality of channel change requests of the group of users.
Claims13
Device for assisted channel selection in an IPTV system comprising a selection engine arranged for outputting a channel change command corresponding to a selected channel, wherein said device comprises means for receiving a plurality of channel change requests from a group of users of said IPTV system and in that said selection engine is arranged for determining said selected channel from a plurality of IPTV channels based on at least one selection criterion derived from at least a part of said plurality of channel change requests of said group of users.
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