System and method for a self adaptive multi-user program guide
AssigneeUniversal Electronics Inc.
InventorsPaul D. Arling, Patrick H. Hayes
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Abstract
A media access device such as, for example, a cable or satellite set top box (STB), a digital video recorder (DVR), a personal computer, and/or a digital media receivers automatically optimizes an order of content choices presented in a content listing, such as a program guide display, favorite channel display, and/or a recording listing display based on the past viewing and/or recording history of a current user.
Claims15
A non-transitory, computer readable media having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by a processing device, perform steps comprising:
- receiving a recording request to record a program via use of a digital video recording device;
- storing information indicative of a user providing the recording request to record a program via use of the digital video recording device;
- receiving a display request to display a listing of programs that have been recorded via use of the digital video recording device;
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- using the information indicative of the user providing the display request to display a listing of programs that have been recorded via use of the digital video recording device and the stored information indicative of the user providing the recording request to record a program via use of the digital video recording device to provide an order to the listing of programs that have been recorded via use of the digital video recording device when displayed to a display requesting user.
A non-transitory, computer readable media having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by a processing device, perform steps comprising:
- receiving a recording request to record a program via use of a digital video recording device;
- storing information indicative of a user providing the recording request to record a program via use of the digital video recording device;
- receiving a display request to display a listing of programs that have been recorded via use of the digital video recording device;
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- using the information indicative of the user providing the display request to display a listing of programs that have been recorded via use of the digital video recording device and the stored information indicative of the user providing the recording request to record a program via use of the digital video recording device to filter the listing of programs that have been recorded via use of the digital video recording device when displayed to a display requesting user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.