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AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsJ. David Schaffer, Kwok Pun Lee
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A method and apparatus for displaying available television programs with an indication of the recommendation score assigned to each program by a television programming recommender, includes a television programming recommender for evaluating each of the programs in an electronic programming guide (EPG) in a conventional manner to identify programs of interest to a particular user. An indication of the numerical recommendation scores associated with each program are also displayed to the user, for example, using program grids listing the available television programs. The numerical recommendation scores can be displayed with each program directly or can be mapped onto a color spectrum or another visual cue, such as a variable size-of-text or rate of blinking, that permits the user to quickly locate programs of interest. Television channels can be sorted in the program grid according to a normalized recommendation score for the time period being examined.
In a television system including a television receiver and a television program recommender for recommending television programs based on preferences of a user of the television system, a method for displaying available television programs, comprising the steps of:
A television system, including a television receiver and a television program recommender for recommending television programs based on preferences of a user of the television system, for displaying available television programs, comprising:
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