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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Jan Korst, Eindhoven, NL;
Mauro Barbieri, Eindhoven, NL;
Serverius Petrus Paulus Pronk, Vught, NL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Funke Digital TV Guide GmbH, Berlin, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/266 (2011.01); H04N 21/25 (2011.01); H04N 21/2668 (2011.01); H04N 21/458 (2011.01); H04N 21/466 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/84 (2011.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/25 (2013.01); H04N 21/251 (2013.01); H04N 21/258 (2013.01); H04N 21/25808 (2013.01); H04N 21/25891 (2013.01); H04N 21/266 (2013.01); H04N 21/2668 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/458 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4667 (2013.01); H04N 21/4668 (2013.01); H04N 21/4755 (2013.01); H04N 21/4826 (2013.01); H04N 21/84 (2013.01); H04N 2005/44569 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus (), a video system, a method and a corresponding computer program and a computer readable medium for managing a personal channel () of a user (). The apparatus () is configured to identify a personal channel data piece that specifies a content item that the user () of the personal channel might not like anymore. The apparatus () then suggests () to the user () to delete the corresponding identified personal channel data piece and thus assists the user () in keeping a clear personal channel ().