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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2005
Applicants:
Wei Wei Ada Cho, Issaquah, WA (US);
Paul D. Deeds, Seattle, WA (US);
Todd San Jule, Woodinville, WA (US);
Samuel D. Clement, Kirkland, WA (US);
Inventors:
Wei Wei Ada Cho, Issaquah, WA (US);
Paul D. Deeds, Seattle, WA (US);
Todd San Jule, Woodinville, WA (US);
Samuel D. Clement, Kirkland, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); H04N 7/173 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Matching metadata for sporting events with television program listing data. A global sports format enables the import of sports metadata from various providers. The metadata is interlinked with the television program listing data via configurable match rules or criteria. An enhanced electronic programming guide is created to display, to a user, the interlinked metadata.