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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2004
Craig A. Finseth, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jeffrey A. Brown, Roseville, MN (US);
Philip E. Hsiao, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Robert G. Arsenault, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Craig A. Finseth, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jeffrey A. Brown, Roseville, MN (US);
Philip E. Hsiao, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Robert G. Arsenault, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for sharing viewer preference information between a first user and a second user is disclosed. The method comprises the step of storing first user viewer preference information characterizing media programs selected by the first user in a memory of first device, and transmitting at least a portion of the first viewer preference information to a second user for storage in a memory of a second user device. The article of manufacture comprises a data storage device tangible embodying instructions to perform these method steps. The apparatus comprises a first user device which includes at least one receiver for receiving media programs and second user viewer preference, a processor, a memory for storing viewer preference information characterizing the media programs selected by the first user and a transmitter, for transmitting viewer preferences information to a second user device.