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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
May. 23, 2005
Scott Allan Kendall, Westfield, IN (US);
Carrie Michelle Evans, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Scott Allan Kendall, Westfield, IN (US);
Carrie Michelle Evans, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
An apparatus such as a television signal receiver provides an electronic program guide based on user preference data collected at different time intervals in a day. According to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a memory operative to store first and second sets of user preference data collected at respective first and second time intervals in a day, and a processor operative to enable display of an electronic program guide including a list of channels. The channels are arranged in the list based on one of the first and second sets of user preference data.