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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2010
Applicants:
David Robert Burton, Skipton, GB;
Martyn Ross Ward, Bingley, GB;
Inventors:
David Robert Burton, Skipton, GB;
Martyn Ross Ward, Bingley, GB;
Assignee:
Eldon Technology Limited, Keighley, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04H 9/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 7/00 (2011.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G09B 21/00 (2006.01); G06Q 30/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for identifying a particular user of an receiver, such as a set-top box or receiver. A user is identified by the manner in which she uses an input device, such a wireless remote. Each individual user of the receiver is assigned a profile that includes values for a number of information points that serve to distinguish the user from other users of the receiver. With a user identified through tracking of her usage of a input device, customized content such as target advertisements or programming suggestions may be provided.