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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2002
Applicants:
Hiroaki Okajima, Chiba, JP;
Akira Shinada, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuhiko Nunokawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Sasaki, Chiba, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroaki Okajima, Chiba, JP;
Akira Shinada, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuhiko Nunokawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Sasaki, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4521 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method and apparatus to determine a preference of a user based on a content of a broadcast selected by the user and a content of a recording medium, so that the content of the broadcast can be selectively recorded and provided.