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Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014

Filed:

Sep. 28, 2007
Applicants:

Dolores Mallian, St. Charles, IL (US);

Bruce Barnes, Crystal Lake, IL (US);

Shadi Khoshaba, Skokie, IL (US);

Wayne Heinmiller, Elgin, IL (US);

Henry Towster, Barrington, IL (US);

Charles Stahulak, Chicago, IL (US);

Nikhil Marathe, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Dolores Mallian, St. Charles, IL (US);

Bruce Barnes, Crystal Lake, IL (US);

Shadi Khoshaba, Skokie, IL (US);

Wayne Heinmiller, Elgin, IL (US);

Henry Towster, Barrington, IL (US);

Charles Stahulak, Chicago, IL (US);

Nikhil Marathe, Chicago, IL (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04H 60/33 (2008.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/258 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/258 (2013.01); H04N 21/25883 (2013.01); H04N 21/442 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods to process program wish list data are provided. A system includes a media receiver adapted to receive media content from a media distribution system and a recording module responsive to the media receiver. The system also includes a program guide module to receive a published program guide identifying media content available to be distributed via the media distribution system. The system further includes a wish list module to generate wish list data including identifying information associated with at least one program. The at least one program is not listed in the published program guide when the wish list data is generated. The system also includes a reporting module to report information related to the wish list data to a remote network element.


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