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Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014

Filed:

Nov. 10, 2011
Applicants:

Steven J. Calzone, Johns Creek, GA (US);

Philip Stroffolino, Media, PA (US);

Inventors:

Steven J. Calzone, Johns Creek, GA (US);

Philip Stroffolino, Media, PA (US);

Assignee:

Cox Communications, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/443 (2011.01); H04N 21/458 (2011.01); H04N 21/2668 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/458 (2013.01); H04N 21/4431 (2013.01); H04N 21/2668 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system, method and computer readable media for overcoming the inherent limitations on the number of possible channels in a channel map. An enhanced channel launch application is used for adding channels to a channel map. A network couples a headend to a conditional access device. The headend includes a profile services server and the conditional access device includes a channel addition interface. The channel addition interface is used by a user to add a channel to a channel map associated with the conditional access device, the channel addition interface adding the channel to the channel map when the channel addition interface receives user input to create the channel, the created channel being added to a channel map to create an modified channel map individualized for the user.


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