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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2005
Applicants:
Sandra A. Hannum, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Peter Sheedy, Huntingdon Valley, PA (US);
James R. Albrecht, Girdwood, AK (US);
Bruce R. Bradley, Wayne, PA (US);
Matt Wong, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sandra A. Hannum, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Peter Sheedy, Huntingdon Valley, PA (US);
James R. Albrecht, Girdwood, AK (US);
Bruce R. Bradley, Wayne, PA (US);
Matt Wong, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cox Communications, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 7/16 (2011.01); H04N 21/25 (2011.01); H04N 21/431 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/466 (2011.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/44543 (2013.01); H04N 7/163 (2013.01); H04N 21/252 (2013.01); H04N 21/4314 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4668 (2013.01); H04N 21/4755 (2013.01); H04N 21/482 (2013.01); H04N 21/4821 (2013.01); H04N 21/6581 (2013.01); H04N 21/6582 (2013.01);
Abstract
A novel electronic program guide (EPG) based method and system provides viewer/user groups with an improved program recommendation feature for predicting programs that are likely to be of interest.