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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
May. 20, 2013
United Video Properties, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jeffrey N. Berenson, Nashua, NH (US);
Paul G. Jensen, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Walter R. Klappert, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Rovi Guides, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Energy-saving methods and systems for updating media information on a media equipment device are provided. An update to media information is received at the media equipment device. Data identifying a weight for the update is retrieved from the storage device. The data may be related to the user's media preferences or viewing history of content associated with the update. A weight is then assigned to the update based on the retrieved data. The assigned update weight is compared to a threshold value which is retrieved from the storage device. If the update weight exceeds the threshold value, the device will switch from a first power mode of operation (e.g., sleep mode) to a higher power mode of operation (e.g., active mode) so that the media information may be updated with the information contained in the received update.