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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2009
Rafaël Huysegems, Walem, BE;
Nico Victor Verzijp, Antwerp, BE;
Rafaël Huysegems, Walem, BE;
Nico Victor Verzijp, Antwerp, BE;
Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
The present invention is related to a device () for assisted channel selection in an IPTV system comprising a selection engine () arranged for outputting a channel change command corresponding to a selected channel. The device comprises means for receiving a plurality of channel change requests from a group of users of the IPTV system. The selection engine () is arranged for determining the selected channel from a plurality of IPTV channels based on at least one selection criterion derived from at least a part of the plurality of channel change requests of the group of users.