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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
May. 01, 2014
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
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, Roselle, IL (US);
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method includes receiving, from a first user of a media distribution system, first wish list data identifying a program and a first program option associated with the program. When the first wish list data is received, the program is not scheduled for transmission via the media distribution system based on a published program guide available to the first user. The method also includes receiving, from a second user of the media distribution system, second wish list data identifying the program and a second program option associated with the program. The method further includes determining interest in the program based on the first program option and the second program option.