System and method for automatically correlating user preferences with a T.V. program information database United States Patent 05223924

05223924 is referenced by 704 patents and cites 5 patents.

A user interface which can access downloaded TV program information, which can be continually updated and provided either "over the air", over cable or satellite transmission paths or other "fast data" paths, and automatically correlate this information with the preferences of the user, to create and display at least one program information database based upon the results of the correlation.

Title
System and method for automatically correlating user preferences with a T.V. program information database
Application Number
7/889201
Publication Number
5223924
Application Date
May 27, 1992
Publication Date
June 29, 1993
Inventor
Hugo J Strubbe
Yorktown Heights
NY, US
Agent
Michael E Marion
Assignee
North American Philips Corporation
NY, US
IPC
H04N 7/10
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Citations: 704 (view full list)

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