Client-server electronic program guide

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H04N 21/258 (2011.01) H04H 60/33 (2009.01)

Patent

CA 2339469

A client-server interactive television program guide system is provided. An interactive television program guide client is implemented on user television equipment. The interactive television program guide provides users with an opportunity to define expressions that are processed by the program guide server. The program guide server may provide program guide data, schedules reminders, schedules program recordings, and parentally locks programs based on the expressions. Users' viewing histories may be tracked. The program guide server may analyze the viewing histories and generates viewing recommendations, targets advertising, and collects program ratings information based on the viewing histories.

L'invention concerne un système de guide de programmes de télévision interactif entre un client et un serveur. Un client de guide de programmes de télévision interactif est mis en application sur l'installation télévisuelle d'un utilisateur. Ce guide de programmes permet aux utilisateurs de définir des expressions traitées par le serveur de guide de programmes. Ce serveur peut produire des données de guide de programmes, des rappels de programmation, des enregistrements de programmes et, de même, verrouille des programmes en fonction des expressions. Il est possible de rechercher l'historique de visualisation des utilisateurs. Le serveur de guide de programmes peut analyser les historiques de visualisation et générer des recommandations de visualisation, des publicités ciblées et recueillir des informations d'évaluation de programmes en fonction de ces historiques de visualisation.

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