Broadcast-program viewing method and system to allow customized viewing based on user input

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6314568
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09226763

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A broadcast-program viewing method is provided, which is capable of optionally viewing broadcast programs transmitted by a broadcasting station according to a viewer's taste or desire. In the step (a), original broadcast programs transmitted by a broadcasting station are received and stored onto an information storage medium capable of random access. Each of the received original broadcast programs contains items having attribute information. In the step (b), the attribute information for the items of the received original broadcast programs is acquired and stored onto the information storage medium. In the step (c), viewer's information is specified according to a viewer's taste or desire. In the step (d), the attribute information for the items of the received original broadcast programs and the specified viewer's information are compared to designate at least one desired item in the items of the received original broadcast programs having a desired relationship with the inputted viewer's information. In the step (e), the at least one desired item in the items of the received original broadcast programs are reproduced according to the specified viewer's information as a viewer's program.

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NEC CORPPORATIONTOKYO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Matoba, Hiroshi Tokyo, JP 53 1062
Ochiai, Katsuhiro Tokyo, JP 41 376

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