TV program selection support system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7096486
SERIAL NO

09337530

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A TV program selection support system selects only programs suiting viewer's preference or necessary for a viewer from a large number of programs to be broadcast and proposes the selected programs to the viewer. The TV program selection support system comprises a program receiver for receiving broadcast TV programs, an EPG receiver for receiving an electronic program table listing TV programs, an EPG storage device for storing an EPG received by the EPG receiver, an operating means to be operated by the viewer to select a program from the stored electronic program table, a program selection support program for determining viewer's view tendency by analyzing the operation made by the viewer, creating an electronic program table on the basis of the view tendency and displaying the created electronic program table.

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  • HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.;MAXELL, LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Abe, Katsuhiko Tokorozawa, JP 29 403
Azuma, Yoshiyuki Yokohama, JP 15 432
Nishijima, Hideo Hitachinaka, JP 127 1213
Owashi, Hitoaki Yokohama, JP 121 1236
Ukai, Hiromi Sagamihara, JP 9 572
Yagawa, Yuichi Yokohama, JP 71 2586

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