IPTV access control, personalized advertisement, personalized electronic program guide providing method and system using fingerprint scanner equipped set-top box

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PATENT NO 8732760
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12897864

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Provided is a personalized program providing method and system. The personalized program providing system may provide a view restriction, a personalized advertisement, or a personalized program guide using a set-top box including a fingerprint scanner. The personalized program providing system includes a set-top box to scan a fingerprint using a fingerprint scanner to identify identification information associated with a user and to transmit the identified identification information to an Internet TV service providing server, an Internet TV service providing server to transmit a personalized program guide corresponding to the transmitted identification information to the set-top box, and an Internet TV set to provide the transmitted personalized program guide.

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  • ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Jeong, Young Sic Daejeon, KR 5 20
Kang, Shin Gak Daejeon, KR 33 439

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