US2008216115A1PendingUtilityA1

Method and System for Inserting a New Channel Into a List of Preferred Channels

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Assignee: JLB VENTURES LLCPriority: Oct 19, 2000Filed: Apr 24, 2008Published: Sep 4, 2008
Est. expiryOct 19, 2020(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Dan Kikinis
H04N 21/4755H04N 21/482H04N 21/454H04N 5/50H04N 21/6543H04N 21/4532H04N 21/25891H04N 21/25883H04N 7/165
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Abstract

A first set of channels is provided. The first set of channels is selected based on a predetermined criteria related to a viewing preference of a viewer. A first channel not selected based on the predetermined criteria related to the viewing preference of the viewer is inserted into the first set of channels. In one embodiment, a system operator inserts the first channel into the first set of channels. In one embodiment, insertion is disallowed if a number of channels not selected based on the predetermined criteria related to the viewing preference of the viewer that have been inserted into the first set of channels is greater than a predetermined number.

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1 . A method comprising:
 providing a first set of channels, the first set of channels selected based on a predetermined criteria related to a viewing preference of a viewer; and   inserting into the first set of channels a first channel not selected based on the predetermined criteria related to the viewing preference of the viewer.

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