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Method and apparatus for intelligent channel zapping

A technology of channels and electronic equipment, applied in the system field of content determination, which can solve problems such as incompatibility

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-08-15
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV
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[0006] Therefore, the content of the short list generated at night does not match the content of the day

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[0040] Figure 1 represents channels received on an electronic device 1, which receives a number of broadcast channels 2a, 2b...2n. These channels are provided to a processor 3 to collect channel data and analyze the data. This data is analyzed using statistical methods to determine channel content, and the channels are sorted (or categorized) into predetermined groups according to the channel content.

[0041] In a preferred embodiment, the electronic device is a television, but it could be any other electronic device that can receive distributed channels or obtain channels from a network area, such as a set-top box or a video recorder with a tuner.

[0042] The information resource or channel may comprise any type of content, such as audio, visual, video, multimedia content or any combination thereof, and the channel may be passed through a network such as the Internet, through a local area network, or through other networks including channel storage, Distribution is via pee...

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The availability of television channels today may easily be overwhelming for a user and the use of conventional linear zapping when a user switches sequentially between channels arranged in a list as a method of finding interesting content becomes still more inefficient. Thus, a method of automatically determining a channel content for multi-media, audio, and video channels distributed to or acquired by an electronic device is provided, the method comprises the steps of collecting channel data, analyzing the data using statistical methods to determine a channel content, and categorizing the channels into predetermined clusters depending on the channel content. The determination may be made dynamically so that the clusters reflect the specific day and / or time of the day at which the electronic device is used. Also a system for providing such a method is provided.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to the field of automatic and / or dynamic determination of channel content of a channel, such as a television channel, presented on an electronic device such as a television set, and a system for providing this automatic and / or dynamic content determination. Background technique [0002] The number of television channels available today can easily overwhelm the user, and using the usual linear zapping as a method of searching for content of interest as the user sequentially switches between channels arranged in a list has become even more low-key. [0003] The number of channels or other information sources offered is so large that it is difficult for users to select individual programs of greatest interest, and finding programs in a program guide is usually limited to a relatively small subset of channels due to time constraints. [0004] The user can arrange channels into short lists according to the user's preferences. ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04N5/445H04N7/16
CPCH04N5/44543H04N7/163H04N21/4383H04N21/44008H04N21/4532H04N21/4666H04N21/485H04N21/47H04N21/466
Inventor J·A·D·尼斯瓦德巴I·A·纳戈斯基
Owner KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV
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