Invention Grant
- Patent Title: User classifiable set-top box
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Application No.: US12343070Application Date: 2008-12-23
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Publication No.: US08397261B2Publication Date: 2013-03-12
- Inventor: Bin Xu , William J. Ivanich
- Applicant: Bin Xu , William J. Ivanich
- Applicant Address: US CO Englewood
- Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
- Current Assignee: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Englewood
- Agency: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.
- Main IPC: H04H60/33
- IPC: H04H60/33 ; H04N7/16

Abstract:
One embodiment may take the form of an apparatus for providing separate user classifications and interfaces to multiple users of a set-top box of the television system. Each user classification may be configurable to provide different interfaces, menus and available features to the users of the set-top box. Further, each user classification may include several sub-classifications to further personalize the set-top box to the various users of the system. Also, each user classification may also monitor the habits and usage of each class and store such information for use by the set-top box to suggest settings of the set-top box that the user may be interested in, such as a favorite channel list.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100162317A1 USER CLASSIFIABLE SET-TOP BOX Public/Granted day:2010-06-24
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