Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dynamic item highlighting system
- Patent Title (中): 动态项目突出显示系统
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Application No.: US13971743Application Date: 2013-08-20
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Publication No.: US08782686B2Publication Date: 2014-07-15
- Inventor: Kirk D. Wong
- Applicant: TiVo Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Alviso
- Assignee: TiVo, Inc.
- Current Assignee: TiVo, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Alviso
- Agency: Hickman Palermo Truong Becker Bingham Wong LLP
- Agent Daniel D. Ledesma
- Main IPC: H04H60/32
- IPC: H04H60/32 ; G06F3/00 ; G06F13/00 ; H04N5/445

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for highlighting a program listing in a set of program listings based on selection criteria. The selection criteria may indicate that the a broadcaster has agreed to pay a service provider in return for the service provider ensuring that a program listing, corresponding to the program of the broadcaster, is highlighted in a program page that displays a set of program listings, such as television program listings. If there are multiple program listings, listed in a program page, that are to be highlighted, then details of the respective contracts may be used to determine which program listing to highlight. Such details may include the total contract value, a ratio of contract value-to-page view, and/or the time of contract formation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130340009A1 DYNAMIC ITEM HIGHLIGHTING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2013-12-19
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