Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dynamic item highlighting system
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Application No.: US14870891Application Date: 2015-09-30
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Publication No.: US09326037B2Publication Date: 2016-04-26
- 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: Wong & Rees LLP
- Main IPC: H04N5/445
- IPC: H04N5/445 ; H04N21/482 ; H04N21/45 ; H04N21/466 ; H04N21/431

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
- US20160029099A1 DYNAMIC ITEM HIGHLIGHTING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2016-01-28
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