AU2002366072A1 - Systems and methods relating to determining the desirability of and recording programming events - Google Patents

Systems and methods relating to determining the desirability of and recording programming events

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AU2002366072A1
AU2002366072A1 AU2002366072A AU2002366072A AU2002366072A1 AU 2002366072 A1 AU2002366072 A1 AU 2002366072A1 AU 2002366072 A AU2002366072 A AU 2002366072A AU 2002366072 A AU2002366072 A AU 2002366072A AU 2002366072 A1 AU2002366072 A1 AU 2002366072A1
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desirability
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programming events
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Jonathan Percy Barker
Gil Gavriel Dudkiewicz
Dale Kittrick Hitt
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MYDTV Inc
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Applications Claiming Priority (13)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/991,807 US7367043B2 (en) 2000-11-16 2001-11-16 System and method for generating metadata for programming events
US09/991,741 2001-11-16
US09/992,414 US20020087987A1 (en) 2000-11-16 2001-11-16 System and method for creating and editing a viewer profile used in determining the desirability of video programming events
US09/992,882 US7337462B2 (en) 2000-11-16 2001-11-16 System and method for providing timing data for programming events
US09/992,882 2001-11-16
US09/992,414 2001-11-16
US09/991,814 US20020092022A1 (en) 2000-11-16 2001-11-16 System and method for using programming event timing data in a recording device
US09/991,814 2001-11-16
US09/992,686 2001-11-16
US09/992,686 US6973665B2 (en) 2000-11-16 2001-11-16 System and method for determining the desirability of video programming events using keyword matching
US09/991,807 2001-11-16
US09/991,741 US6651253B2 (en) 2000-11-16 2001-11-16 Interactive system and method for generating metadata for programming events
PCT/US2002/036328 WO2003044624A2 (en) 2001-11-16 2002-11-12 Systems and methods relating to determining the desirability of and recording programming events

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