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Time-adaptive control of television viewing functionality
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Inventors: Rodriguez, Arturo A.; Hammett, Geoffrey G.; Banker, Robert O.; West, John Eric;
Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (Lawrenceville, GA)
Primary Examiner: Bui; Kieu-Oanh
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
A method for providing television functionality includes defining a time period, associating a user preference with the time period, providing a first result in accordance with the user preference if a request for television functionality is received during the defined time period, and providing a second result if the request for the television functionality is received outside the defined time period. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The preferred embodiments of the present invention now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings.
These embodiments are examples, among others, of systems and methods of the present invention.
Therefore, the present invention, which may be embodied in many different forms, should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.
FIG.
1 is a block diagram depicting a non-limiting example of a subscriber television system (STS) 100.
In this example, the STS 100 includes a headend 110 and a DHCT 200 that are coupled via a network 130.
The DHCT 200 is typically situated at a user's residence or place of business and may be a stand-alone unit or integrated into another device such as, for example, the display device 140 or a personal computer (not shown).
The DHCT 200 receives signals (video, audio and/or other data) from the headend 110 through the network 130 and provides any reverse information to the headend 110 through the network 130.
The network 130 may be any suitable means for communicating television services data including, for example, a cable television network or a satellite television network, among others.
The headend 110 may include one or more server devices (not shown) for providing video, audio, and textual data to client devices such as DHCT 200.
The headend 110 and the DHCT 200 cooperate to provide a user with television functionality including, for example, television programs, an interactive program guide (IPG), and/or video-on-demand (VOD) presentations.
The television services are provided via the display device 140 which is typically a television set.
However, the display device 140 may also be any other device capable of displaying video images including, for example, a computer monitor.
A television service may also be provided, in part or in full, via audio speakers.
FIG.
2 is a high-level block diagram depicting selected components of the DHCT 200 and headend 110 depicted in FIG
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