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United States Patent6408437   
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Inventor(s)Hendricks; John S. (Potomac, MD); Bonner; Alfred E. (Bethesda, MD); Wunderlich; Richard E. (Alpharetta, GA)
AbstractA novel reprogrammable set top terminal for a television program delivery system which suggests programs for viewing is described. The invention relates to methods and apparatus for reprogramming set top terminals, and selecting and displaying programs to suggest to subscribers for viewing. The invention is particularly useful in television program delivery systems with hundreds of channels of programming, a menu driven program selection system, and a program control information signal which carries data and identifies the available program choices. Specifically, the invention relates to remote reprogramming of terminal memory and the gathering and analysis of data for selecting programs to suggest to a subscriber. The invention is a terminal which includes a means for receiving incoming signals, a processor, memory, and a means to generate menu screens for display on a TV or monitor. Various data gathering and analysis techniques are used to customize selection of programs for display on a menu.
   














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Reprogrammable terminal for suggesting programs offered on a television program delivery system
Inventor     Hendricks; John S. (Potomac, MD); Bonner; Alfred E. (Bethesda, MD); Wunderlich; Richard E. (Alpharetta, GA)
Owner/Assignee     Discovery Communications, Inc. (Bethesda, MD)
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Publication Date     June 18, 2002
Application Number     08/906,469
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Filing Date     August 5, 1997
US Classification     725/132 725/134
Int'l Classification     H04N 007/173
Examiner     Grant; Chris
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Attorney/Law Firm     Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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Parent Case     RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/160,281, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,798,785, filed Dec. 2, 1993, entitled TERMINAL FOR SUGGESTING PROGRAMS OFFERED ON A TELEVISION PROGRAM DELIVERY SYSTEM, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/991,074 filed Dec. 9, 1992 entitled TELEVISION PROGRAM PACKAGING AND DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH MENU DRIVEN SUBSCRIBER ACCESS. The following other continuation-in-part applications, also based on the above-referenced patent application, are incorporated herein by reference: Ser. No. 08/160,280, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,600,364, entitled NETWORK CONTROLLER FOR CABLE TELEVISION DELIVERY SYSTEMS, filed Dec. 2, 1993; Ser. No. 08/160,282, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,659,350, entitled AN OPERATIONS CENTER FOR A TELEVISION PROGRAM PACKAGING AND DELIVERY SYSTEM, filed Dec. 2, 1993; Ser. No. 08/160,193, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,734,853, entitled SET-TOP TERMINAL FOR CABLE TELEVISION DELIVERY SYSTEMS, filed Dec. 2, 1993; Ser. No. 08/160,194, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,990,927, entitled ADVANCED SET-TOP TERMINAL FOR CABLE TELEVISION DELIVERY SYSTEMS, filed Dec. 2, 1993; and Ser. No. 08/160,283, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,682,195, entitled DIGITAL CABLE HEADEND FOR CABLE TELEVISION DELIVERY SYSTEM, filed Dec. 2, 1993.
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