Global Patent Index - EP 1332619 A2

EP 1332619 A2 20030806 - ADAPTIVE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CUSTOMIZING ENHANCED PROGRAM CONTENT TO USER PREFERENCES

Title (en)

ADAPTIVE METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CUSTOMIZING ENHANCED PROGRAM CONTENT TO USER PREFERENCES

Title (de)

ANPASSBARES VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR AUTOMATISCHEN PERSONALISISERUNG VON VERBESSERTEN PROGRAMMINHALT MIT BEZUG AUF BENUTZERVORLIEBEN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF ADAPTATIFS DESTINES A PERSONNALISER AUTOMATIQUEMENT UN CONTENU DE PROGRAMME AMELIORE SELON DES PREFERENCES UTILISATEUR

Publication

EP 1332619 A2 20030806 (EN)

Application

EP 01993123 A 20011016

Priority

  • EP 0112093 W 20011016
  • US 69960400 A 20001030

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0237850A2] A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing personalized supplemental programming content that enhances primary programming content. Enhanced program content is automatically and selectively triggered in accordance with a viewer profile. The viewer profile provides a numerical representation indicating the viewer's level of interest a number of attributes. A disclosed viewer preference learning process dynamically adjusts the numerical representations set forth in the viewer profile based on the viewer's acceptance or rejection of enhanced program content. The viewer's profile is thus automatically adjusted by observing the viewer's reactions to presented enhancement content. The inferences contained in the viewer profile that automatically trigger the display of individual enhanced program content are strengthened or weakened based on the viewer's acceptance or rejection of enhanced program content, or based on an inferred determination as to whether the viewer enjoyed presented enhanced program content.

IPC 1-7

H04N 7/16

IPC 8 full level

G10K 15/02 (2006.01); H04N 7/025 (2006.01); H04N 7/03 (2006.01); H04N 7/035 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2006.01); H04N 7/173 (2006.01); H04N 17/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

H04N 7/163 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/234327 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/4331 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/44008 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01 - EP KR US); H04N 21/45 (2013.01 - KR); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/454 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/466 (2013.01 - EP KR); H04N 21/4722 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/8106 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/84 (2013.01 - EP); H04N 21/8586 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0237850A2

Citation (examination)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0237850 A2 20020510; WO 0237850 A3 20020801; CN 1331357 C 20070808; CN 1406439 A 20030326; EP 1332619 A2 20030806; JP 2004513576 A 20040430; KR 20020067925 A 20020824

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0112093 W 20011016; CN 01805840 A 20011016; EP 01993123 A 20011016; JP 2002540457 A 20011016; KR 20027008456 A 20020628