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(43) Date of publication: 18.05.2011 Bulletin 2011/20 (21) Application number: 08782712.7 (22) Date of filing: 13.08.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06Q 30/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/073078 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/019143 (18.02.2010 Gazette 2010/07)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (71) Applicant: TiVo Inc. Alviso, CA 95002 (US)	(72) Inventor: BARTON, James Alviso California 95002 (US) (74) Representative: Dendorfer, Claus  Dendorfer & Herrmann Patentanwälte Partnerschaft Bayerstrasse 3 80335 München 80335 München (DE)