Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for exchanging preferences for replaying a program on a personal video recorder
- Patent Title (中): 用于交换在个人录像机上重放节目的偏好的方法和装置
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Application No.: US10990206Application Date: 2004-11-16
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Publication No.: US08196168B1Publication Date: 2012-06-05
- Inventor: David Alan Bryan , Gilles Boccon-Gibod
- Applicant: David Alan Bryan , Gilles Boccon-Gibod
- Applicant Address: US NY New York
- Assignee: Time Warner, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Time Warner, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NY New York
- Agency: Gottlieb, Rackman & Reisman, P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F3/00
- IPC: G06F3/00 ; G06F13/00 ; H04N5/445 ; H04N7/173

Abstract:
Personal video recorders (PVRs) contain many desirable features, including the ability to skip undesirable portions of a recorded broadcast program. Disclosed is a method and system for a PVR user to share with other users tags identifying desirable program portions or segments (“Hot-Spots”) and undesirable segments (“Cold-Spots”). Other users are able to either automatically or manually to adjust the replay of the program based on the tags.
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