WO2002082818A3 - Preparing personalised content for presentation to a viewer - Google Patents

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WO2002082818A3
WO2002082818A3 PCT/US2002/011124 US0211124W WO02082818A3 WO 2002082818 A3 WO2002082818 A3 WO 2002082818A3 US 0211124 W US0211124 W US 0211124W WO 02082818 A3 WO02082818 A3 WO 02082818A3
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viewer
presentation
content
preparing
personalised content
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George D Escobar
Carlos A Silva Jr
Robert M Cooper
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America Online Inc
George D Escobar
Carlos A Silva Jr
Robert M Cooper
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Priority claimed from US09/828,469 external-priority patent/US20020056088A1/en
Priority claimed from US10/059,274 external-priority patent/US20030145331A1/en
Application filed by America Online Inc, George D Escobar, Carlos A Silva Jr, Robert M Cooper filed Critical America Online Inc
Priority to AU2002307206A priority Critical patent/AU2002307206A1/en
Publication of WO2002082818A2 publication Critical patent/WO2002082818A2/en
Publication of WO2002082818A3 publication Critical patent/WO2002082818A3/en

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Abstract

To help viewers access content of interest, the viewer's interactions with the set top box may be monitored and analyzed. Content may be assembled, generated, produced, and edited for presentation to a viewer based on the monitored and analyzed viewer interactions. As a result, content of interest to the viewer may be identified and made accessible without any additional effort or knowledge required by the viewer.
PCT/US2002/011124 2001-04-09 2002-04-09 Preparing personalised content for presentation to a viewer WO2002082818A2 (en)

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US09/828,469 US20020056088A1 (en) 2000-04-07 2001-04-09 Contextual programming
US09/828,469 2001-04-09
US10/059,274 US20030145331A1 (en) 2002-01-31 2002-01-31 Modifying content retrieved from a set-top box
US10/059,274 2002-01-31

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