Patent ID: 7987477
Filing Date: 2011-07-26
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A system for updating a common list of user-preferred program channels comprising: a network; at least first and second set-top terminals (STTs) connected to the network, wherein the first STT comprises a first memory, a first timer and a first processing unit and wherein the second STT comprises a second memory, a second timer and a second processing unit; a common list of “k” user-preferred program channels stored in the first and second memories; a first channel table stored in the first memory, wherein the first channel table comprises a first list of viewed channels as selected by the first STT, wherein each viewed channel of the first list of viewed channels is associated with a first cumulative count value; a second channel table stored in the second memory, wherein the second channel table comprises a second list of viewed channels as selected by the second STT, wherein each viewed channel of the second list of viewed channels is associated with a second cumulative count value; and an application server connected to the network, wherein the application server executes instructions that cause the application server to: wherein the first and second processing units execute instructions causing the first and second processing units to: