Patent ID: 6425128
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A video system, comprising:an input port configured to receive video data, the video data including a plurality of premium contents; an output port configured to couple to a video display for displaying video data selected by a viewer; a preference engine coupled to the input port and configured to track viewer selections of the video data and to create a viewer profile representing viewing preferences of the viewer; a storage device coupled to the preference engine to store the viewer profile; and an image generator coupled to the input port, the output port and the storage device, the image generator responsive to the viewer profile, responsive to data representing available video data, including data representing the premium contents, and responsive to a weighting factor applied to premium contents, the image generator generating a menu image to be displayed on the video display as a menu including a limited number of viewing preferences having a high probability of acceptance by the viewer, the weighting factor applied to the data representing the premium contents ensuring that at least one of the premium contents is included in the menu.