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Patent US5550576 - Method and apparatus for merging television program schedule information ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsThe present invention provides a scheme for merging television schedule information received from multiple sources (26, 28, 30 and 34). In the preferred embodiment, a microprocessor (36) mixes and sorts the schedule information received from multiple source devices (26, 28, 30 or 34). The schedule information...http://www.google.com/patents/US5550576?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5550576 - Method and apparatus for merging television program schedule information received from multiple television schedule information sourcesAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS5550576 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/424,861Publication dateAug 27, 1996Filing dateApr 17, 1995Priority dateApr 17, 1995Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2218543A1, CA2218543C, CA2747361A1, CA2747361C, CA2842380A1, CA2842380C, CN1092448C, CN1185257A, DE69613573D1, DE69613573T2, DE69613573T3, DE69634881D1, DE69634881T2, EP0821856A1, EP0821856B1, EP0821856B2, EP1091574A1, EP1091574B1, EP1558029A2, EP1558029A3, EP2257054A1, EP2257055A1, EP2262240A2, EP2262240A3, EP2262241A2, EP2262241A3, EP2262244A1, EP2271081A2, EP2271081A3, US5684525, US5923362, WO1996033572A1Publication number08424861, 424861, US 5550576 A, US 5550576A, US-A-5550576, US5550576 A, US5550576AInventorsBrian L. KlostermanOriginal AssigneeStarsight Telecast IncorporatedExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (20), Referenced by (757), Classifications (55), Legal Events (11) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and apparatus for merging television program schedule information received from multiple television schedule information sources
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