Patent ID: 7451470

Claim:
A television apparatus having a display on which is generated a television program profile interface, said television program profile interface having a multiplicity of axes, including: a television viewer profile represented by weighted viewer preferences, different portions of which are selectable by traversing along at least one axis of the multiplicity of axes, wherein the weighted viewer preferences are represented along a plurality of axes that are different than the at least one axis of the multiplicity of axes, wherein the at least one axis of the multiplicity of axes are provided within a same view as the television viewer profile and represents at least one activity not involved in viewing or listening to television, wherein the at least one of the multiplicity of axes has an altering mechanism allowing a value associated with a position on the at least one axis to be changed along the at least one axis, wherein the television viewer profile weighted viewer preferences have an activation mechanism that allows for viewer selection and manipulation of the television viewer profile weighted viewer preferences.