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Systems and methods to perform actions upon content items associated with multiple series subscriptions
US8959552B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8959552-B2 |
| Application number | US-60456209-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 23, 2009 |
| Priority date | Oct 23, 2009 |
| Publication date | Feb 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2015 |
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Methods and systems are disclosed that include receiving an instruction to compare at least one criterion to content items associated with multiple series subscriptions. A method includes issuing an instruction to selectively perform an action upon those content items that match the at least one criterion.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: performing, at a media recorder device, a comparison of a user defined criterion to information descriptive of content items associated with a set of series subscriptions stored at the media recorder device; wherein the user defined criterion indicates that new episodes have not been recorded within a time period; identifying, at the media recorder device, multiple series subscriptions of the set of series subscriptions based on the co…
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- What does patent US8959552B2 cover?
- Methods and systems are disclosed that include receiving an instruction to compare at least one criterion to content items associated with multiple series subscriptions. A method includes issuing an instruction to selectively perform an action upon those content items that match the at least one criterion.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Howcroft Jerry, Piatt Kathy, Raftelis Michael, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N5/76. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Feb 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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