Method and system for intelligent indexing of recordable event identifiers
CA 2592778 C · Owner: The Directv Group, Inc. · Inventors: Goodwin, Mark D.; Bullwinkle, Richard
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A method and a system for intelligent indexing of recordable event identifiers that improve user satisfaction in searching for recordable events or recorded events. Intelligent indexing of recordable event identifiers permits the indexing of recordable event identifiers based on the most likely methods that any of a plurality of users may use to enter data for performing a search for a recordable event or a recorded event. The intelligent indexing of recordable events allows any given user to use any of the most likely methods for entering data for use in searching for a recordable event or a recorded event instead of being restricted to a single method for entering data to be used …
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- Filed January 5, 2006 and granted May 28, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 5, 2026.
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