System and method for establishing TV channel

Abstract

A system and method for automatically establishing TV channels, based on time/date/geographic location/location of the TV within the home either entered manually or using a locater system such as GPS.

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       3 . A system for automatically establishing at least one TV channel or electronic porgram guide (EPG) based on at least one of: a geographic location of a TV, a location of a TV with respect to a dwelling, and a time, comprising: 
 a TV; and    a processor coupled to the TV and receiving information representative of at least one of: a geographic location of a TV, a location of a TV with respect to a dwelling, and a time, the processor establishing at least one channel based at least partially thereon, wherein the information is received via a global positioning satellite.    
   
   
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       7 . A method for establishing at least one TV channel on a TV based on at least one of: location of the TV, and time, comprising: 
 providing a set of correlation heuristics;    receiving an input comprising at least one of: the location, and the time; and    accessing the set of correlation heuristics to correlate the input to the channel.    
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the location is a location of the TV within a building.  
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the location is a geographic location of the TV.  
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the time is a time of day.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the time is a date.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the input is received from a viewer of the TV.  
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the input is received from a global positioning satellite.  
   
   
       14 . A system for tailoring TV channels to a TV location and/or a time, comprising: 
 means for inputting the location and/or time to establish an input;    means for correlating the input to at least one channel associated with the TV; and    means for establishing the channel on the TV.    
   
   
       15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the means for inputting is a human-manipulable TV control device associated with the TV.  
   
   
       16 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the means for inputting is a wide area source of data.  
   
   
       17 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the means for correlating is a processor located in the TV.  
   
   
       18 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the means for correlating is a processor located in a set-top box associated with the TV.  
   
   
       19 . A system for tailoring TV ads to a TV location and/or a time, comprising: 
 means for inputting the location and/or time to establish an input; and    means for establishing targeted advertising based on the input.    
   
   
       20 . A system for recommending programs to be recorded based on a TV location and/or a time, comprising: 
 means for inputting the location and/or time to establish an input; and    means for generating programming recommendations based on the input for manual or automatic playback at a later time.