	US 7,594,245 B2
	Networked video devices
M. Ibrahim Sezan, Camas, Wash. (US); James H. Errico, Arlington Heights, Ill. (US); George R. Borden, Portland, Oreg. (US); Gary A. Feather, Camas, Wash. (US); and Mick G. Grover, Portland, Oreg. (US)
Assigned to Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc., Camas, Wash. (US)
Filed on Jun. 13, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/152,800.
Application 11/152800 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/906754, filed on Mar. 04, 2005.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/629726, filed on Nov. 19, 2004.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/550301, filed on Mar. 04, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2006/0174277 A1, Aug. 03, 2006
Int. Cl. H04N 7/16 (2006.01); H04N 5/445 (2006.01); H04N 7/173 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 725—46 [725/13; 725/45; 725/91]

4 Claims

1. A system comprising:

(a) a first audiovisual device capable of receiving audiovisual content;

(b) a second and third audiovisual device capable of providing data descriptive of said audiovisual content;

(c) said first audiovisual device obtaining recommendations for audiovisual content by said second and third audiovisual devices, which each categorize said recommendations under a hierarchial relevance scheme;

(d) said first, second, and third audiovisual devices joined in a first group;

(e) a fourth and fifth audiovisual device capable of providing data descriptive of said audiovisual content;

(f) said first audiovisual device obtaining reccomendations for audiovisual content by said fourth and fifth audiovisual devices, which each categorize said recommendations under said hierarchial relevance scheme;

(g) said first, fourth and fifth audiovisual devices joined in a second group;

(h) wherein said first audiovisual device filters recommendations using said relevance scheme, and wherein recommendations provided by said first group are filtered by said first audiovisual device in a different manner than are recommendations provided by said second group.