US 20030061183A1
(19) United States
(12) Patent Application Publication (io) Pub. No.: US 2003/0061183 Al
Schaffer et al. (43) Pub. Date: Mar. 27,2003
(54) REAL-TIME EVENT RECOMMENDER FOR
MEDIA PROGAMMING USING
FUZZY-NOW AND PERSONAL
SCHEDULER
(75) Inventors: J. David Schaffer, Wappingers Falls,
NY (US); Karen I. Trovato, Putnam
Valley, NY (US); Kaushal Kurapati,
Yorktown Heights, NY (US)
Correspondence Address:
Michael C. Stuart, Esq.
Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane
Suite 1210
551 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10176 (US)
(73) Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
(21) Appl. No.: 09/963,245