A SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A LIST OF SUGGESTED SCHEDULED TELEVISION PROGRAMS, AN APPARATUS FOR VIEWING OR RECORDING BASED ON CHARACTERISTICS OF TELEVISION PROGRAMS AND A METHOD FOR SORTING A TELEVISION PROGRAM SCHEDULE

摘要

The invention concerns a method for sorting a television program schedule to assist a user in selecting a television program for viewing or recording based on characteristics of television programs previously watched by said viewer. The user can select between a first mode wherein programs having a characteristic having a zero weight in said user profile can be suggested, and a second mode wherein programs having a characteristic having a zero weight in said user profile can not be suggested.