UNIVERSAL TELEVISION BROADCAST RATINGS DECODER

摘要

A method for interacting with a user when establishing viewing preferences f or a television decoder enables a user to quickly set his or her viewing preferences by interacting with a graphical display. The broadcast ratings system is converted to a numerical or ordered range so that the ratings are placed in a progressive order from least objectionable to most objectionable. One possible implementation is to associate a numerical value with each rating and then order the ratings in accordance wi th the numerical sequence. Once the ratings are ordered, the ratings are displayed to the user in a graphical fashion so that the user can select a position on the graph that represents the user's viewing preferences without necessarily requiring the user to understand the underlying implications of the ratings system.