Abstract: A headwear device comprises a frame structure configured for being worn on the head of a user, a vibration voice pickup (VVPU) sensor affixed to the frame structure for capturing vibration originating from a voiced sound of a user and generating a vibration signal, at least one microphone affixed to the frame structure for capturing voiced sound from the user and ambient noise, and at least one processor configured for performing an analysis of the vibration signal, and determining that the user has generated the voice sound based on the analysis of the vibration signal.

Abstract: A method of scoring and arranging events related to entertainment content for a user in a viral tuning system is disclosed. The method comprising checking for a new event associated with media content; determining whether the new event is selected; applying a new score to the new event; associating the new event with one or more sub-events, each sub-event having a prior score and associated with the media content associated with the new event; adding the prior scores of the sub-events to the new score of the new event, resulting in a total score; adding an interest value to the total score, resulting in a new total score, the interest value being based on whether the new event is selected; and associating the new total score with the new event.

Abstract: A method for creating and using a user configurable custom channel in a communications device is described including accessing a list of available content from a service provider, selecting a first unit of available content, selecting a second unit of available content, selecting a first time slot for rendering the selected first unit of available content, selecting a second time slot for rendering the selected second unit of available content, scheduling the selected first unit of available content during the first selected time slot and the selected second unit of available content during the selected second time slot and creating the user configurable custom channel for rendering the selected first unit of available content during the first selected time slot and for rendering the selected second unit of available content during the second selected time slot based on the scheduling.

Abstract: A method for enhanced login is described including determining if a user is attempting to login to a particular account, performing analysis on the user's passwords if the user is not attempting to login to the particular account, determining if it is time to change a password on the particular account, if the user is attempting to login to the particular account, suggesting alternative passwords to the user based on the password analysis and performing a login procedure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electronic program guides. Program guide state information is stored in a remote control which generates and delivers a pseudo-interactive guide to end users with the system state information (guide information to channel mapping maintained in the remote control device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electronic program guides. Program guide state information is stored in a remote control which generates and delivers a pseudo-interactive guide to end users with the system state information (guide information to channel mapping maintained in the remote control device.