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| 8191094 | Channel filter for a content player A channel-selection filter. The channel-selection filter helps a user navigate to a desired channel. In particular, the channel-selection filter presents a filtered channel list to the user when the user issues one or more channel-filtering commands. The filtered ch... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8181202 | Program searching in digital multimedia terminal A digital multimedia terminal comprises a receiving unit to receive a broadcasting signal. The digital multimedia terminal also comprises an input unit adapted to receive input associated with a user preferred program characteristic. The digital multimedia terminal ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8181203 | Distributed, interactive television program guide; system and method In an interactive network-based personal video recording system, a user interface is provided that allows viewers to search a database of program guide information according to program title, indexed program attributes such as actor and director, and key word. Viewe... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176059 | System and method for effectively implementing a personal channel for interactive television A system and method for effectively implementing a personal channel for interactive television comprises a personal channel manager that may include a configuration module, a search module, and a content packaging module. A system user may utilize the configuration ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8122472 | User interface presenting enhanced video content information associated with video programs Providing interactive access to video programming and video content information in a multimedia system. A processing device of the multimedia system receives video content information associated with video programming that is to be broadcast. The video content infor... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8086589 | Searching system, searching unit, searching method, displaying method for search results, terminal unit, inputting unit, and record medium A communication apparatus transmits information to a search apparatus that stores related information associated with broadcast content. The search apparatus searches for the related information of the broadcast content based on a broadcast time. The communication a... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079047 | Program information searching system for interactive program guide An apparatus and method for searching for television program information using a programmable television services client device that includes memory for storing data, display configuration information contained in the memory, and a processor. The display configurati... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8065705 | Broadcasting device selecting program information based on search conditions A broadcasting device and a receiver excellent in responsiveness are obtainable through transmitting program information, organized by condition and including a program satisfying a search condition, from a broadcasting station. ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8051078 | System and method for common interest analysis among multiple users A multi-media broadcasting system that links a user profiles associated with a first user with a second user profile associated with a second user, where the first and second user profiles each comprise an indication of an interest common to the first and second use... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8051450 | Query-based electronic program guide An electronic program guide (EPG) organizes and presents programming information to the viewer and allows for creation of queries to facilitate both simple and complex searches of the programming information. The EPG is configured to automatically identify programs ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8037496 | System and method for automatically authoring interactive television content A system and method is provided to automatically generate content for ITV products and services by processing primary media sources. In one embodiment of the invention, keywords are automatically extracted from the primary media sources using one or more of a variet... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8006268 | Interest messaging entertainment system Video signals broadcast on a multiplexed channel of a broadcast network are received and there is extract therefrom a closed captioning stream of textual data that is searched for occurrences of textual data matching one or more search parameters. A partial portion ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001571 | Identifying programming information of a telecommunications provider Systems, and computer-implemented methods are described for selecting programming information from among multiple sets of programming information. ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7934236 | Advanced navigation method for music players and video players A content navigation method that may be used with a storage device that holds multiple content objects includes a controller, at least one search switch and at least one control switch. Each of the content objects has a corresponding name which includes at least one... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7870585 | Client-server based interactive television program guide system with remote server recording An interactive television program guide system is provided. An interactive television program guide provides users with an opportunity to select programs for recording on a remote media server. Programs may also be recorded on a local media server. The program guide... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7810119 | Method for searching of an electronic program guide A method for assisting a user in selecting a program for viewing or listening comprising periodically receiving and storing electronic program guide information comprising records for forthcoming programs, the records having a plurality of fields; receiving a user s... | 10/05/2010 |
| RE41810 | System and method for effectively implementing a personal channel for interactive television A system and method for effectively implementing a personal channel for interactive television comprises a personal channel manager that may include a configuration module, a search module, and a content packaging module. A system user may utilize the configuration ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7797715 | Method of providing user information-based search using getdata operation in TV anytime metadata service The present invention provides a method of providing a user information-based search using a get_Data operation in TV-ANYTIME service. In the user information-based search provision method of the present invention, a user information (PersonalInformation) element is... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7797328 | System and method of searching for story-based media Systems and methods for facilitating a search for story-based media search criteria for use in searching for story-based works are disclosed. The method may include the steps of: facilitating a search for and receiving input from a user that specifies a first desire... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7797714 | Information processing apparatus for searching broadcast program and method therefore When a viewer (listener) wants to search a particular broadcast programs on a receiver, a keyword search processing is executed to an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) data. In this case, a search key for the keyword search processing is able to be registered by select... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7712118 | Broadcast program retrieval apparatus A broadcast program retrieval apparatus includes a data server having a database for storing broadcast program information. The data server has a function for searching the broadcast program information stored in the database. A user server stores the same informati... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7685620 | Apparatus and method of searching for desired television content The present invention is an apparatus and method for allowing a user to search for specific content across many television channels in order to locate desirable television shows related to the searched content. Multiplexed cable signals flow thorough a logical unit ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7657909 | Information receiving apparatus and method for receiving headline information An information receiving apparatus for receiving the EPG data related to broadcast program has a memory in which user preference information is stored in advance. The EPG data is regularly transmitted from predetermined broadcast station to update the EPG data store... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7584492 | Program-selection device, program selection method, and program information providing system A program-selecting apparatus well applied to a broadcast receiving set sets automatic picture-recording by setting program selection conditions comprising a genre, a keyword, and a time zone. A recording medium built in a recording medium unit has a storage region ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7565673 | Apparatus and method for using keyboard macros to control viewing channel In a converged computer and television system, the TV network viewed in a TV mode can be changed by entering an alphanumeric channel macro on the computer keyboard. ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7506350 | System and method for simplifying different types of searches in electronic program guide A system and a method for processing program guide information are presented. Electronic program guide information is received and stored. A first search criterion from a user for a first type of search is received. The program guide information is searched to find ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7500260 | Motion video indexing mechanism for athlete recruiting architecture An athlete recruiting architecture is disclosed. The athlete recruiting system allows a recruiting entity, such as a school, to search for and find athletes that satisfy recruiting entity-specified criteria. The athlete recruiting system also allows motion videos to... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7475416 | System and methods for searching interactive broadcast data Methods, systems, and computer program products for searching interactive broadcast data for a string of text. Binary signatures are generated for each text description in the interactive broadcast data. A user-entered text string is also converted to a binary signa... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7467398 | Apparatus and method of searching for desired television content The present invention is an apparatus and method for allowing a user to search for specific content across many television channels in order to locate desirable television shows related to the searched content. Multiplexed cable signals flow thorough a logical unit ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7373652 | Server-centric search function in an interactive program guide Techniques for searching a program guide database. In accordance with a method, one or more search criteria (e.g., keywords) are received and a request for a search is then sent, along with the search criteria, to a head end of an information distribution system. In... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7366403 | Recording apparatus, data managing apparatus and data managing method A recording apparatus which records a plurality of information data pieces in a built-in recording medium is provided with a display which displays a selection screen for selecting additional information pieces for managing a plurality of information data pieces rec... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363645 | Interactive electronic program guide for use with television delivery system An interactive electronic program guide is disclosed for use with a television delivery system. The guide is generated by a set top terminal that receives a television signal from an operations center and extracts from the signal individual programs for display on a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363591 | Electronic programming guide system and method The present invention is directed to a method and system for use in customizing, organizing and presenting digital information for selection and interaction by end users. The present invention conveys multiple pieces of information to a user in a multi-dimensional m... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7340765 | Archiving and viewing sports events via Internet Self-help or do-it-yourself productions of collegiate athletic contests are generated by the originating institution, and the recorded production is sent by overnight courier to a central digital clearing house. At the clearing house the contents of the recording ar... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325010 | Information modeling method and database searching method using the information modeling method An information modeling method receives various kinds of data; analyzes the data into semantic elements, that is, temporal information data including temporal information, spatial information data including spatial information indicating locations, object informatio... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322038 | Program guide system for recording television programs An interactive program guide system is provided. The system facilitates recording of programs selected from the program guide. The system handles the recording and viewing of pay programs, parentally-controlled programs, consecutive programs on different television ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318197 | Apparatus for displaying internet site search menu of video apparatus having internet function and method therefor A method for displaying an Internet site search menu of a video apparatus having an Internet function, which is capable of easily selecting and editing a plurality of Internet sites on the screen of the video apparatus, is provided. The method for displaying the vid... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7313360 | Dynamic data delivery apparatus and method for same A system for providing enhanced radio content to a remote user is disclosed. The system includes at least one input that receives non-radio input; and, at least one output interconnected to the at least one input via a hub, wherein the at least one output receives t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313359 | Dynamic data delivery apparatus and method for same A system for providing enhanced radio content to a remote user is disclosed. The system includes at least one input that receives non-radio input; and, at least one output interconnected to the at least one input via a hub, wherein the at least one output receives t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7301657 | Printer including video decoder A printer includes an interface for receiving compressed digital video; and a circuit for performing video-decoding of the compressed video received by the interface. Such a printer can print selected video frames, without the assistance of a personal computer. ... | 11/27/2007 |
