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H04H 60/72 (2009.01) H04N 5/445 (2011.01)
Patent
CA 2352780
A system for searching for programs is provided. The system may be provide the user with an opportunity to indicate an interest in a given program. The system may provide the user with an opportunity to request that the system locate programs that are related to the given program in which the user has indicated an interest. The system may locate program listings that are related to the given program. The located program listings may be related to the given program based on attributes of the given program. The system may display a list of located listings and allow the user to select listings from the list. The system may tune to a program selected from the list, may display an information display screen for a program selected from the list, etc. The system may provide the user with an opportunity to configure and save search parameters. The system may sort related program listings based on the attributes of the given program. The system may provide the user with the opportunity to retrieve saved searches to locate currently available program listings and the opportunity to delete a saved search, rename a saved search, receive automatic notifications of programs matching a saved search, etc.
L'invention concerne un système de recherche de programmes, qui offre à un utilisateur la possibilité de manifester un intérêt dans un programme donné, de demander audit système de repérer les programmes associés au programme donné, pour lequel l'utilisateur a manifesté un intérêt. Le système repère ensuite les listes de programmes associés au programme donné sur la base des attributs de ce dernier, et affiche un registre des listes repérées, permettant à l'utilisateur de faire une sélection parmi celles-ci. Le système se branche alors sur un programme sélectionné dans le registre et affiche un écran d'informations concernant le programme sélectionné, etc. Ce système offre encore à l'utilisateur la possibilité de configurer et de sauvegarder les paramètres de recherche, et classe les listes de programmes associés sur la base des attributs du programme donné. Ce système offre enfin à l'utilisateur la possibilité d'extraire des recherches sauvegardées afin de repérer des listes de programmes disponibles actuellement, de supprimer ou de renommer une recherche sauvegardée, de recevoir des notifications automatiques relatives à des programmes correspondant à une recherche sauvegardée, etc.
Ellis Michael D.
Herrington W. Benjamin
Smart & Biggar
United Video Properties Inc.
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