Search system, receiving apparatus and search apparatus for use thereof, and search method thereof
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1. A search system comprising:
- a plural number of transmitting apparatuses, each having a transmitting means for transmitting a unique information through a channel for exclusive use thereof;
a receiving apparatus, having a receiving means for receiving the unique information transmitted through a predetermined channel and a search request means for requesting a search on the unique information which is transmitted through a channel other than that predetermined channel; and
a search apparatus, having a receiving means for receiving the unique information transmitted through the respective channels for exclusive use thereof, a storage means for storing the unique information received by said receiving means, a search means for searching the unique information stored in said storage means upon the search request from the search request means of said receiving apparatus, and a transmitting means for transmitting a content which is searched by said search means to said receiving apparatus.
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Abstract
For providing a device for serving search/report to viewers responding to an inquiry from the viewers, about information relating to EPGs of the BS digital broadcasting and contents of the data broadcasting services, all channels of the EPGs information of the BS digital broadcasting and the content information of the data broadcasting are received, so as to establish a data base thereof, and at the same time a key-word search data base is also established, thereby supplying a EPG service and a search service, etc., responding to a request for information supply from the viewer.
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1. A search system comprising:
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a plural number of transmitting apparatuses, each having a transmitting means for transmitting a unique information through a channel for exclusive use thereof;
a receiving apparatus, having a receiving means for receiving the unique information transmitted through a predetermined channel and a search request means for requesting a search on the unique information which is transmitted through a channel other than that predetermined channel; and
a search apparatus, having a receiving means for receiving the unique information transmitted through the respective channels for exclusive use thereof, a storage means for storing the unique information received by said receiving means, a search means for searching the unique information stored in said storage means upon the search request from the search request means of said receiving apparatus, and a transmitting means for transmitting a content which is searched by said search means to said receiving apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A receiving apparatus for receiving transmissions from a plural number of transmitting apparatuses, each having a transmitting means for transmitting a unique information through a channel for exclusive use thereof, comprising:
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a receiving means for receiving the unique information which is transmitted through a predetermined channel; and
a search request means for making a search request for the unique information which is transmitted through a channel other than the predetermined one. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A search apparatus, for receiving transmissions from a plural number of transmitting apparatuses, each having a transmitting means for transmitting a unique information through a channel for exclusive use thereof, and for accepting a search request from a receiving apparatus having a receiving means for receiving the unique information which is transmitted through a predetermined channel and a search request means for making a search request for the unique information which are transmitted through channels other than the predetermined one, comprising:
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a receiving means for receiving the unique information which are transmitted through channels for exclusive use thereof;
a storage means for storing the unique information which are received by said receiving means;
a search means for searching the unique information which are stored in said storage means upon a search request from the search request means of said receiving apparatus; and
a transmitting means for transmitting a content which is searched by said search means to said receiving apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A search method, comprising the following steps:
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an accepting/starting step for starting a service to a specific user, upon receipt of information relating to the specific user;
a searching step for searching information which are transmitted from a broadcasting station, upon the search request from said specific user; and
a transmitting step for transmitting a content which is searched in said searching step to said specific user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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