Method and apparatus for a search-enabled remote control device
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1. A user input device comprising:
- a plurality of inputs;
a display portion;
a processor coupled to said plurality of inputs and said display portion; and
a memory coupled to said processor, said memory to include instructions sequences to cause the processor to, receive one or more search criteria entered using said plurality of inputs, transmit said one or more search criteria to a remote server, receive a plurality of search results based on said one or more search criteria, and present a plurality of search results on at least one of said display portion and a display device.
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Abstract
A search-enabled remote control device to facilitate viewers'"'"' ability to search through programming and/or content options and view results. In one embodiment, a viewer is able to use a traditional remote control interface to navigate through menus or selections and to display search results on screen. In another embodiment, a viewer'"'"'s watching behavior and/or searching habits are tracked by the search-enabled remote control and used to develop a viewer profile, which may in turn be used to target advertisements, information and/or future programming options.
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1. A user input device comprising:
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a plurality of inputs;
a display portion;
a processor coupled to said plurality of inputs and said display portion; and
a memory coupled to said processor, said memory to include instructions sequences to cause the processor to, receive one or more search criteria entered using said plurality of inputs, transmit said one or more search criteria to a remote server, receive a plurality of search results based on said one or more search criteria, and present a plurality of search results on at least one of said display portion and a display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving one or more search criteria from a user input device;
transmitting said one or more search criteria to a remote server;
receiving a plurality of search results based on said one or more search criteria; and
presenting a plurality of search results on a display portion of said user input device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer program code embodied therein to display information, the computer program product having;
computer readable program code to receive one or more search criteria from a user input device, computer readable program code to transmit said one or more search criteria to a remote server, computer readable program code to receive a plurality of search results based on said one or more search criteria, and computer readable program code to present a plurality of search results on a display portion of said user input device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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