Recommended program search device and recommended program search method
First Claim
1. A recommended program search device comprising:
- a broadcast receiver unit which receives a broadcast wave and converts the broadcast wave to a video signal and an audio signal;
an operating block which is operated for channel change by a user;
a time information acquiring block which acquires time information upon the channel change;
a storage which stores information;
a viewing history information acquiring block which acquires a viewing channel and a viewing time by the user for each area corresponding to a time division, the viewing history information acquiring block storing viewing history information including the viewing channel and the viewing time that are associated with each area in the storage;
a program information acquiring block which acquires scheduled broadcast program information, including program time information enabling calculation of a program start time and a program broadcast time for a scheduled broadcast program and channel information about the scheduled broadcast program; and
a search block which determines a user'"'"'s favorite program from the scheduled broadcast program on the basis of a result of comparison between the program time information and the channel information included in the scheduled broadcast program information and the viewing channel and the viewing time stored in the storage.
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Abstract
A recommended program search device includes a viewing history information acquiring block which acquires a viewing channel and a viewing time by the user for each area corresponding to a time division and stores viewing history information including the viewing channel and the viewing time that are associated with each area in the storage, a program information acquiring block which acquires scheduled broadcast program information, including program time information enabling calculation of a program start time and a program broadcast time for a scheduled broadcast program and channel information about the scheduled broadcast program, and a search block which determines a user'"'"'s favorite program from the scheduled broadcast program on the basis of a result of comparison between the program time information and the channel information included in the scheduled broadcast program information and the viewing channel and the viewing time stored in the storage.
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37 Claims
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1. A recommended program search device comprising:
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a broadcast receiver unit which receives a broadcast wave and converts the broadcast wave to a video signal and an audio signal;
an operating block which is operated for channel change by a user;
a time information acquiring block which acquires time information upon the channel change;
a storage which stores information;
a viewing history information acquiring block which acquires a viewing channel and a viewing time by the user for each area corresponding to a time division, the viewing history information acquiring block storing viewing history information including the viewing channel and the viewing time that are associated with each area in the storage;
a program information acquiring block which acquires scheduled broadcast program information, including program time information enabling calculation of a program start time and a program broadcast time for a scheduled broadcast program and channel information about the scheduled broadcast program; and
a search block which determines a user'"'"'s favorite program from the scheduled broadcast program on the basis of a result of comparison between the program time information and the channel information included in the scheduled broadcast program information and the viewing channel and the viewing time stored in the storage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of searching for a recommended program to be executed by a device comprising:
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a broadcast receiver unit which receives a broadcast wave and converts the broadcast wave to a video signal and an audio signal;
an operating block which is operated for channel change by a user;
a time information acquiring block which acquires time information upon the channel change; and
a storage which stores information, the method comprising the steps of;
acquiring a viewing channel viewed by the user and a viewing time thereof for each area corresponding to a predetermined time division and storing viewing history information having the viewing channel and the viewing time associated with each area in the storage;
acquiring scheduled broadcast program information including program time information capable of calculating a program start time of a scheduled broadcast program and a program broadcast time thereof and including channel information on the scheduled broadcast programs; and
determining a user'"'"'s favorite program from the scheduled broadcast programs on the basis of a result of comparison between the program time information and the channel information included in the scheduled broadcast program information and the viewing channel and the viewing time stored in the storage. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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