Method and apparatus for conducting media content search and management by integrating EPG and internet search systems
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1. A method for conducting media content search and management comprising:
- electronic programming guide (EPG); and
an Internet search system; and
a subsystem for collecting EPG Listing information over the Internet; and
filter for creating said special search requests; and
filter for parsing and analysis of said search system'"'"'s search results; and
results rendering subsystem of said search results.
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Abstract
A media schedule search system in accordance with the invention combines together EPG search capabilities with Internet engine search capabilities. In one embodiment of this invention we propose to build Internet EPG system that uses EPG guide data as a basis for set of automatically generated search criteria for the Internet search system. In one embodiment of this invention search results are used for enhancing event description. In one embodiment of this invention we propose to build an EPG network system that uses EPG as a TV data search engine enhancement.
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1. A method for conducting media content search and management comprising:
electronic programming guide (EPG); and
an Internet search system; and
a subsystem for collecting EPG Listing information over the Internet; and
filter for creating said special search requests; and
filter for parsing and analysis of said search system'"'"'s search results; and
results rendering subsystem of said search results.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
- EPG Listings generation pipeline; and
said EPG Listings generation pipelineInternet Search system mean; and
said EPG Listings generation pipeline Internet EPG data collecting mean; and
said EPG Listings generation pipeline filter for creating special request mean; and
said EPG Listing generation pipeline filter for parsing and analysis of collected mean; and
said EPG Listings generation pipeline screen rendering mean. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
- EPG Listings generation pipeline; and
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