Internet search-based television
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1. A method, implementable at least in part by a computing machine, comprising:
- receiving a search term via a remote user input device;
searching audio/video files accessible on a network for audio/video files relevant to the search term;
providing user-selectable search results indicating one or more of the audio/video files that are relevant to the search term; and
playing a selected one of the audio/video files on a monitor configured to display content from either a network source or a television source.
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Abstract
The best features of both Internet video search and television-type viewing experience have been combined. A user may use a remote control to enter search terms on a television monitor. A search engine may then search for video files accessible on the Internet that correspond to the search terms. Indicators of relevant search results may then be shown on the television monitor, enabling the user to select one to play. This enables the user to search for and view Internet video content in a television-like experience.
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1. A method, implementable at least in part by a computing machine, comprising:
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receiving a search term via a remote user input device;
searching audio/video files accessible on a network for audio/video files relevant to the search term;
providing user-selectable search results indicating one or more of the audio/video files that are relevant to the search term; and
playing a selected one of the audio/video files on a monitor configured to display content from either a network source or a television source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A medium comprising instructions executable at least in part on a computing device, wherein the instructions configure the device to:
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receive search terms from a remote user input device;
search a network for transcripts associated with audio/video files that correspond to the search terms;
display representative indicators of one or more of the audio/video files that correspond to the search terms on a monitor configured to display content from either a network source or a television source in response to a selection received from the remote user input device;
receive a selection of one of the representative indicators from the remote user input device, indicating a selected audio/video file; and
play the selected audio/video file on the monitor. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A medium comprising instructions executable at least in part on a computing device, wherein the instructions configure a system comprising the computing device to:
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receive a user-input search term from a remote user input device;
search a network for audio/video files that correspond to the user-input search term;
provide links on a television monitor corresponding to one or more of the audio/video files that correspond to the user-input search term;
receive an indication from the remote user input device of a user-selected link from among the links provided on the television monitor; and
play the audio/video file corresponding to the user-selected link on the television monitor.
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