Electronic program guide with related-program search feature
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Abstract
A system for searching for programs is provided. The system may provide the user with an opportunity to indicate an interest in a given program. The system may provide the user with an opportunity to request that the system locate programs that are related to the given program in which the user has indicated an interest. The system may locate program listings that are related to the given program. The located program listings may be related to the given program based on attributes of the given program. The system may display a list of located listings and allow the user to select listings from the list. The system may tune to a program selected from the list, may display an information display screen for a program selected from the list, etc. The system may provide the user with an opportunity to configure and save search parameters. The system may sort related program listings based on the attributes of the given program. The system may provide the user with the opportunity to retrieve saved searches to locate currently available program listings and the opportunity to delete a saved search, rename, a saved search, receive automatic notifications of programs matching a saved search, etc.
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27 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method for searching for programs using an interactive system, the method comprising:
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displaying a video having a plurality of attributes; in response to receiving a dedicated user input while the video is being displayed, determining a list of one or more programs based on one or more attributes of the displayed video; and automatically displaying the determined list of programs. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for searching for programs using an interactive system, the system comprising:
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a display for displaying a video having a plurality of attributes; an input device for receiving a dedicated user input while the video is being displayed; a processor for determining a list of one or more programs based on one or more attributes of the displayed video in response to the input device receiving the dedicated user input; and a display processor for automatically displaying the determined list of programs. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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