METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATING PROGRAMMING ON A TELEVISION
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- accessing, from a network accessible content provider, electronic program guide (“
EPG”
) information, the EPG information comprising, for each program, airtime, program name, program channel, and program description;
displaying, by a microprocessor executable application framework and on a screen of a television, a search panel, the search panel comprising a search term field to receive a search term and at least one previous set of search terms used by the user in a prior search, wherein selection of the at least one previous set of search terms initiates a search of the EPG information using the at least one previous set of search terms as a selected set of search terms;
performing, by a microprocessor executable data service of a television, the search using a selected set of search terms, the selected set of search terms being received in the search term field or a selected previous set of search terms;
obtaining, by the data service, a set of search results, the set of search results comprising EPG information corresponding to multiple channels and/or programs;
displaying, by the application framework, the set of search results on the television screen;
receiving, by the application framework and from a remote control of the user, a program selection from the displayed set of search results; and
changing, by the application framework, a current channel to a channel broadcasting the program selection.
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Abstract
A method, system, and executable instructions are provided that obtain, from a network accessible content provider, electronic program guide (“EPG”) information, the EPG information comprising, for each program, airtime, program name, program channel, and program description, display, on a screen of a television, a search panel, the search panel comprising a search term field to receive a search term and at least one previous search term used by the user in a prior search, wherein selection of the at least one previous search term initiates a search of the EPG information using the at least one previous search term as one or more selected search term, perform the search using one or more selected search terms, the one or more selected search terms being received in the search term field or a selected previous search term, obtain a set of search results, the set of search results comprising EPG information corresponding to multiple channels and/or programs, display the search results on the television screen, receive, from a remote control of the user, a program selection from the displayed search results, and change a current channel to a channel broadcasting the program selection.
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24 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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accessing, from a network accessible content provider, electronic program guide (“
EPG”
) information, the EPG information comprising, for each program, airtime, program name, program channel, and program description;displaying, by a microprocessor executable application framework and on a screen of a television, a search panel, the search panel comprising a search term field to receive a search term and at least one previous set of search terms used by the user in a prior search, wherein selection of the at least one previous set of search terms initiates a search of the EPG information using the at least one previous set of search terms as a selected set of search terms; performing, by a microprocessor executable data service of a television, the search using a selected set of search terms, the selected set of search terms being received in the search term field or a selected previous set of search terms; obtaining, by the data service, a set of search results, the set of search results comprising EPG information corresponding to multiple channels and/or programs; displaying, by the application framework, the set of search results on the television screen; receiving, by the application framework and from a remote control of the user, a program selection from the displayed set of search results; and changing, by the application framework, a current channel to a channel broadcasting the program selection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A television, comprising:
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a television screen; a local computer readable medium; at least one of an infrared and radio frequency module configured to receive wirelessly input signals from a remote control of a user; a microprocessor executable application platform configured to display, on the television screen, a search panel, the search panel comprising a search term field to receive a search term and at least one previous set of search terms used by the user in a prior search, wherein selection of the at least one previous set of search terms initiates a search of the EPG information using the at least one previous set of search terms as a selected set of search terms, to display a set of search results on the television screen, to receive a program selection from the displayed set of search results, and to change a current channel to a channel airing the program selection; and a microprocessor executable data service configured to receive, from a network accessible content provider, electronic program guide (“
EPG”
) information, the EPG information comprising, for each program, airtime, program name, program channel, and program description, to perform the search using a selected set of search terms, the selected set of search terms being received in the search term field or a selected previous set of search terms, and obtain the set of search results, the set of search results comprising EPG information corresponding to multiple channels and/or programs. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A tangible and non-transient computer readable medium, comprising microprocessor executable instructions that, when executed, are configured to perform operations comprising:
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obtaining, from a network accessible content provider, electronic program guide (“
EPG”
) information, the EPG information comprising, for each program, airtime, program name, program channel, and program description;displaying, on a screen of a television, a search panel, the search panel comprising a search term field to receive a search term and at least one previous set of search terms used by the user in a prior search, wherein selection of the at least one previous set of search terms initiates a search of the EPG information using the at least one previous set of search terms as a selected set of search terms; performing the search using a selected set of search terms, the selected set of search terms being received in the search term field or a selected previous set of search terms; obtaining a set of search results, the set of search results comprising EPG information corresponding to multiple channels and/or programs; displaying the set of search results on the television screen; receiving, from a remote control of the user, a program selection from the displayed set of search results; and changing a current channel to a channel broadcasting the program selection. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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