METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC RECORDING ACCORDING TO USER PREFERENCES
First Claim
1. A method for searching a program for automatic recording, said method comprising steps of:
- enabling input of a first entry and an associated first priority from a user, wherein said first entry is one of following categories;
keyword, channel, and genre;
automatically entering by a television receiver, a second entry in said one category according to a recording habit of said user;
automatically assigning by said television receiver, a second priority to said second entry; and
searching program information of programs in an electronic program guide having a match on one of said first and second entries.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus searches a program for automatic recording according to user preferences, which include entries entered by a user and entries automatically added by the apparatus according to a recording habit of the user. A user can assign a priority to a user entered entry and the apparatus can assign a priority to an automatically entered entry, but the priority of an automatically entered entry can be modified by the user. The apparatus searches program information of programs in an electronic program guide having a match to any of the entries and selects a matched program for automatic recording.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for searching a program for automatic recording, said method comprising steps of:
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enabling input of a first entry and an associated first priority from a user, wherein said first entry is one of following categories;
keyword, channel, and genre;automatically entering by a television receiver, a second entry in said one category according to a recording habit of said user; automatically assigning by said television receiver, a second priority to said second entry; and searching program information of programs in an electronic program guide having a match on one of said first and second entries. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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an input receiving a first entry and associated first priority from a user, wherein said first entry is one of following categories;
keyword, channel, and genre;a processor entering a second entry in said one category according to a recording habit of said user, automatically assigning a second priority to said second entry; and
receiving said first entry and said first priority from said input;a memory storing an electronic program guide, and said first and second entries and priorities, wherein said processor stores said first and second entries and priorities into said memory, searches program information of programs in said electronic program guide having a match on one of said first and second entries and selects a matched program for automatic recording. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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