Database navigation system for a home entertainment system
First Claim
1. A personal computer based entertainment system, comprising:
- a receiver for receiving video signals and separating textual information from said video signals wherein the textual information comprises program information identifying future video signals to be received, said textual information having a start time component;
a personal computer coupled to said receiver for storing the textual information;
a clock coupled to the personal computer for maintaining a current time;
a memory coupled to the personal computer;
a query generator for generating standard database queries to search the stored textual information; and
a search engine for searching the stored textual information in accordance with the query and retrieving text that matches the query for presentation of program information identifying future video signals to a user;
whereby the future video signals are stored into the memory starting when the current time equals the start time.
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Abstract
An entertainment system has a personal computer as the heart of the system with a large screen VGA quality monitor as the display of choice. The system has digital satellite broadcast reception, decompression and display capability with multiple radio frequency remote control devices which transmit self identifying signals and have power adjustment capabilities. These capabilities are used to provide context sensitive groups of keys which may be defined to affect only selected applications running in a windowing environment. In addition, the remote control devices combine television and VCR controls with standard personal computer keyboard controls. A keyboard remote also integrates a touchpad which is food contamination resistant and may also be used for user verification. Included in the system is the ability to recognize verbal communications in video signals and maintain a database of such text which is searchable to help identify desired programming in real time.
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1. A personal computer based entertainment system, comprising:
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a receiver for receiving video signals and separating textual information from said video signals wherein the textual information comprises program information identifying future video signals to be received, said textual information having a start time component; a personal computer coupled to said receiver for storing the textual information; a clock coupled to the personal computer for maintaining a current time; a memory coupled to the personal computer; a query generator for generating standard database queries to search the stored textual information; and a search engine for searching the stored textual information in accordance with the query and retrieving text that matches the query for presentation of program information identifying future video signals to a user; whereby the future video signals are stored into the memory starting when the current time equals the start time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 7, 8)
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5. A personal computer based entertainment system for presenting video programming information to a user, comprising:
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a displays; a receiver for receiving video signals and separating textual information from said video signals wherein the textual information comprises program information identifying future video programming information to be received; a personal computer having a processor, a main memory, a bus, and a secondary storage device, coupled to said receiver and the display for storing the textual information in at least one of the main memory and secondary storage device; a query generator for generating standard database queries to search the stored textual information for future video programming; a search engine for searching the stored textual information in accordance with the query and retrieving text that matches the query for presentation to a user; and a record controller that records future video programming matching the query. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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