System and method for interactively accessing program information on a television
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1. A method for interactively accessing program information on a television, the method comprising:
- a) receiving a search request;
b) generating at least one automatic search term regarding a program for television based upon the search request;
c) searching an on-line service for the program information, the on-line service including context sensitive information separate from the program, the search being based upon the automatic search term; and
d) providing at least one result of the searching step (c) to the television, the at least one result capable of including information separate from the program or from scheduling or content information for the program.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and method for accessing television program information, particularly context sensitive information, some of which may be found through the Internet.
A method and system according to the present invention is presented for interactively accessing program information on a television, the method comprising receiving a search request; generating at least one automatic search term regarding a program for television; and searching the Internet for requested information.
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1. A method for interactively accessing program information on a television, the method comprising:
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a) receiving a search request;
b) generating at least one automatic search term regarding a program for television based upon the search request;
c) searching an on-line service for the program information, the on-line service including context sensitive information separate from the program, the search being based upon the automatic search term; and
d) providing at least one result of the searching step (c) to the television, the at least one result capable of including information separate from the program or from scheduling or content information for the program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 26)
e) saving the at least one result to a memory coupled with the television.
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26. The system of claim 19 further comprising:
a memory coupled with the television for saving the at least one result.
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20. A system for interactively accessing program information on a television, the system comprising:
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a television;
an input device for inputting information;
a receiver for receiving the information inputted from the input device;
an interface for accessing an on-line service; and
a controller coupled to the television, the receiver, and the internet interface for processing input inputted by the input device, the controller for receiving a search request, for generating at least one automatic search term regarding a program for television, for searching an on-line service for the program information in response to the search request, the on-line service including context sensitive information separate from the program and for providing at least one result of the search step to the television, the at least one result capable of including information separate from the program or from scheduling or content information for the program. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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27. A computer readable medium containing program instructions for interactively accessing program information on a television, the program instructions comprising:
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a) receiving a search request;
b) generating at least one automatic search term regarding a program for television;
c) searching an on-line service for the program information, the on-line service including context sensitive information separate from the program, the search being based upon the automatic search term; and
d) providing at least one result of the searching instructions (c) to the television, the at least one result capable of including information separate from the program or from scheduling or content information for the program. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
e) saving the at least one result to a memory coupled with the television.
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33. A method for interactively displaying program information on a television, the method comprising:
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a) receiving a search request;
b) displaying at least one search term overlaid onto a program being received by the television;
c) searching an on-line service for the program information, the on-line service including context sensitive information separate from the program; and
d) providing at least one result of the searching step (c) to the television, the at least one result capable of including information separate from the program or from scheduling or content information for the program. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
e) saving the at least one result to a memory coupled with the television.
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41. A computer readable medium containing program instructions for interactively accessing program information on a television, the program instructions comprising:
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a) receiving a search request;
b) displaying at least one search term overlaid onto a program being received by the television;
c) searching an on-line service for the program information, the on-line service including context sensitive information separate from the program; and
d) providing at least one result of the searching instructions (c) to the television, the at least one result capable of including context sensitive information separate from the program or scheduling information for the program. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
e) saving the at least one result to a memory coupled with the television.
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