Searching system, searching unit, searching method, displaying method for search results, terminal unit, inputting unit, and record medium
First Claim
1. A searching system for searching broadcasted contents, the searching system having an inputting unit, a searching unit, and a terminal unit,wherein the inputting unit comprises:
- first storing means for storing information representing at least time at which a content being broadcasted corresponding to a predetermined operation, said at least time is being identified while said content is being broadcasted; and
first communicating means for transmitting the information representing time stored in said first storing means to the terminal unit,wherein the searching unit comprises;
second storing means for correlatively storing information representing contents and broadcast time thereof; and
searching means for searching information representing the contents stored in said second storing means corresponding to the information representing time, andwherein the terminal unit comprises;
second communicating means for receiving the information representing time transmitted from the inputting unit through said first communicating means;
third communicating means for transmitting the information representing time received by said second communicating means to the searching unit and receiving search results transmitted from the searching unit; and
first displaying means for displaying the information representing time received by said second communicating means, the search results by the searching unit, and an indicator for activation at the terminal unit to cause downloading of contents associated with the search results,wherein when the information representing time is received by said second communicating means, a transmission of the information representing time from the inputting unit to the terminal unit is virtually displayed,wherein the inputting unit further comprises;
second displaying means for displaying entries of the information representing time stored in said first storing means, andwherein when the information representing time is received by said second communicating means, the virtual display of said first displaying means of the terminal unit is correlated with the display of the entries of the information representing time displayed on said second displaying means of the inputting unit.
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Abstract
A searching system for searching contents that were broadcast, the searching system having an inputting unit, a searching unit, and a terminal unit is disclosed, wherein the inputting unit comprises a first storing means for storing information representing at least time at which contents were broadcast corresponding to a predetermined operation, and a first communicating means for transmitting the information representing time stored in the storing means to an external unit, wherein the searching unit comprises a second storing means for correlatively storing information representing contents and broadcast time thereof, and a searching means for searching information representing the contents stored in the second storing means corresponding to the information representing time, and wherein the terminal unit comprises a second communicating means for receiving the information representing time transmitted from the inputting unit through the first communicating means, a third communicating means for transmitting the information representing time received by the second communicating means and receiving search results transmitted from the searching unit, and a first displaying means for displaying the information representing time received by the second communicating means and the search results by the searching unit.
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1. A searching system for searching broadcasted contents, the searching system having an inputting unit, a searching unit, and a terminal unit,
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first storing means for storing information representing at least time at which a content being broadcasted corresponding to a predetermined operation, said at least time is being identified while said content is being broadcasted; and first communicating means for transmitting the information representing time stored in said first storing means to the terminal unit, wherein the searching unit comprises; second storing means for correlatively storing information representing contents and broadcast time thereof; and searching means for searching information representing the contents stored in said second storing means corresponding to the information representing time, and wherein the terminal unit comprises; second communicating means for receiving the information representing time transmitted from the inputting unit through said first communicating means; third communicating means for transmitting the information representing time received by said second communicating means to the searching unit and receiving search results transmitted from the searching unit; and first displaying means for displaying the information representing time received by said second communicating means, the search results by the searching unit, and an indicator for activation at the terminal unit to cause downloading of contents associated with the search results, wherein when the information representing time is received by said second communicating means, a transmission of the information representing time from the inputting unit to the terminal unit is virtually displayed, wherein the inputting unit further comprises; second displaying means for displaying entries of the information representing time stored in said first storing means, and wherein when the information representing time is received by said second communicating means, the virtual display of said first displaying means of the terminal unit is correlated with the display of the entries of the information representing time displayed on said second displaying means of the inputting unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A terminal unit for searching broadcasted contents, comprising:
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first communicating means for receiving time information representing a predetermined time from an inputting unit and transmitting the time information representing the predetermined time to an external unit, said predetermined time corresponding to a time at which a user-activated device was activated to record a time when contents were being broadcasted; second communicating means for transmitting the time information representing the predetermined time received from said first communicating means to a searching unit and receiving search results from the searching unit, the searching unit searching information representing the contents from a storing means corresponding to the time information representing the predetermined time, the storing means correlatively storing information representing the contents and broadcast time thereof; and displaying means for displaying the time information representing the predetermined time received by said first communicating means, the search results of the searching unit, and an indicator for activation at the terminal unit to cause downloading of contents associated with the search results, wherein when the time information representing the predetermined time is received from the inputting unit, said displaying means virtually displays a transmission of the time information representing the predetermined time from the inputting unit to the terminal unit, wherein when the time information representing the predetermined time is received from the inputting unit, the virtual display of said displaying means of the terminal unit is correlated with a display of entries of the time information representing the predetermined time displayed on a second displaying means included in the inputting unit. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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