Broadcast network platform system
First Claim
1. A broadcast network search system, comprising:
- a plurality of data sources, the data sources further comprising a plurality of data types including text, image, audio, video, multimedia, and/or icon data types representing at least one broadcast allocation node or sub-node in the broadcast network;
means to provide a virtual representation of a hierarchical network having entities and sub-entities;
a numerical indexing system for nodes and sub-nodes;
means to group the entities and sub-entities into the numerical indexing system; and
a multilevel numerical index having pre-assigned numerical index numbers related to specific broadcast allocation nodes and sub-nodes of data within a broadcast network;
a search engine with means to search the database based on the pre-assigned numerical index numbers;
means to search numerically assigned broadcast allocation nodes or sub-nodes;
means to input selected numerical index numbers to the search engine; and
display means to display the results of the search such that the search results include videos related to the numerical index numbers containing information describing the content of a URL;
whereby the search engine that can search a database using pre-assigned numbers related to specific nodes and sub-nodes of data within at least one broadcast network, and display videos containing information describing the content of an associated URL.
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Abstract
A multimedia search system that provides search results which may be in the form of multiple data types, including text, icon, audio, video, and/or multimedia. The system also provides the ability to preview data video associated with a potentially linkable Web site listed in the search results screen, without linking directly to the Web site, by previewing a video file from that linkable Web site on the search results screen. The searcher then has the option of linking to that Web site based on information delivered by the previewed video file. The user also has the ability to search using the numerical system in which a numerical index is used to access data which is hierarchically categorized and sub categorized in a station/channel/program structured environment. The user can directly access stations, channels, or programs using predefined numerical index numbers.
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7 Claims
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1. A broadcast network search system, comprising:
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a plurality of data sources, the data sources further comprising a plurality of data types including text, image, audio, video, multimedia, and/or icon data types representing at least one broadcast allocation node or sub-node in the broadcast network; means to provide a virtual representation of a hierarchical network having entities and sub-entities; a numerical indexing system for nodes and sub-nodes; means to group the entities and sub-entities into the numerical indexing system; and a multilevel numerical index having pre-assigned numerical index numbers related to specific broadcast allocation nodes and sub-nodes of data within a broadcast network; a search engine with means to search the database based on the pre-assigned numerical index numbers; means to search numerically assigned broadcast allocation nodes or sub-nodes; means to input selected numerical index numbers to the search engine; and display means to display the results of the search such that the search results include videos related to the numerical index numbers containing information describing the content of a URL; whereby the search engine that can search a database using pre-assigned numbers related to specific nodes and sub-nodes of data within at least one broadcast network, and display videos containing information describing the content of an associated URL. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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