Method and apparatus for providing preferred broadcast information
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1. A method of providing preferred broadcast information to a user of a channel broadcasting apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
- selecting the preferred broadcast information which the user wants to acquire, wherein the preferred broadcast information includes at least one of broadcast trend information and preferred broadcast channel information;
requesting that a Social Networking Service (SNS) server search for pieces of information in an SNS that are related to at least one broadcast by generating and providing at least one keyword that identifies a selected broadcast channel or a broadcast channel list based on the selected preferred broadcast information to the SNS server according to the user'"'"'s selection;
acquiring the pieces of information about the selected broadcast channel or the broadcast channel list that is identified by the at least one keyword from the SNS server;
extracting the preferred broadcast information from the pieces of information about the selected broadcast channel or the broadcast channel list; and
providing the preferred broadcast information to the user of the channel broadcasting apparatus.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing preferred broadcast information are provided. A Social Networking Service (SNS) server is requested to search for pieces of information in an SNS that are related to at least one broadcast channel by providing at least one keyword that identifies the at least one broadcast channel to the SNS server. The pieces of information are extracted from the SNS server. Preferred broadcast information is extracted from the pieces of information. The preferred broadcast information is provided to a user of the apparatus.
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1. A method of providing preferred broadcast information to a user of a channel broadcasting apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting the preferred broadcast information which the user wants to acquire, wherein the preferred broadcast information includes at least one of broadcast trend information and preferred broadcast channel information; requesting that a Social Networking Service (SNS) server search for pieces of information in an SNS that are related to at least one broadcast by generating and providing at least one keyword that identifies a selected broadcast channel or a broadcast channel list based on the selected preferred broadcast information to the SNS server according to the user'"'"'s selection; acquiring the pieces of information about the selected broadcast channel or the broadcast channel list that is identified by the at least one keyword from the SNS server; extracting the preferred broadcast information from the pieces of information about the selected broadcast channel or the broadcast channel list; and providing the preferred broadcast information to the user of the channel broadcasting apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for providing preferred broadcast information, the apparatus comprising:
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a remote control unit that sends a signal, which is generated by selection of a user, for acquiring broadcast trend information or preferred broadcast channel information; a Social Networking Service (SNS) searcher that requests that an SNS server search for pieces of information in an SNS that are related to a selected broadcast channel or a broadcast channel list based on the selected preferred broadcast information by generating and providing at least one keyword that identifies the selected broadcast channel or the broadcast channel list to the SNS server according to the user'"'"'s selection, and acquires the pieces of information about the selected broadcast channel or the broadcast channel list that is identified by the at least one keyword from the SNS server; a preferred broadcasting information extractor that extracts the preferred broadcast information based on the pieces of information about the selected broadcast channel or the broadcast channel list; and a preferred broadcast information provider that provides the preferred broadcast information to a user of the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon a program for executing a method of providing preferred broadcast information to a user of a channel broadcasting apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting the preferred broadcast information which the user wants to acquire, wherein the preferred broadcast information includes at least one of broadcast trend information and preferred broadcast channel information; requesting that a Social Networking Service (SNS) server search for pieces of information in an SNS that are related to a selected broadcast channel or a broadcast channel list based on the selected preferred broadcast information by generating and providing at least one keyword that identifies the selected broadcast channel or the broadcast channel list to the SNS server according to the user'"'"'s selection; acquiring the pieces of information about the selected broadcast channel or the broadcast channel list that is identified by the at least one keyword from the SNS server; extracting the preferred broadcast information from the pieces of information about the selected broadcast channel or the broadcast channel list; and providing the preferred broadcast information to the user of the channel broadcasting apparatus.
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