Content Search/Display Device, Method, and Program
First Claim
1. A content search and display system comprising:
- content storing means in which many contents are stored;
search condition specifying means to be operated by a user for specifying a search condition;
content searching means for searching one or more contents, which meet at least part of the search condition, among the many contents, based on the search condition specified by the user; and
search result displaying means for displaying a result of a search carried out by the content searching means, the content searching means including;
operating situation detecting means for detecting an operating situation of the search condition specifying means during searching;
condition adding/modifying means for adding and/or modifying the search condition in the course of searching in accordance with the operating situation detected by the operating situation detecting means; and
search result accumulating means for cumulatively storing a search result based on the search condition specified by the user and/or the search condition added and/or modified by the condition adding/modifying means.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a content search and display system capable of increasing opportunities for the user to encounter more unknown contents than ever. Operating situation detecting means 25 detects an operating situation of search condition specifying means 15. According to the operating situation of the search condition specifying means 15, condition adding/modifying means 27 adds or modifies a search condition. In the course of searching, opportunities are produced for the user to encounter unexpected unknown contents not randomly, but based on a certain search condition, by operating the search condition specifying means 15.
- 19 Search Result Displaying Means
- 21 Display Screen
- 23 Screen Driving Means
- 24 Music Playback and Displaying Means
- 39 Similar Music Selecting and Playback Means
- 32 Content Mark Displaying Means
- 25 Operating Situation Detecting Means
- 15 Search Condition Specifying Means
- 33 Search Result Editing Means
- 29 Search Result Accumulating Means
- 35 Past Data Recording Means
- 37 Past Data Reproducing Means
- 11 Content Searching Means
- 27 Condition Adding/Modifying Means
- 31 Content Search Implementing Means
- 13 Content Storing Means
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44 Claims
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1. A content search and display system comprising:
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content storing means in which many contents are stored;
search condition specifying means to be operated by a user for specifying a search condition;
content searching means for searching one or more contents, which meet at least part of the search condition, among the many contents, based on the search condition specified by the user; and
search result displaying means for displaying a result of a search carried out by the content searching means, the content searching means including;
operating situation detecting means for detecting an operating situation of the search condition specifying means during searching;
condition adding/modifying means for adding and/or modifying the search condition in the course of searching in accordance with the operating situation detected by the operating situation detecting means; and
search result accumulating means for cumulatively storing a search result based on the search condition specified by the user and/or the search condition added and/or modified by the condition adding/modifying means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A content search and display method comprising:
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a content storing means providing step of building up content storing means in which many contents are stored;
a search condition specifying step of specifying a search condition using search condition specifying means to be operated by a user;
a content searching step of searching one or more contents, which meet at least part of the search condition, among the many contents, based on the search condition specified by the user; and
a search result displaying step of displaying a result of a search carried out in the content searching step, the content searching step including an operating situation detecting step of detecting an operating situation of the search condition specifying means during searching;
a condition adding/modifying step of adding and/or modifying the search condition in the course of searching in accordance with the operating situation detected in the operating situation detecting step; and
a search result accumulating step of cumulatively storing a search result based on the search condition specified by the user and/or the search condition added and/or modified in the condition adding/modifying step. - View Dependent Claims (23, 31)
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24-30. -30. (canceled)
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43. A content search and display program which causes a computer to search and display a content from content storing means where many contents are stored, causing the computer to perform:
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a search condition specifying function of specifying a search condition using search condition specifying means to be operated by a user;
a content searching function of searching one or more contents, which meet at least part of the search condition, among the many contents, based on the search condition specified by the user; and
a search result displaying function of displaying a result of a search obtained by performing the content searching function, the content searching function including;
an operating situation detecting function of detecting an operating situation of the search condition specifying means during searching;
a condition adding/modifying function of adding and/or modifying the search condition in the course of searching in accordance with the operating situation detected by performing the operating situation detecting function; and
a search result accumulating function of cumulatively storing a search result based on the search condition specified by the user and/or the search condition added and/or modified by performing the condition adding/modifying function.
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44-78. -78. (canceled)
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