METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A SEARCH-ENABLED REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE
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1. A search-enabled remote control device comprising:
- a plurality of input controls;
a display portion;
a processor coupled to said plurality of input controls and said display portion; and
a memory coupled to said processor, said memory to include instructions sequences to cause the processor to,control a display device communicatively coupled to a remote server via direct communications with the remote server;
receive one or more search criteria entered using said plurality of input controls of the search-enabled remote control device,transmit said one or more search criteria from the search-enabled remote control device to a remote server,receive a plurality of viewer requests entered using said plurality of input controls,transmit said plurality of viewer requests to the remote server via the direct communications with the remote server,receive a plurality of search results on the search-enabled remote control device based on said one or more search criteria,present the plurality of search results on said display portion of the search-enabled remote control device.
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Abstract
A search-enabled remote control device to facilitate viewers'"'"' ability to search through programming and/or content options and view results. In one embodiment, a viewer is able to use a traditional remote control interface to navigate through menus or selections and to display search results on screen. In another embodiment, a viewer'"'"'s watching behavior and/or searching habits are tracked by the search-enabled remote control and used to develop a viewer profile, which may in turn be used to target advertisements, information and/or future programming options.
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1. A search-enabled remote control device comprising:
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a plurality of input controls; a display portion; a processor coupled to said plurality of input controls and said display portion; and a memory coupled to said processor, said memory to include instructions sequences to cause the processor to, control a display device communicatively coupled to a remote server via direct communications with the remote server; receive one or more search criteria entered using said plurality of input controls of the search-enabled remote control device, transmit said one or more search criteria from the search-enabled remote control device to a remote server, receive a plurality of viewer requests entered using said plurality of input controls, transmit said plurality of viewer requests to the remote server via the direct communications with the remote server, receive a plurality of search results on the search-enabled remote control device based on said one or more search criteria, present the plurality of search results on said display portion of the search-enabled remote control device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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controlling a display device communicatively coupled to a remote server via direct communications between a search-enabled remote control device and the remote server; receiving one or more search criteria from the search-enabled remote control device; receiving a plurality of viewer requests at the remote server via the direct communications with the remote server; and transmitting a plurality of search results to the search-enabled remote control device based on said one or more search criteria. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer usable medium having computer program code embodied therein to provide display information, the computer program code including:
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computer readable program code to control a display device communicatively coupled to a remote server via direct communications with the remote server; computer readable program code to receive one or more search criteria entered using said plurality of input controls of the search-enabled remote control device; computer readable program code to transmit said one or more search criteria from the search-enabled remote control device to a remote server; computer readable program code to receive a plurality of viewer requests entered using said plurality of input controls; computer readable program code to transmit said plurality of viewer requests to the remote server via the direct communications with the remote server; computer readable program code to receive a plurality of search results on the search-enabled remote control device based on said one or more search criteria; and computer readable program code to present the plurality of search results on said display portion of the search-enabled remote control device.
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20. A non-transitory computer usable medium having computer program code embodied therein to provide display information, the computer program code including:
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computer readable program code to control a display device communicatively coupled to a remote server via direct communications between a search-enabled remote control device and the remote server; computer readable program code to receive one or more search criteria from the search-enabled remote control device; computer readable program code to receive a plurality of viewer requests at the remote server via the direct communications with the remote server; and computer readable program code to transmit a plurality of search results to the search-enabled remote control device based on said one or more search criteria.
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