CA2375833A1 - Method and system utilizing text selected on a web page for searching in a database of television programs - Google Patents

Method and system utilizing text selected on a web page for searching in a database of television programs Download PDF

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CA2375833A1
CA2375833A1 CA002375833A CA2375833A CA2375833A1 CA 2375833 A1 CA2375833 A1 CA 2375833A1 CA 002375833 A CA002375833 A CA 002375833A CA 2375833 A CA2375833 A CA 2375833A CA 2375833 A1 CA2375833 A1 CA 2375833A1
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Henry C. Yuen
Andrew Harkavy
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    • H04N21/482—End-user interface for program selection
    • H04N21/4828—End-user interface for program selection for searching program descriptors
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    • H04N21/40—Client devices specifically adapted for the reception of or interaction with content, e.g. set-top-box [STB]; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/45—Management operations performed by the client for facilitating the reception of or the interaction with the content or administrating data related to the end-user or to the client device itself, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies, resolving scheduling conflicts
    • H04N21/454—Content or additional data filtering, e.g. blocking advertisements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H04N21/472—End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content
    • H04N21/47214—End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market
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    • H04N21/47—End-user applications
    • H04N21/475—End-user interface for inputting end-user data, e.g. personal identification number [PIN], preference data
    • H04N21/4753—End-user interface for inputting end-user data, e.g. personal identification number [PIN], preference data for user identification, e.g. by entering a PIN or password

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Signal Processing (AREA)
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  • Information Retrieval, Db Structures And Fs Structures Therefor (AREA)
  • Two-Way Televisions, Distribution Of Moving Picture Or The Like (AREA)
CA002375833A 1999-05-28 2000-05-30 Method and system utilizing text selected on a web page for searching in a database of television programs Abandoned CA2375833A1 (en)

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US13672099P 1999-05-28 1999-05-28
US60/136,720 1999-05-28
PCT/US2000/014952 WO2000074377A1 (en) 1999-05-28 2000-05-30 Method and system utilizing text selected on a web page for searching in a database of television programs

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EP (1) EP1188310A1 (ja)
JP (1) JP2003505756A (ja)
KR (1) KR20020007423A (ja)
CN (1) CN1358389A (ja)
AU (1) AU769098B2 (ja)
BR (1) BR0011560A (ja)
CA (1) CA2375833A1 (ja)
MX (1) MXPA01012341A (ja)
WO (1) WO2000074377A1 (ja)

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KR20020007423A (ko) 2002-01-26
EP1188310A1 (en) 2002-03-20
WO2000074377A1 (en) 2000-12-07
AU5174900A (en) 2000-12-18
AU769098B2 (en) 2004-01-15
MXPA01012341A (es) 2002-08-12
CN1358389A (zh) 2002-07-10
BR0011560A (pt) 2002-05-21

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