JP4268803B2 - ビデオ装置を制御する方法および電子番組ガイド情報を検索する装置 - Google Patents
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Description
ユーザが、アルファソートや詳細情報などの検索を行い、その後で同じ検索基準を使用してスカウトなどの異なるタイプの検索を行いたいと決定した場合、ユーザは通常、第1タイプの検索がアルファソートであろうと詳細情報であろうとそれを終了する必要があり、それにより所望の検索基準を失うことになる。次に、ユーザは、第2タイプの検索にアクセスして、所望の検索基準を2度目として再入力しなければならない。従って、第1タイプの検索基準を第2タイプの検索基準に変換するようにシステムに特に指示する手段がないため、ユーザは、重複する情報を入力するように強いられる。これはユーザにとって時間および手間の無駄である。
Claims (3)
- 装置を制御する方法であって、
電子番組ガイド情報を受信して記憶するステップと、
第1タイプの検索のための第1の検索基準をユーザから受け取るステップであって、前記第1の検索基準は、第1のユーザにより選択されたテキスト列および第1の番組識別フィールドを含む、前記第1の検索基準を受け取るステップと、
前記電子番組ガイド情報を検索することにより前記第1タイプの検索を実行して、前記第1の検索基準に一致する1つ以上の記録を見つけるステップと、
第1のユーザ・インターフェースを介して前記第1タイプの検索の間に見つかった前記1つ以上の記録を提供するステップと、
ユーザ指示を前記第1のユーザ・インターフェースを介して受け取るステップと、
前記ユーザ指示に応答して、第2タイプの検索で使用できるように前記第1の検索基準を第2のユーザ・インターフェースに転送するステップであって、前記第2のユーザ・インターフェースは、テキスト列入力部と複数のユーザが選択可能な番組識別フィールドを含むフィールド選択部とからなり、前記第1の検索基準の前記第1のユーザにより選択されたテキスト列が前記第2のユーザ・インターフェースの前記テキスト列入力部に、予め選択されたテキスト列として、自動的に入力されるようにし、前記第1の検索基準の前記第1の番組識別フィールドが前記第2のユーザ・インターフェースの前記フィールド選択部において、予め選択された番組識別フィールドとして、自動的に選択されるようにする、前記転送するステップと、
ユーザが前記テキスト列入力部および前記フィールド選択部を変更することにより、前記第2のユーザ・インターフェースに第2の検索基準を入力することを可能にするステップと、
前記電子番組ガイド情報を検索することにより前記第2タイプの検索を実行して、前記第2の検索基準に一致する1つ以上の記録を見つけるステップと、
を含んでいる、前記方法。 - ユーザが電子番組ガイド情報を検索できるようにするための装置であって、
ユーザから第1タイプの検索のための第1の検索基準を受信する手段であって、前記第1の検索基準は、第1のユーザにより選択されたテキスト列および第1の番組識別フィールドを含む、前記第1の検索基準を受信する手段と、
前記電子番組ガイド情報を検索することにより前記第1タイプの検索を実行して前記第1の検索基準に一致する1つ以上の記録を見つける手段と、
第1のユーザ・インターフェースを介して前記第1タイプの検索の間に見つかった前記1つ以上の記録を提供する手段と、
ユーザ指示を受け取る手段と、
前記ユーザ指示に応答して、第2タイプの検索で使用できるように前記第1の検索基準を第2のユーザ・インターフェースに転送する手段であって、前記第2のユーザ・インターフェースは、テキスト列入力部と複数のユーザが選択可能な番組識別フィールドを含むフィールド選択部とからなり、前記第1の検索基準の前記第1のユーザにより選択されたテキスト列が前記第2のユーザ・インターフェースの前記テキスト列入力部に、予め選択されたテキスト列として、自動的に入力されるようにし、前記第1の検索基準の前記第1の番組識別フィールドが前記第2のユーザ・インターフェースの前記フィールド選択部において、予め選択された番組識別フィールドとして、自動的に選択されるようにする、前記転送する手段と、
ユーザが前記テキスト列入力部および前記フィールド選択部を変更することにより、前記第2のユーザ・インターフェースに第2の検索基準を入力することを可能にする手段と、
前記電子番組ガイド情報を検索することにより前記第2タイプの検索を実行して、前記第2の検索基準に一致する1つ以上の記録を見つける手段と、
を含む、前記装置。 - 前記電子番組ガイド情報は、定期的に更新される記録を含んでおり、各記録は、番組の識別情報を対応するデータ・フィールドに関係付ける複数の番組識別フィールドを含んでおり、前記番組識別フィールドには、話題、主題、俳優、題名、監督、賞、製作スタジオ、公開日、役、説明、キーワードのうちの少なくとも1つが含まれる、請求項2に記載の装置。
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