JP4885074B2 - 番組探索方法 - Google Patents
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Description
210 画面表示
310 番組案内画面
320 補助的情報表示
400A 受信アンテナ
400S 衛星
400T 送信装置
400R 受信装置
401 信号源
402 標準NTSC民生VCR
403 標準NTSC民生テレビジョン受信機
410R 復調器/FECデコーダ
410T エンコーダ
412R IR受信装置
415R マイクロプロセッサ
418R IR送信装置
420T 変調器
420R トランスポート・ユニット
430R デコーダ
430T アップリンクユニット
440R NTSCエンコーダ
450R リモート・コントロール・ユニット
Claims (3)
- 信号を受信することによって番組案内リストとそれに対応する補助情報とを自動的に更新するステップであって、該補助情報は検索可能な判定基準を表すテキスト文字列を含み、該番組案内リストは将来放送される映像番組に対応している、更新ステップと、
少なくとも2つのサーチ判定基準に適する前記テキスト文字列を検索するステップであって、該少なくとも2つのサーチ判定基準が、ユーザが入力した少なくとも2つのテキスト文字列サーチ用語を含んでいる、検索ステップと、
前記検索ステップで一致した番組案内の一覧表を表示する表示ステップと、
前記更新ステップと前記検索ステップを繰り返す繰返しステップと、
前記繰返した前記検索ステップで一致した前記番組案内リストの更新済み一覧表を表示するステップと、
前記繰返した前記検索ステップで一致した前記番組案内リストの、表示された前記更新済み一覧表に対応する映像番組を記録するステップと
を有することを特徴とする方法。 - 異なる番組名を持つ少なくとも2つの異なる映像番組が同一の前記サーチ判定基準による検索の結果に基づいて記録され、かつ
前記少なくとも2つの異なる映像番組の一つが、前記サーチ要求と一致する、第1の番組の番組名情報の部分を有し、前記少なくとも2つの異なる番組からの第2の番組が、前記サーチ要求に一致する部分であって、出演者情報、ディレクター情報、格付け情報、および筋書き情報の少なくとも1つである部分を有しており、前記第2の番組サーチ要求の一致は前記第2の番組の前記番組名には見出せないことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の方法。 - チャネル案内情報を処理する方法であって、
チャネル案内情報を受信するステップと、
ユーザが入力したテキスト文字列サーチ要求を受信するステップと、
前記サーチ要求が無効となるまで、前記サーチ要求を満足する番組説明を有する前記チャネル案内情報内の番組を、周期的に更新される前記チャネル案内情報から検索することを実行するステップと、
該ステップで発見された、前記ユーザが入力した前記サーチ要求を満足する番組説明を有する前記番組を、ユーザの介入なしに自動的に記録するステップを有し、
異なる番組名を持つ少なくとも2つの異なる映像番組が同一の前記サーチ要求を受けて記録され、かつ
前記少なくとも2つの異なる映像番組の一つが、前記サーチ要求と一致する、第1の番組の番組名情報の部分を有し、前記少なくとも2つの異なる番組からの第2の番組が、前記サーチ要求に一致する部分であって、出演者情報、ディレクター情報、格付け情報、および筋書き情報の少なくとも1つである部分を有しており、前記第2の番組サーチ要求の一致は前記第2の番組の前記番組名には見出せないことを特徴とする方法。
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