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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2011
Dawei Yu, Beijing, CN;
Zhikun Guo, Beijing, CN;
Yaosheng Lin, Beijing, CN;
Yu Tan, Beijing, CN;
Huawei Device Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Abstract
A method, terminal, and system for playing programs are disclosed. The method includes: creating virtual channels corresponding to keywords in a keyword list according to the keywords, and using the virtual channels to form a virtual channel list; identifying programs inclusive of the keywords among received programs; using the programs inclusive of the keywords to generate a playlist of the virtual channels corresponding to the keywords according to a preset playlist generation rule; and playing the programs in the playlist. Through the present disclosure, the same type of BTV programs that match a keyword on different channels are scheduled together, the required operations of pressing keys are reduced, and the user experience is improved.