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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2008
Applicants:
David P. Green, Castaic, CA (US);
Tommi J. Iten, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
David P. Green, Castaic, CA (US);
Tommi J. Iten, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30672 (2013.01); G06F 17/30699 (2013.01); G06F 17/30864 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to save search data are described. An example method for use in media presentation system includes receiving one or more characters to form a search string to be used in a first type of search; converting the search string to one or more keywords to be used in a second type of search; and storing the one or more keywords in a collection of keyword search data to enable a selection of stored keyword search data to perform a search of the second type.