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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
May. 31, 2005
Kentaro Tanikawa, Osaka, JP;
Kentaro Tanikawa, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A program search device is described that searches for programs using a keyword search and handles the programs found in the search by classifying the programs into special programs and regular programs. The device searches for broadcast programs corresponding to a current time from an electronic program guide, and includes a program guide storing unit that prestores an electronic program guide a keyword storing unit that prestores one or more extraction keywords and corresponding effective periods, a time obtaining unit operable to obtain a current time, a detecting unit operable to read an extraction keyword corresponding to an effective period and detect, from the electronic program guide, one or more program display information sets including the read extraction keyword, and an extracting unit operable to extract each of one or more program display information sets that indicates a regular program, or a special program.