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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2012
Laurence Crew, New South Wales, AU;
Eileen Oi-yan Mak, New South Wales, AU;
Jeonren Vendrig, New South Wales, AU;
Ernest Yiu Cheong Wan, New South Wales, AU;
Barry James Drake, New South Wales, AU;
Laurence Crew, New South Wales, AU;
Eileen Oi-Yan Mak, New South Wales, AU;
Jeonren Vendrig, New South Wales, AU;
Ernest Yiu Cheong Wan, New South Wales, AU;
Barry James Drake, New South Wales, AU;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An assistance method for selecting a program using a display device () is disclosed. The method () selects one or more attributes associated with a first program, the one or more attributes being selected dynamically by a processor associated with the display device () according to one or more predetermined criteria. The method searches for a second program associated with one or more of the selected attributes. The second program and the one or more attributes associated therewith are displayed on the display device, according to the search for the second program.