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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014

Filed:

Jun. 30, 2011
Applicants:

Kyle Maddison, London, GB;

Roman Kirillov, London, GB;

Inventors:

Kyle Maddison, London, GB;

Roman Kirillov, London, GB;

Assignee:

Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04N 21/4782 (2011.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4524 (2013.01); H04N 21/4828 (2013.01); H04N 21/4782 (2013.01); G06F 17/3087 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computer implemented method for using search queries related to television programs. A server receives a user's search query from an electronic device. The server then determines, in accordance with the search query and television program related information for television programs available at a location associated with the electronic device during a specific time window, a television program currently being displayed in proximity to the electronic device, wherein the television program related information includes program descriptions for a plurality of television programs being broadcast for the associated location.


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