The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2011
Applicants:
Sang-wook Kang, Anyang-si, KR;
Hee-seon Park, Seoul, KR;
Il-hwan Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/445 (2011.01); H04N 21/25 (2011.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06Q 10/10 (2012.01); H04N 21/482 (2011.01); H04H 60/46 (2008.01); H04H 60/37 (2008.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/252 (2013.01); G06F 17/30663 (2013.01); G06Q 10/10 (2013.01); G06F 17/30867 (2013.01); G06F 17/3066 (2013.01); H04N 21/4828 (2013.01); H04H 60/37 (2013.01); H04H 60/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing preferred broadcast information are provided. A Social Networking Service (SNS) server is requested to search for pieces of information in an SNS that are related to at least one broadcast channel by providing at least one keyword that identifies the at least one broadcast channel to the SNS server. The pieces of information are extracted from the SNS server. Preferred broadcast information is extracted from the pieces of information. The preferred broadcast information is provided to a user of the apparatus.