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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2013
Rovi Guides, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
W. Benjamin Herrington, Tulsa, OK (US);
Michael D. Ellis, Boulder, CO (US);
Rovi Guides, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for searching for programs is provided. The system may allow the user to indicate an interest in a given program and to request that the system locate programs related to the given program. The system may locate program listings related to the given program (e.g., based on attributes of the given program), display a list of located listings and allow the user to select listings from the list. For a program selected from the list, the system may tune to the program, may display an information display screen for the program, etc. The system may allow the user to configure and save search parameters, sort related program listings based on the attributes of the given program. For a saved search, the system may allow the user to retrieve the search to locate currently available program listings, receive automatic notifications of programs matching the search, modify the search, etc.