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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2010
Tommi J. Iten, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Eric J. Bennett, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Christopher R. Roy, Los Angeles, CA (US);
David P. Green, Castaic, CA (US);
Kenny C. Chen, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Tommi J. Iten, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Eric J. Bennett, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Christopher R. Roy, Los Angeles, CA (US);
David P. Green, Castaic, CA (US);
Kenny C. Chen, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for searching available programs in a broadcast system. A system in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention comprises a transmitter, transmitting a plurality of video programs and a program guide, the program guide comprising information related to the plurality of video programs, a receiver for receiving the plurality of programs and the program guide from the transmitter, a monitor, coupled to the receiver, for displaying at least a selected one of the plurality of video programs and for selectively displaying the program guide, and a remote control, coupled to the receiver, wherein the receiver accepts at least one input from the remote control, compares the information in the program to the at least one input, and presents a search result of programs from the plurality of programs having a matching characteristic with the at least one input.