WO2002044880A8 - A method and system for performing an alphabetic search using a single application of keys - Google Patents

A method and system for performing an alphabetic search using a single application of keys

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WO2002044880A8
WO2002044880A8 PCT/US2001/046378 US0146378W WO0244880A8 WO 2002044880 A8 WO2002044880 A8 WO 2002044880A8 US 0146378 W US0146378 W US 0146378W WO 0244880 A8 WO0244880 A8 WO 0244880A8
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Prior art keywords
top box
keypad
receiving
keys
single application
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PCT/US2001/046378
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French (fr)
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WO2002044880A1 (en
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Dan Kikinis
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Isurftv
Dan Kikinis
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Priority to BRPI0115876A priority Critical patent/BRPI0115876A8/en
Priority to CA2436913A priority patent/CA2436913C/en
Priority to AU2002225900A priority patent/AU2002225900A1/en
Publication of WO2002044880A1 publication Critical patent/WO2002044880A1/en
Publication of WO2002044880A8 publication Critical patent/WO2002044880A8/en

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    • H04N21/442—Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed, the storage space available from the internal hard disk
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    • H04N21/42206—User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor characterized by hardware details
    • H04N21/42212—Specific keyboard arrangements
    • H04N21/42213—Specific keyboard arrangements for facilitating data entry
    • H04N21/42214—Specific keyboard arrangements for facilitating data entry using alphanumerical characters
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    • H04N21/45—Management operations performed by the client for facilitating the reception of or the interaction with the content or administrating data related to the end-user or to the client device itself, e.g. learning user preferences for recommending movies, resolving scheduling conflicts
    • H04N21/462—Content or additional data management, e.g. creating a master electronic program guide from data received from the Internet and a Head-end, controlling the complexity of a video stream by scaling the resolution or bit-rate based on the client capabilities
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    • H04N21/60—Network structure or processes for video distribution between server and client or between remote clients; Control signalling between clients, server and network components; Transmission of management data between server and client, e.g. sending from server to client commands for recording incoming content stream; Communication details between server and client 
    • H04N21/65—Transmission of management data between client and server
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    • H04N21/6582—Data stored in the client, e.g. viewing habits, hardware capabilities, credit card number
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Abstract

A method and system for performing an alphabetic search using a single application of keys is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for selecting a program title using an alpha-numeric keypad (141), comprises gathering one or more searchable items from a broadcast source; generating a dynamic directory of the one or more searchable items by a set-top box (110); narrowing the scope of the dynamic directory upon receiving a narrowing command from the keypad (141); receiving a partial program title from the keypad (141) at the set-top box (110); returning a list of possible selections by the set-top box (141), wherein the list includes the programe title; and receiving a subselector key selector signal from the keypad (141) at the set-top box (110), wherein the subselector key selector signal selects the program file.
PCT/US2001/046378 2000-12-01 2001-12-03 A method and system for performing an alphabetic search using a single application of keys WO2002044880A1 (en)

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BRPI0115876A BRPI0115876A8 (en) 2000-12-01 2001-12-03 METHOD, SYSTEM, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA HAVING STORED THEREIN A PLURALITY OF INSTRUCTIONS, AND APPARATUS TOP BOX FOR SELECTING A PROGRAM TITLE USING AN ALPHANUMERIC KEYPAD
CA2436913A CA2436913C (en) 2000-12-01 2001-12-03 A method and system for performing an alphabetic search using a single application of keys
AU2002225900A AU2002225900A1 (en) 2000-12-01 2001-12-03 A method and system for performing an alphabetic search using a single application of keys

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