METHOD FOR VIRTUAL CHANNEL MANAGEMENT, NETWORK-BASED MULTIMEDIA REPRODUCTION SYSTEM WITH VIRTUAL CHANNEL, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

摘要

Method for virtual channel management, in an embodiment, includes the following steps. A command including a keyword is detected. Searching local program data for any program satisfying a first search criterion which includes the keyword is made to obtain a local search result, and searching for any external network video content satisfying the first search criterion is made to obtain an external search result. A program list is generated with a combination of the local and external search results. The program list is presented. If a selection indicating virtual channel addition is detected during the presenting of the program list, the program list is set to be a virtual channel associated with a channel identity code, and program content of the virtual channel is played. While the network-based multimedia reproduction system operates, if the channel identity code is detected to be selected, the program content thereof is played.

主权项

1. A method for virtual channel management, for managing channel content in a network-based multimedia reproduction system, the method comprising:
detecting a command including a keyword; searching local program data for any program satisfying a first search criterion to obtain a local search result, and searching for any external network video content satisfying the first search criterion to obtain an external search result, wherein the first search criterion includes the keyword; generating a program list with a combination of the local search result and the external search result; presenting the program list on a screen of the network-based multimedia reproduction system, wherein the program list includes one or more programs satisfying the keyword; if a first selection indicating virtual channel addition is detected during the presenting of the program list, setting the program list to be a virtual channel of the network-based multimedia reproduction system, and playing program content of the virtual channel, wherein the program content of the virtual channel is content of the program(s) of the program list satisfying the first search criterion and the virtual channel is associated with a channel identity code; and while the network-based multimedia reproduction system operates, if a second selection indicating selecting the virtual channel associated with the channel identity code is detected, playing the program content of the virtual channel on the screen of the network-based multimedia reproduction system.