ELECTRONIC PROGRAM GUIDE WITH RELATED-PROGRAM SEARCH FEATURE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system for searching for programs.

SOLUTION: The system may provide the user with an opportunity to indicate an interest in a given program. The system may provide the user with an opportunity to request the system to locate programs that are related to the given program in which the user has indicated an interest. The system may locate program listings that are related to the given program. The located program listings may be related to the given program on the basis of attributes of the given program. The system may display a list of located listings and allow the user to select listings from the list. The system may tune to a program selected from the list, may display an information display screen for a program selected from the list, etc. The system may provide the user with an opportunity to configure and save search parameters.

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