System and method for searching content using a multimedia interface

摘要

Disclosed is a system and method for providing and experiencing broadcast and non-broadcast content. One aspect of the invention is to provide content searching functionality for indirectly related content, and to enable user to view the indirectly related content that is found. For example, after entering a starting criterion and an ending criterion, one embodiment would conduct a content search that establishes an indirect relationship between the provided starting criterion and ending criterion. In one embodiment, this indirect relationship may be a series of movies in which at least one common actor has appeared.