| 摘要 |
<p>IN A TELEVISION SYSTEM IN WHICH AT LEAST PROGRAM TITLE INFORMATION FOR PROGRAMS WHICH ARE TO BE TRANSMITTED (400T) IN THE FUTURE IS TRANSMITTED IN ADVANCE TO FORM A CHANNEL GUIDE (310) LISTING, APPARATUS IS PROVIDED FOR SEARCHING (705) THE LISTING FOR SPECIFIC USER-ENTERED INFORMATION, AND UPON SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION TO THE SEARCH, THE APPARATUS SCHEDULES (715) THE TUNING OF THE DESIRED PROGRAM, OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, NOTIFIES (725) THE VIEWER OF THE AVAILABILITY OF THE PROGRAM. IN THOSE INSTANCES WHERE DESCRIPTIVE TEXT ACCOMPANIES THEPROGRAM LISTING, APPARATUS OF THE INVENTION PERFORMS A SEARCH OF THE TEXT FOR A PARTICULAR TEXT STRING WHICH MAY RELATE TO THE TITLE, THE STAR, THE DIRECTOR, OR THE CONTEXT OF THE PROGRAM, AMONG OTHER SEARCH CRITERIA. (FIGURE 1A)</p> |
