| 摘要 |
<p>System and method for obtaining information from an electronic program guide, which allows the user to identify interested programs without searching through the entire program guide, can be provided by a television system (30), a set-top box (420), a VCR (34), or a computer (12). In one embodiment, after the user identifies a favorite program, the system asks the user a series of questions to identify the particular characteristics of the interested program, then the system identifies all programs which contain the desired characteristics. In another embodiment, whenever the user watches a program the interactive system, operating in the background, searches for and marks all programs which may be of interest to the user. In another embodiment, the user directs the interactive system to search for programs containing desirable characteristics by entering certain attributes into the system. The system then identifies programs within the available electronic program guide which meets the user's requirements.</p> |
