JP4249764B2 - クエリベースの電子式プログラム・ガイド - Google Patents
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Seattle Mariners v. Boston Red Sox
Market Wrap
Magical World of Science
Magic Kingdom at Disney World
Orlando Magic v. Chicago Bulls
Nashville Live
NBC
Channel 62
Channel 621
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クエリは、次の更に短いリストを返してくる。
Chicago Bulls at Orlando Magic
Magical World of Science
Magic Kingdom at Disney World
Orlando Magic v. Chicago Bulls
Channel 624
42 コンテンツ・プロバイダ
44 分配ネットワーク
46 送信機
48 衛星
50 受信機
60 コンピューティング・ユニット
62 コンピュータ・モニタ
64 処理ユニット
66 リモート・キーパッド
68 リモコン・ハンドセット
70 ワイヤレス・データ・リンク
72 EPGデータベース
74 コンテンツ・セパレータ
80 プログラム・データベース
82 連続メディア・サーバ
84 プログラム情報サーバ
86 構造化照会言語(Structured Query Language = SQL)データベース
92 サービス・プロバイダ(ISP)
94 第2のネットワーク
96 ISPホスト
98 コンテンツ・データベース
Claims (5)
- 電子式プログラム・ガイドを動作させる方法であって、
第1の視聴者の第1の視聴者プロフィールを作成し、前記第1の視聴者プロフィールを第2の視聴者プロフィールの蓄積と相関させ、前記第1の視聴者プロフィールを同様のプロフィールとマッチングさせることによって前記第1の視聴者の視聴好みを収集するステップと、
前記第1の視聴者の前記視聴好みに基づき、前記第1の視聴者が見る可能性が高いプログラムを識別するための第1のクエリを作成するステップであって、当該第1のクエリと第2の視聴者が見る可能性が高いプログラムを識別するための第2のクエリとを融合して統一クエリを作成するステップと
を含み、
前記統一クエリを作成するステップは、前記第1のクエリと前記第2のクエリを論理OR関数又は論理ANDのいずれか一方にしたがって組み合わせることを特徴とする方法。 - 前記統一したクエリを用いて、前記電子式プログラム・ガイド上で利用可能なプログラムのサーチを行うステップと、
前記統一クエリを満たすプログラムを提示するステップと、
を更に含むことを特徴とする請求項1記載の方法。 - 前記第1のクエリ、前記第2のクエリ及び前記統一クエリを階層的なクエリ構造においてセーブするステップを更に含むことを特徴とする請求項1記載の方法。
- 請求項1記載の方法に含まれるステップを実行するようにプログラミングされたビューア・コンピューティングユニット。
- 請求項1記載の方法に含まれるステップをコンピュータに実行させる命令を記録したコンピュータ読み取り可能な記録媒体。
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