Simplified searching for media services using a control device
US8285727B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 6, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/2849
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for searching for a media content related to a selected media service. A selected media service, as selected by a user operable indicator, has related metadata that is used as the basis of a search query. Once the search query is formulated, the query is submitted to a search engine that returns search results of media content related to the selected media service. Media content then may be selected from the returned search results for rendering in a rendering environment.
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