Broadcast terminal for searching broadcast content and method thereof
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorWoo-Seong Kim
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Abstract
A broadcast terminal and corresponding method of using the terminal includes receiving at the terminal a request for information for a user. This request for information relates to broadcast content received by the terminal. The method further includes searching the terminal for the information. If the information is found, then the method further includes displaying the information. Otherwise, if the information is not found, then the method further includes sending a search request for the desired information to one or more associated terminals, responsive to the initial request for information from the user.
Claims38
A terminal, comprising:
- an input unit for receiving user input;
- and
- a controller for sending a search request for information to at least one associated terminal responsive to said user input, wherein said search request relates to broadcast content received by said terminal.
A method of searching for broadcast information, said method comprising:
- receiving at a terminal a request for information from a user, wherein said request for information relates to broadcast content received by said terminal;
- and
- sending a search request to at least one associated terminal responsive to said request for information from said user.
A broadcasting system, comprising:
- a first terminal for sending a search request message for information responsive to user input, wherein said information relates to broadcast content received by said first terminal;
- and
- a second terminal for receiving said search request message for said information and for responsively sending to said first terminal a response message which includes content information corresponding to said search request message.
A method of searching for broadcast information, said method comprising:
- receiving at a terminal a request for information from a user, wherein said request for information relates to broadcast content received by said terminal;
- searching said terminal for said information, wherein if said information is found during said searching, then said method further comprises:
- displaying said information, otherwise, if said information is not found during said searching, then said method further comprises:
- sending a search request to at least one associated terminal responsive to said request for information from said user.
A method of searching for broadcast information, said method comprising:
- receiving at a first terminal a request for information from a user, wherein said request for information relates to broadcast content received by said first terminal;
- sending a search request to a first associated terminal responsive to said request for information from said user, wherein if content information corresponding to said search request is located at said first associated terminal, then said method further comprises:
- sending to said first terminal a response message which includes said content information, otherwise if said content information is not located at said first associated terminal, then said method further comprises:
- sending a search request message for said content information from said first associated terminal to a second associated terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.