Patent ID: 9477721
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: G06F,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: identifying, by a computing device, a synonym including one or more search terms that is determined to be synonymous with a term; accepting, by the computing device, a general search query including the term from a user computer, wherein the general search query has not been identified as being directed to any particular media program category in a plurality of media program categories; associating, by the computing device, the synonym with the term in the general search query; selecting, by the computing device, a search term in the one or more search terms for the synonym for use in identifying a media program category; using, by the computing device, the search term of the synonym to identify the media program category in the plurality of media program categories; performing, by the computing device, a categorical search of a media program database based on the general search query and the identified media program category to obtain a categorical search result including a list of media programs that are categorized in the identified media program category; and outputting, by the computing device, the categorical search result in conjunction with the identified media program category.