Patent ID: 8108393
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of providing list of a plurality of media programs, each media program having associated data categorizable according to a plurality of data categories, the list responsive to a user search query, comprising the steps of: accepting a general search query from a user computer; identifying a synonym for the general search query; identifying a media program title category for the general search query according to the identified synonym; without accepting further input from the user, performing a categorical search of a media program database using the identified synonym and the identified data category to obtain a categorical search result, wherein the categorical search result describes a media program title responsive to the categorical search and a plurality of episodes associated with the media program title; performing the general search query according to the identified synonym to obtain a general search result, the general search result comprising a plurality of media program titles; and transmitting the categorical search result and the general search result to the user computer for concurrent presentation in a program guide presented on a display communicatively coupled to the user computer, wherein the program guide comprises: wherein the method further comprises the steps of: