Patent ID: 8700643
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for managing media-related queries, comprising: receiving media-related search parameters at a computer system, wherein one or more of the media related search parameters includes metadata information that indicates to the computer system that recurrent searches using the one or more media-related search parameters are to be performed; storing, in computer memory of the computer system, data for performing a search corresponding to the one or more media-related search parameters, the stored data corresponding to keywords for a search query, and the metadata information; periodically, and without receiving a search request from a user, executing the search automatically on the computer system, the search pertaining to the one or more media-related search parameters that include stored metadata information, by providing to a search engine the stored data that corresponds to the keywords for the search query to generate a group of search results that include media programs for the user; transmitting, to a device associated with the user, code for displaying the group of search results and one or more visual indicators associated with one or more search results, the group of search results being organized into multiple different topics and particular ones of the search results are associated into one of the topics to which the particular ones of the search results correspond, and wherein the one or more visual indicators comprise a display adjacent to each corresponding topic, the display showing a number of additional search results that are available for each topic; and in response to determining that new search results are available, transmitting, to the device associated with the user, code for iteratively updating, with the new search results, the displays of the group of search results and the one or more visual indicators associated with one or more of the search results.