Patent ID: 6581207
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
An information filtering system, comprising: an information filtering unit comprising:receiving means for receiving programs broadcast by a broadcasting station; filtering means for carrying out rough filtering with respect to the received programs based on an electric program guide broadcast by the broadcasting station, and for instructing video equipment about a wide range of programs; analyzing means for analyzing the contents of the programs received by the receiving means; selecting means for, by collating the analyses of the analyzing means with a stored profile including personal programming tastes of a user, selecting a program that matches the profile; means for sending an instruction to continue program recording to the video equipment in response to the results of selection by the selecting means; and means for sending an advance instruction for program recording to the video equipment in response to an electric program guide broadcast by the broadcasting station; and the video equipment for automatically recording a program from the broadcasting station which is selected by the selecting means in the information filtering unit, in response to the instruction to continue program recording, and for erasing the program when the instruction to continue program recording is not sent.