Patent ID: 7788688
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of organizing programming data, comprising: receiving a data stream including a programming guide, which includes information describing aspects of broadcast programming, and storing the programming guide in a memory; determining whether or not a program is a series-type genre broadcasting program by analyzing the genre information associated with the program in the programming guide if the program is determined to be a previously broadcasted program before the current time; extracting a plot synopsis data from the programming guide relating to the series-type genre broadcasting program and storing the plot synopsis data in the memory, if the program is determined to be a series-type genre broadcasting program; deleting only the information about the program from the memory if the program is determined not to be a series-type genre broadcasting program; formulating a menu including a listing of the series-type genre broadcasting programs which have their plot synopsis data stored in the memory; selecting at least one of the series-type genre broadcasting programs from the menu; and displaying the stored plot synopsis data of a previously broadcasted program associated with the selected series-type genre broadcasting program.