Patent ID: 8086589

Claim:
A search system for searching for related information associated with desired broadcast content, the search system comprising: a terminal apparatus including: an operation unit that receives user input at the broadcast time of the desired broadcast content, a counter configured to initiate incrementing a count value in response to the operation unit receiving user input and the terminal apparatus being disconnected from a search apparatus, and configured to reset said count value in response to a transmission of said count value from the terminal apparatus to the search apparatus, wherein said counter does not increment the count value between a time of the transmission of said count value from the terminal apparatus to the search apparatus and a time said operation unit next receives user input, said counter initiating incrementing the count value at the time the operation unit next receives user input, and a communication unit configured to transmit said count value to the search apparatus in response to the terminal apparatus being connected to the search apparatus through a gateway device, the search apparatus including: a timer configured to output a current time, a storage device configured to store the related information, an operation time determination mechanism configured to determine the broadcast time of the desired broadcast content based on said current time from said timer and said count value received from the terminal apparatus, and a search unit configured to search for the related information of said desired broadcast content from said storage device based on the broadcast time of the desired broadcast content, as determined by said operation time determination mechanism according to said current time from said timer and said count value received from the terminal apparatus.