Patent ID: 8516525

Claim:
A method for enabling a user to search for media programs, the method comprising: enabling a user to record a first set of media programs in a first storage device associated with a digital personal video recorder (PVR); storing media information corresponding to the recorded first set of media programs in the first storage device, the media information including information related to at least a title and media type for each media program; receiving media information corresponding to a second set of media programs that are currently being broadcast; receiving media information corresponding to a third set of media programs that are to be broadcast in the future; storing the media information corresponding to the second and third sets of media programs in a second storage device; providing to the user a search option to search for media programs; responsive to the user activating the search option, enabling the user to enter a search term; responsive to the user entering a search term, searching the first and second storage devices for media information having a high level of correlation with the search term; and providing a list of media programs corresponding to the media information having a high level of correlation with the search term.