METHOD AND SYSTEM UTILIZING TEXT SELECTED ON A WEB PAGE FOR SEARCHING IN A DATABASE OF TELEVISION PROGRAMS - Patent 1188310

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EP 1 188 310 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	20.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/12

(21)	Application number: 00936434.0

(22)	Date of filing: 30.05.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: H04N 5/445

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0014/952

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0074/377 (07.12.2000 Gazette 2000/49)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

28.05.1999 US 136720 P

(71)	Applicant: Index Systems, Inc.
	Tortola, British Virgin Islands (VG)

(72)	Inventors:
	YUEN, Henry, C. Pasadena, CA 91102-0438 (US) HARKAVY, Andrew Pasadena, CA 91101 (US)

(74)	Representative: Reeve, Anna Elizabeth et al
	Kilburn & Strode,20 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PJ London WC1R 4PJ (GB)

(54)	METHOD AND SYSTEM UTILIZING TEXT SELECTED ON A WEB PAGE FOR SEARCHING IN A DATABASE OF TELEVISION PROGRAMS