Missed TV Program Reminder System Using EPG Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users miss TV programs due to the inefficiency of existing methods for tracking and reminding missed episodes, requiring extensive searching through Electronic Program Guides (EPG), wasting time and energy.
Innovation Solution
A method and user terminal system that automatically collects and updates information on missed programs, detects when missed programs are played, and provides a service to watch them, improving search efficiency and user experience by reminding users in a timely manner.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If users manually search for missed programs through EPG guiding information, then they can find the program, but a large amount of time and energy are wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically tracks user viewing status and identifies missed programs without requiring manual user intervention. The terminal autonomously compares current EPG information with recorded viewing history to determine missed programs and provides reminders, eliminating the need for users to manually search through EPG guides.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors viewing status and provides feedback to users about missed programs. By comparing current program information with recorded viewing patterns, the system identifies missed content and notifies users, creating a closed-loop feedback mechanism that automatically addresses the user's need to find missed programs.
2Productivity
If the system automatically reminds users of programs, then users can watch missed content, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system leverages existing EPG information reception and processing functions to achieve missed program tracking. By utilizing the same infrastructure for receiving and processing program guides, the system adds missed program identification and reminder functions without requiring entirely separate complex systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-receives and stores EPG information and viewing status data before missed programs occur. By having this information ready and comparing it in advance, the system can quickly identify missed programs and provide timely reminders without requiring complex real-time analysis during the missed program period.
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AI summary
A method for watching a missed television (TV) program and a user terminal are provided. The method includes the following steps. Electronic program guide (EPG) information distributed by a headend is received, and a local table of missed programs and current time are obtained. It is determined that a missed program exits when the user terminal is in a non-working status according to the local table of missed programs and the current time. Information of the missed program in the local table of missed programs is updated according to the EPG information. It is detected whether the missed program is played currently, and if yes, a service of watching a missed program is implemented. By using the method for making up for watching the missed TV program and the user terminal, when the missed program of the user is played in a system, the user is reminded in time of watching the missed program, and a trouble that the user searches the missed program through the EPG is avoided.