Abstract: For use in an information processing system, there is disclosed a system and method for automatically classifying text. The system comprises a text classifier controller that reads text having one or more keywords contained within one or more story segments within the text. The text classifier controller identifies keywords within each line, and, in response to identifying at least one keyword within a line of text, classifies that line of text as a part of a story segment within the text. The text classifier controller also identifies keyword transition points in the text where the number of detected keywords in a particular category of keywords decreases below a threshold number. The text classifier controller also identifies keyword transition points in the text where the number of detected keywords in a particular category of keywords increases above a threshold number. The text classifier controller classifies story segments based on the location of the keyword transition points.

Abstract: For use in a video recorder, there is disclosed a system and method for determining whether an incoming video program has been previously recorded by the video recorder. The system comprises a transcript processor that is capable of obtaining a transcript of the incoming video program from a number of different sources of text. The transcript processor is capable of assembling the transcript from closed caption text of the video program. The transcript processor compares the transcript of the incoming video program with transcripts of video programs that have been previously recorded by the video recorder in order to determine whether the incoming video program has been previously recorded by the video recorder. The incoming video program is not recorded a second time if it has been previously recorded.