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System and method for providing synchronized events to a television application

  • US 10,448,071 B2
  • Filed: 07/25/2014
  • Issued: 10/15/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • outputting a video signal comprising a video program;

    synchronizing a plurality of scheduled events of an application with the video program;

    receiving a request to output the video program in a fast forward mode;

    determining that the video program has reached a time at which a scheduled event of the plurality of scheduled events should be processed, wherein the determining is performed by accessing an event table comprising;

    a plurality of time references, each of the plurality of time references corresponding to at least one of the plurality of scheduled events, anda plurality of auxiliary information each corresponding to at least one of the plurality of scheduled events, wherein auxiliary information corresponding to the scheduled event of the plurality of scheduled events comprises instructions on processing the scheduled event based on a rate at which video time of the video program elapses in the fast forward mode; and

    determining, based on the auxiliary information and the rate at which video time of the video program elapses, to skip the scheduled event of the scheduled plurality of events.

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