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Internet enabled video media content stream

  • US 10,555,051 B2
  • Filed: 07/21/2016
  • Issued: 02/04/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving, by a processing system comprising a processor, product website information, wherein the product website information is provided by a same service provider as a provider of media content;

    receiving, by the processing system, the media content, wherein the media content comprises a plurality of digital frames;

    providing, by the processing system, the plurality of digital frames as a video stream to a consumer media device, wherein the consumer media device displays the video stream;

    providing, by the processing system, instructions to the consumer media device to insert a first portion of the product website information into a current digital frame for a primary object that is detected as being displayed in the current digital frame that is sold by a merchant;

    receiving, by the processing system, an indication of a user input to pause a presentation of the video stream while the consumer media device displays the video stream, wherein the consumer media device pauses the presentation of the video stream to display the current digital frame of the plurality of digital frames responsive to the user input to pause the presentation of the video stream;

    providing, by the processing system and while the presentation of the video stream has been paused, instructions to the consumer media device to insert a second portion of the product website information into the current digital frame for secondary objects that are detected as being displayed in the current digital frame that are related to the primary object and that are sold by the merchant;

    receiving, by the processing system, an indication of the user input indicating a selection of a portion of the current digital frame from the consumer media device, wherein the portion of the current digital frame indicates one of the primary or secondary objects;

    determining, by the processing system, selected product website information from the first or second portion of the product website information for the portion of the current digital frame, wherein access to a website via the selected product website information is only active after the pausing of the presentation of the video stream; and

    providing, by the processing system, a connection to the website associated with the merchant and the selected product website information to the consumer media device through equipment of the service provider, wherein the providing the connection comprises creating a secure connection between the consumer media device and the website within a control of the service provider to access the selected product website information, and wherein the service provider controls access to an account of a user by the website.

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