Method and system to save context for deferred transaction via interactive television
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- providing a broadcast segment as part of an interactive television transmission;
responsive to a first command received from a user input device, storing information associated with a transaction related to the broadcast segment; and
responsive to a second command received from the user input device and subsequent to providing at least a portion of the broadcast segment, retrieving the stored information associated with the transaction and providing content related to the broadcast segment.
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Abstract
A viewer can save content and context related to a transaction conducted via an interactive television system. The transaction can involve obtaining information or ordering goods/services available from the Internet via the interactive television system. As an example, while the viewer is watching a television commercial, the viewer can defer a transaction related to a product advertised in the television commercial or defer the viewing of the television commercial itself. Information related to the television commercial may be saved in a shopping cart for subsequent processing. Later, when the viewer wishes to continue the transaction or view the television commercial, the viewer may retrieve the shopping cart information, replay the television commercial, and then complete of the previously deferred transaction.
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22 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing a broadcast segment as part of an interactive television transmission;
responsive to a first command received from a user input device, storing information associated with a transaction related to the broadcast segment; and
responsive to a second command received from the user input device and subsequent to providing at least a portion of the broadcast segment, retrieving the stored information associated with the transaction and providing content related to the broadcast segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A machine-readable medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon to:
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receive a broadcast segment as part of an interactive television transmission;
responsive to a first command received from a user input device, store information associated with a transaction related to the broadcast segment; and
responsive to a second command received from the user input device and subsequent to providing at least a portion of the broadcast segment, retrieve the stored information associated with the transaction and provide content related to the broadcast segment. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A client apparatus for an interactive television, the client apparatus comprising:
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a communication interface to receive supplemental information as part of a broadcast segment in an interactive television transmission;
a processor responsive to a first command received via the communication interface from a user input device to trigger storage of data associated with a transaction related to the broadcast segment; and
a storage unit to store the data associated with the transaction related to the broadcast segment and to store at least a portion of the supplemental information in response to the first command, the processor being responsive to a second command, received via the communication interface from the user input device and subsequent to display of at least a portion of the broadcast segment, to retrieve the stored data and some of the supplemental information from the storage unit and to provide the retrieved data and supplemental information for viewing by an end user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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a television network connectable to a communication network to provide a broadcast segment, having supplemental information, as part of an interactive television transmission; and
a client terminal coupleable to the television network, the client terminal including;
a communication interface to receive the supplemental information as part of the broadcast segment;
a processor responsive to a first command received via the communication interface from a user input device to trigger storage of data associated with a transaction related to the broadcast segment; and
a storage unit to store the data associated with the transaction related to the broadcast segment and to store at least a portion of the supplemental information in response to the first command, the processor being responsive to a second command, received via the communication interface from the user input device and subsequent to display of at least a portion of the broadcast segment, to retrieve the stored data and some of the supplemental information from the storage unit and to provide the retrieved data and supplemental information for viewing by an end user. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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