Enhanced video programming system and method for incorporating and displaying retrieved integrated internet information segments
First Claim
1. A system for presenting a programming signal and at least one corresponding related online information segment obtained from an online information source, the system comprising:
- a first receiver which receives the programming signal;
a second receiver which receives an address identifying the online information source providing the online information segment related to the programming signal;
a processor, connected to the second receiver, which establishes a communications link with the online information source identified by the address and receives the online information segment associated with the programming signal;
a first display monitor, connected to the first receiver, for displaying the programming signal; and
a second display monitor, connected to the processor, for displaying the online information segment.
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Abstract
A system for integrating video programming with the vast information resources of the Internet. A computer-based system receives a video program with embedded uniform resource locators (URLs). The URLs, the effective addresses of locations or Web sites on the Internet, are interpreted by the system and direct the system to the Web site locations to retrieve related Web pages. Upon receipt of the Web pages by the system, the Web pages are synchronized to the video content for display. The video program signal can be displayed on a video window on a conventional personal computer screen. The actual retrieved Web pages are time stamped to also be displayed, on another portion of the display screen, when predetermined related video content is displayed in the video window. As an alternative, the computer-based system receives the URLs directly through an Internet connection, at times specified by TV broadcasters in advance. The system interprets the URLs and retrieves the appropriate Web pages. The Web pages are synchronized to the video content for display in conjunction with a television program being broadcast to the user at that time. This alternative system allows the URLs to be entered for live transmission to the user.
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64 Claims
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1. A system for presenting a programming signal and at least one corresponding related online information segment obtained from an online information source, the system comprising:
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a first receiver which receives the programming signal;
a second receiver which receives an address identifying the online information source providing the online information segment related to the programming signal;
a processor, connected to the second receiver, which establishes a communications link with the online information source identified by the address and receives the online information segment associated with the programming signal;
a first display monitor, connected to the first receiver, for displaying the programming signal; and
a second display monitor, connected to the processor, for displaying the online information segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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11. A system as described in claim, wherein the processor and the second receiver are components of a wireless device.
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39. A method for receiving online information related to a received programming signal comprising:
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receiving an address identifying an online information source providing the online information related to the programming signal;
establishing automatically a communications link with the online information source;
communicating a request for the online information to the online information source; and
receiving the online information from the online information source.
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