Method and apparatus for providing subsidiary data synchronous to primary content data
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving primary content data at an entertainment system from a primary external source;
receiving subsidiary data at the entertainment system from a subsidiary external source, the subsidiary data being independent of and supplementing the primary content data;
displaying the primary content data;
determining the identity of the primary content data currently displayed;
determining whether subsidiary data supplementing the primary content data exists by accessing a storage database using the primary content data identity;
obtaining the subsidiary data identified in the storage database for display; and
displaying the subsidiary data.
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Abstract
Primary content data is received from an external source and subsidiary data is obtained which corresponds to the primary content data, wherein the subsidiary data is independent of the primary content data. The subsidiary data is provided synchronous to the primary content data.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving primary content data at an entertainment system from a primary external source;
receiving subsidiary data at the entertainment system from a subsidiary external source, the subsidiary data being independent of and supplementing the primary content data;
displaying the primary content data;
determining the identity of the primary content data currently displayed;
determining whether subsidiary data supplementing the primary content data exists by accessing a storage database using the primary content data identity;
obtaining the subsidiary data identified in the storage database for display; and
displaying the subsidiary data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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13. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon data representing sequences of instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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receiving primary content data at an entertainment system from a primary external source;
receiving subsidiary data at the entertainment system from a subsidiary external source, the subsidiary data being independent of and supplementing the primary content data;
displaying the primary content data;
determining the identity of the primary content data currently displayed;
determining whether subsidiary data supplementing the primary content data exists by accessing a storage database using the primary content data identity;
obtaining the subsidiary data identified in the storage database for display; and
displaying the subsidiary data on the display device of the entertainment system.
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24. An entertainment system comprising:
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a first data receiver to receive primary content data from a primary external source;
subsidiary data control logic to receive subsidiary data from a subsidiary external source, wherein the subsidiary data is independent of and supplementary to the primary content data;
a storage device to store the received subsidiary data;
a display device to display the primary content data;
synchronization logic operative to determine the identity of the primary content data currently displayed; and
storage/retrieval logic to determine whether subsidiary data supplementing the primary content data exists by accessing a storage database using the primary content data identity;
wherein the synchronization logic is operative to obtain the subsidiary data identified in the storage database for display and to provide the subsidiary data from the storage device to the display device synchronous to the primary content data.
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32. An apparatus comprising:
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a data receiver to receive primary content data from a primary external source;
subsidiary data control logic, communicatively coupled to the data receiver, to receive subsidiary data from a subsidiary external source, wherein the subsidiary data is independent of and supplementary to the primary content data;
synchronization logic operative to determine the identity of the primary content data currently displayed; and
storage/retrieval logic to determine whether subsidiary data supplementing the currently displayed primary content data exists by accessing a storage database using the determined primary content data identity;
wherein the synchronization logic is operative to obtain the subsidiary data for display synchronous to the primary content data. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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