System and method for selecting symbols on a television display
First Claim
1. A method of selecting symbols on a television display, the method comprising:
- receiving a video signal that comprises closed caption data, wherein the closed caption data includes a plurality of symbols;
displaying the closed caption data on the television display;
storing at least portion of the closed caption data in a buffer;
receiving, via a remote control device, first control instructions to maintain the displayed closed caption data on the television display until the occurrence of a selected event, wherein the selected event is one of;
receipt of second control instructions to resume the display of the closed captioned data in the video signal, the passage of a predetermined amount of time, or receipt of third control instructions requesting the selection of at least one of the symbols;
receiving, via the remote control device, the third control instructions to select at least one of the symbols;
highlighting the selected symbols on the television display; and
transmitting the selected symbols to a database system.
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Abstract
A system and method for selecting symbols on a television display. In response to a viewer request, the television maintains closed caption information on the television display. The viewer may then select and retrieve additional information regarding the selected symbols. For example, in response to selecting a word of the closed caption information, in one embodiment of the invention, the television queries an external device such as Internet search engine for additional information. The external device can comprise other types of database systems such governmental, private, educational, and commercial databases. Furthermore, in one embodiment of the invention, the television queries an internal database of the television to find the requested information.
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1. A method of selecting symbols on a television display, the method comprising:
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receiving a video signal that comprises closed caption data, wherein the closed caption data includes a plurality of symbols;
displaying the closed caption data on the television display;
storing at least portion of the closed caption data in a buffer;
receiving, via a remote control device, first control instructions to maintain the displayed closed caption data on the television display until the occurrence of a selected event, wherein the selected event is one of;
receipt of second control instructions to resume the display of the closed captioned data in the video signal, the passage of a predetermined amount of time, or receipt of third control instructions requesting the selection of at least one of the symbols;
receiving, via the remote control device, the third control instructions to select at least one of the symbols;
highlighting the selected symbols on the television display; and
transmitting the selected symbols to a database system. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A television, comprising:
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a remote control device for receiving control instructions from a user; and
a controller for receiving and displaying a video signal that comprises closed caption data, wherein the closed caption data includes a plurality of symbols, wherein in response to receiving first control instructions from a user, the controller maintains a selected portion of the closed caption data on the television display until the occurrence of a selected event, wherein the selected event is either;
receipt of second control instructions to resume the display of the closed caption data in the video signal, the passage of a predetermined amount of time, or receipt of third control instructions requesting the selection of at least one of the symbols, and wherein, in response to receiving, via the remote control device, the third control instructions to select at least one of the symbols, the controller highlights the selected symbols on the television display. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of selecting symbols on a television display, the method comprising:
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receiving a video signal that comprises data, wherein the data includes a plurality of symbols;
displaying one or more of the symbols, wherein the displayed symbols are selectable by a user on a symbol-by-symbol basis;
in response to a user request, maintaining one or more of the displayed symbols on the television display;
in response to a user request, selecting one or more of the displayed symbols on the television display; and
transmitting the selected symbols to a database system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A television, comprising:
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an interface for receiving control instructions from a user; and
a controller for receiving and displaying a video signal that comprises data, wherein the data includes a plurality of symbols, wherein in response to receiving first control instructions from a user, the controller maintains at least some of the symbols on the television display, and wherein the controller receives second control instructions to select one or more of the symbols on the television display. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for selecting symbols on a television display, the system comprising:
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means for receiving a video signal that comprises data, wherein the data includes a plurality of symbols;
means for displaying the data;
means, responsive to a user request, for maintaining a selected portion of the data on the television display; and
means, responsive to a user request, for selecting at least a portion of one of the words on the television display. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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