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System and method for unprompted, context-sensitive querying during a televison broadcast

  • US 20020083464A1
  • Filed: 12/22/2000
  • Published: 06/27/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for selectively retrieving and displaying supplemental content related to a television program being displayed by an interactive television system, the method comprising:

  • receiving a user command to find supplemental content;

    obtaining contextual information pertaining to the television program being displayed;

    sending an information request to a content source, the information request comprising the contextual information; and

    in response to the content source identifying supplemental content related to the television program being displayed based upon the contextual information, retrieving the supplemental content from the content source for display by the interactive television system.

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