Enhanced video programming system and method for incorporating and displaying retrieved integrated internet information segments
First Claim
1. A system for receiving a programming signal containing an embedded address, the address identifying a source of at least one online information segment related to the programming signal, the system comprising:
- a receiver for receiving a programming signal and the embedded address, the address identifying the source of the online information segment which relates to the programming signal;
an address extractor which extracts the address from the programming signal;
a web browser; and
a processor which automatically directs the web browser to establish a communications link with the online information source identified by the address, whereby the processor retrieves the online information segment from the online information source via the communications link.
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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 in 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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159 Claims
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1. A system for receiving a programming signal containing an embedded address, the address identifying a source of at least one online information segment related to the programming signal, the system comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a programming signal and the embedded address, the address identifying the source of the online information segment which relates to the programming signal;
an address extractor which extracts the address from the programming signal;
a web browser; and
a processor which automatically directs the web browser to establish a communications link with the online information source identified by the address, whereby the processor retrieves the online information segment from the online information source via the communications link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 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, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A system for presenting online information obtained from an online information source identified by an address, the online information related to a programming signal, the system comprising:
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a receiver which receives the programming signal and the address;
a browser which automatically establishes a communications link with the online information source using the address which is provided to the browser by the receiver, the communications link facilitating a push transfer of the online information from the online information source; and
a presentation device which presents to a user the online information obtained from the online information source via the communications link. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90)
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91. A computer readable medium containing instructions for receiving and displaying online information signals containing online information related to a programming signal by:
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receiving an address identifying a source of online information containing the online information related to the programming signal;
automatically sending message requests to the online information source specified by the address; and
automatically retrieving the online information from the online information source in response to the message requests. - View Dependent Claims (92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123)
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124. A receiver system for receiving video programming and network-delivered on-line information segments having content related to the video programming, comprising:
- a first receiver for receiving a signal carrying the video programming; and
a processor coupled to a network for receiving at least one address in respective specified timing relationship with the video programming, and using the at least one address for retrieving from at least one server on the network the on-line information segments, wherein the video programming and the on-line information segments are presented for viewing in respective predetermined timing relationship. - View Dependent Claims (125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145)
- a first receiver for receiving a signal carrying the video programming; and
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146. A method for receiving video programming and network-delivered on-line information segments having content related to the video programming, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a signal carrying the video programming;
receiving, in respective specified timing relationship with the video programming carried by the signal, at least one address for retrieving over a network the on-line information segments from at least one server on the network;
wherein the video programming and the on-line information segments are presented for viewing in respective predetermined timing relationship. - View Dependent Claims (147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159)
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