Apparatus and method for facilitating a purchase using information provided on a media playing device
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing information for facilitating a purchase in conjunction with media content information, comprising:
- a memory device, wherein said memory device stores media content, wherein said media content includes at least one of broadcast media content and entertainment media content, and further wherein said memory device stores information regarding at least one of said media content, a good, and a service, and information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service;
a processor, wherein said processor processes said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, in conjunction with at least one of a broadcast of said media content and a transmission of said media content; and
a transmitter, wherein said transmitter at least one of transmits and broadcasts said media content, said information regarding said media content, and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, to a media playing device associated with a user.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing information for facilitating a purchase in conjunction with media content information, including a receiver, wherein said receiver receives at least one of at least one of a transmission of media content and a broadcast of media content, information regarding said media content, and information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, wherein said media content includes at least one of broadcast media content and entertainment media content, a processor, wherein said processor processes at least one of said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, and at least one of a display device for displaying at least one of said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, and a memory device for storing at least one of said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service.
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95 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing information for facilitating a purchase in conjunction with media content information, comprising:
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a memory device, wherein said memory device stores media content, wherein said media content includes at least one of broadcast media content and entertainment media content, and further wherein said memory device stores information regarding at least one of said media content, a good, and a service, and information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service;
a processor, wherein said processor processes said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, in conjunction with at least one of a broadcast of said media content and a transmission of said media content; and
a transmitter, wherein said transmitter at least one of transmits and broadcasts said media content, said information regarding said media content, and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, to a media playing device associated with a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing information for facilitating a purchase in conjunction with media content information, comprising:
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storing media content, wherein said media content includes at least one of broadcast media content and entertainment media content;
storing information regarding at least one of said media content, a good, and a service, and information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service;
processing said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, in conjunction with at least one of a broadcast of said media content and a transmission of said media content; and
at least one of transmitting and broadcasting said media content, said information regarding said media content, and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, to a media playing device associated with a user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for providing information for facilitating a purchase in conjunction with media content information, comprising:
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a receiver, wherein said receiver receives at least one of at least one of a transmission of media content and a broadcast of media content, information regarding said media content, and information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, wherein said media content includes at least one of broadcast media content and entertainment media content;
a processor, wherein said processor processes at least one of said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service; and
at least one of a display device for displaying at least one of said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, and a memory device for storing at least one of said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A method for providing information for facilitating a purchase in conjunction with media content information, comprising:
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receiving at least one of at least one of a transmission of media content and a broadcast of media content, information regarding said media content, and information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, wherein said media content includes at least one of broadcast media content and entertainment media content;
processing at least one of said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service; and
at least one of displaying at least one of said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service, and storing at least one of said information regarding said media content and said information for facilitating a purchase of at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. An apparatus for providing and/or processing information for facilitating a purchase in conjunction with media content information, comprising:
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a memory device, wherein said memory device stores information for processing at least one of an order for and a purchase of at least one of a copy of media content, a good, and a service;
a receiver, wherein said receiver receives a purchase request message from a media playing device associated with a user; and
a processor, wherein said processor processes said purchase request message in conjunction with said information stored in said memory device, and further wherein said processor generates a message containing information for at least one of placing and fulfilling an order for said at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84)
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85. A method for providing and/or processing information for facilitating a purchase in conjunction with media content information, comprising:
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storing information for processing at least one of an order for and a purchase of at least one of a copy of media content, a good, and a service;
receiving a purchase request message from a media playing device associated with a user;
processing said purchase request message in conjunction with said stored information; and
generating a message containing information for at least one of placing and fulfilling an order for said at least one of a copy of said media content, a good, and a service. - View Dependent Claims (86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95)
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