Method and system for direct purchase in response to a multi-media display
First Claim
1. A method for direct purchase in response to a multi-media display, the method comprising:
- receiving a streaming multi-media signal having a plurality of objects;
associating at least one object identifier with at least one of the plurality of objects;
receiving an object selection signal from a remote device, wherein the object selection signal provides an indication of a selection of at least one of the plurality of objects; and
providing an option for a direct purchase of the selected object.
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Abstract
A method and system for direct purchase in response to a multi-media display includes receiving a streaming multi-media signal (104) with a streaming video receiver (102), wherein the streaming multi-media signal (104) has a plurality of objects (112). The system and method also includes associating at least one object identifier (124) with at least one of the plurality of objects (112), wherein the object identifiers (112) are encoded within the multi-media signal (104), but may also be retrievable from a proprietary network (132). Also included are displaying the objects (140) on a screen (138) and receiving an object selection signal (114) from a remote device (116) to provide a selection of at least one of the plurality of objects (112). Thereby providing the option for an end user to engage in a direct purchase of the selected object (112), typically from a point of sale server (126).
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27 Claims
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1. A method for direct purchase in response to a multi-media display, the method comprising:
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receiving a streaming multi-media signal having a plurality of objects;
associating at least one object identifier with at least one of the plurality of objects;
receiving an object selection signal from a remote device, wherein the object selection signal provides an indication of a selection of at least one of the plurality of objects; and
providing an option for a direct purchase of the selected object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for direct purchase in response to a multi-media display, the system comprising:
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a multi-media receiver capable of receiving an incoming multi-media stream;
a display device coupled to the multi-media receiver such that the display device is capable of displaying the incoming multi-media stream;
a user interface operably coupleable to the multi-media receiver and the display device; and
a remote device in communication with the user interface such that the remote device may select an object within the incoming multi-media stream such that point of sale information regarding the object may be provided to the display device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for direct purchase in response to a multi-media display, the method comprising:
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receiving a streaming multi-media signal, wherein the streaming multi-media signal is decoded on an object basis, the multi-media signal having a plurality of objects embedded therein;
receiving at least one object identifier for each of the plurality of objects;
providing the streaming multi-media signal to a display;
providing an indicator of each of the plurality of objects having the at least one object identifier associated therewith;
receiving an object selection signal from a remote device, wherein the object selection signal provides an indication of a selection at least one of the plurality of objects; and
providing an option for a direct purchase of the selected object. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for direct purchase in response to a multi-media display, the method comprising:
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receiving a streaming multi-media signal having a plurality of objects within a plurality of frames;
receiving an object selection signal from a remote device, wherein the object selection signal provides an indication of a selection of at least one of the plurality of objects based on a selection of one of the plurality of frames;
providing a frame selection signal to a reference database;
receiving product information related to at least one object associated with the frame associated with the frame selection signal; and
providing an option for a direct purchase of the at least one object. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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