System and method for presenting non-broadcast content on a broadcast-based device
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1. A system comprising:
- a user computer, coupled to a data network, to display a user interface usable to enter a plurality of content preferences; and
a broadcast-based client-side device, coupled to the network, to receive broadcast programming content from a broadcast source, and to receive non-broadcast content from said data network based on said plurality of content preferences, said broadcast-based client-side device to, store said non-broadcast content when received from said data network, display said non-broadcast content and said broadcast programming content on a display, and transmit, over the data network, said non-broadcast content from said broadcast-based client-side device to a remote location in accordance with said plurality of content preferences.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system and method for accessing specialized content that is associated with broadcast content. In one embodiment, a user accesses specialized content based on previously-provided user preferences. In another embodiment, the specialized content to be accessed may be appended to or otherwise associated with broadcast content that is downloaded or recorded using a client-side device. In yet another embodiment, the specialized content may be broadcast content.
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1. A system comprising:
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a user computer, coupled to a data network, to display a user interface usable to enter a plurality of content preferences; and
a broadcast-based client-side device, coupled to the network, to receive broadcast programming content from a broadcast source, and to receive non-broadcast content from said data network based on said plurality of content preferences, said broadcast-based client-side device to, store said non-broadcast content when received from said data network, display said non-broadcast content and said broadcast programming content on a display, and transmit, over the data network, said non-broadcast content from said broadcast-based client-side device to a remote location in accordance with said plurality of content preferences. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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entering a plurality of content preferences using a user interface displayed on a user computer that is coupled to a data network;
receiving, by a broadcast-based client-side device coupled to the data network, broadcast programming content from a broadcast source and non-broadcast content from said data network, said non-broadcast content to be based on said plurality of content preferences;
storing said non-broadcast content in a storage of said broadcast-based client-side device when received from said data network;
displaying said broadcast programming content and said non-broadcast content on a display of said broadcast-based client-side device;
transmitting, over the data network, said non-broadcast content from said broadcast-based client-side device to a remote location in accordance with said plurality of content preferences. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product comprising:
a computer usable medium having computer program code embodied therein to display information, the computer program product having;
computer readable program code to enter a plurality of content preferences using a user interface displayed on a user computer that is coupled to a data network;
computer readable program code to receive, by a broadcast-based client-side device coupled to the data network, broadcast programming content from a broadcast source and non-broadcast content from said data network, said non-broadcast content to be based on said plurality of content preferences;
computer readable program code to store said non-broadcast content in a storage of said broadcast-based client-side device when received from said data network;
computer readable program code to display said broadcast programming content and said non-broadcast content on a display of said broadcast-based client-side device;
computer readable program code to transmit, over the data network, said non-broadcast content from said broadcast-based client-side device to a remote location in accordance with said plurality of content preferences. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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