Delivering interactive television components in real time for live broadcast events
First Claim
1. A method of providing interactive television, the method comprising:
- providing interactive content creation software tools to a plurality of interactive content authors via the Internet;
receiving via the Internet a plurality of interactive content programs associated with video of a live event, the interactive content programs created by the interactive content authors using the interactive content creation software tools;
broadcasting the video of the live event and the interactive content programs associated therewith to a plurality of end viewers via a video distribution network; and
providing to each of the end viewers a list of the interactive content programs associated with the video of the live event so that each end viewer can independently select one of the interactive content programs from the list for display with the video of the live event.
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Abstract
Interactive content creation software tools are provided to interactive content authors via the Internet. Interactive content programs associated with video of a live event and created by the interactive content authors using the interactive content creation software tools are received via the Internet. The video of the live event and its associated interactive content programs associated therewith are broadcast to end viewers via a video distribution network. Each of the end viewers is provided a list of the interactive content programs associated with the video so that each end viewer can independently select one of the interactive content programs from the list for display with the video.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of providing interactive television, the method comprising:
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providing interactive content creation software tools to a plurality of interactive content authors via the Internet;
receiving via the Internet a plurality of interactive content programs associated with video of a live event, the interactive content programs created by the interactive content authors using the interactive content creation software tools;
broadcasting the video of the live event and the interactive content programs associated therewith to a plurality of end viewers via a video distribution network; and
providing to each of the end viewers a list of the interactive content programs associated with the video of the live event so that each end viewer can independently select one of the interactive content programs from the list for display with the video of the live event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for providing interactive television, the system comprising:
a video distribution center to provide interactive content creation software tools to a plurality of interactive content authors via the Internet, to receive via the Internet a plurality of interactive content programs associated with video of a live event and created by the interactive content authors using the interactive content creation software tools, to broadcast the video of the live event and the interactive content programs associated therewith to a plurality of end viewers via a video distribution network, and to provide to each of the end viewers a list of the interactive content programs associated with the video of the live event so that each end viewer can independently select one of the interactive content programs from the list for display with the video of the live event. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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