System and method for providing content list in response to selected content provider-defined word

• US 20050188404A1
• Filed: 05/13/2004
• Published: 08/25/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Electronics Inc. (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Dacosta, Behram Mario
• Application Number:
  US10/845,341
• Publication Number:
  US 20050188404A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/52
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/94 Hypermedia Hyperlinking G06F40/134
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42206 characterized by hardware details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4438 Window management, e.g. event handling following interaction with the user interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4722 for requesting additional data associated with the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4828 for searching program descriptors retrieval of video data G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4884 for displaying subtitles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/45 Picture in picture , e.g. displaying simultaneously another television channel in a region of the screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A remote control device for a TV can be used to select a word in a closed caption text, and if the word is associated with additional content, a list of the content is displayed on the TV. The user can select a piece of content from the list. A dictionary meaning of a selected word may also or alternatively be provided. Alternatively, only a subset of closed captioning words need be shown to the viewer, or the presented words may be defined by the content provider independently of closed captioning text.

Claims

1. A method for obtaining information based on a TV program, comprising:

displaying, with the program, at least one word selected from the group of words consisting of;

a subset of closed captioning words, the subset not containing all words in closed captioning text associated with the TV program, and words established independently of closed captioning content;

permitting a user of a remote control device communicating with the TV to select at least one word to establish a selected word; and

displaying a list of content related to the selected word.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the list is displayed in at least one of:

a picture-in-picture (PIP) window on the TV, and a display of the remote control device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising permitting a user to select at least one content on the list and displaying the content.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the content is obtained from an audio/video data storage associated with the TV.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the content is downloaded from at least one of:

the Internet, and a transmitter head end, in response to the user selecting the content.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising allowing a viewer to scroll forward and backward through displayed words.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the words are statically displayed in a list.

8. A system for obtaining information using a TV display, comprising:

a TV receiving content from a source, the content including text selected from the group consisting of;

some, but not all, words in closed captioning text associated with a TV program, and words established by a content provider independently of closed captioning content;

a remote control device configured for wireless communication with the TV; and

a data structure accessible to a computer associated with at least one of;

the source, and the TV, the computer retrieving from the data structure a list of content related to at least one word appearing on the display and selected by a user manipulating the remote control device.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the list is displayed in a picture-in-picture (PIP) window on the TV.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the list is displayed on a display of the remote control device.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the remote control device can be manipulated to select at least one content on the list for displaying the content.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the content is obtained from an audio/video data storage associated with the TV, and the computer is in the TV.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the content is downloaded from at least one of:

the Internet, and a transmitter head end, in response to the user selecting the content.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein a processor associated with the TV receives viewer-generated control signals and in response causes words to move forward and backward on the display as desired by the viewer.

15. The system of claim 8, wherein a processor associated with the TV statically displays the words in a window.

16. A system for retrieving content related to a TV program including closed caption text, comprising:

means for displaying the TV program with words selected from the group consisting of;

a predefined subset of closed caption text, and text predefined by a content provider independently of words appearing in closed caption text;

means for selecting at least one word; and

means for presenting a list of content associated with the word in response to the means for selecting.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the list is displayed in a picture-in-picture (PIP) window on a TV.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the list is displayed on a display of a remote control device.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the words scroll across the TV and a user can browse forward and backward through the words.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the words do not move across the TV and a user can browse through the words.