Coordinated cross media service
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1. A method for providing a coordinated cross media service to a user, the method comprising:
- (a) transmitting a television program to a receiver via a first communication path;
(b) transmitting first supplemental information associated with the television program to the receiver;
(c) transmitting second supplemental information associated with the television program to a terminal via a second communication path that is different than the first communication path; and
(d) registering the terminal in order to receive the second supplemental information
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Abstract
The invention provides coordinated cross media services to users. Supplemental information is provided to multiple cross media devices in order to enhance a user'"'"'s interaction with a coordinated cross media service.
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64 Claims
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1. A method for providing a coordinated cross media service to a user, the method comprising:
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(a) transmitting a television program to a receiver via a first communication path;
(b) transmitting first supplemental information associated with the television program to the receiver;
(c) transmitting second supplemental information associated with the television program to a terminal via a second communication path that is different than the first communication path; and
(d) registering the terminal in order to receive the second supplemental information - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for providing a coordinated cross media service to a user, the method comprising:
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receiving first supplemental information associated with a television program at a terminal;
displaying the first supplemental information at the terminal;
transmitting a request to a television receiver displaying the television program to display second supplemental information associated with the television program with the displaying of the first supplemental information at the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for providing a coordinated cross media service to a user, the method comprising:
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receiving supplemental information associated with a television program at a user terminal via a first communication path;
transmitting the supplemental information from the user terminal via a second communication path to a television receiver displaying the television program; and
displaying the supplemental information at both the user terminal and the television receiver. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A system for providing a coordinated cross media service to a user, the system comprising:
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a television receiver for displaying a television program and supplemental information associated with the television program, the television receiver communicating through a communication path;
a user terminal for displaying the supplemental information, the user terminal receiving input from the user based on the displayed supplemental information, the user terminal communicating through a two-way communication path; and
a server for synchronizing transmission of the television program and the supplemental information, the supplemental information being displayed on both the television receiver and the user terminal, the server communicating with the user terminal through the communication path and with the user terminal through the two-way communication path. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A server for providing interactive service to a user, the server comprising:
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a memory for storing supplemental information pertaining to a television program;
a first communication path for transmitting the television program and the supplemental information pertaining to the television program to at least one receiver;
a second communication path for transmitting the supplemental information pertaining to the television program to a user terminal;
wherein the supplemental information is transmitted to the at least one receiver through the first communication path and to the user terminal through the second communication path in order to display the supplemental information in the at least one receiver and the user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64)
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