Internet portal system and method employing handheld device that connects to broadcast source
First Claim
1. A portal system employing a handheld media delivery device, comprising:
- an input adapted to receive a request for additional media content from the handheld media delivery device, wherein the handheld media delivery device is adapted to receive broadcast media content having media content information, adapted to formulate the request based on the media content information, adapted to locally store and queue requests made offline until a connection to the portal is available, adapted to communicate the request for additional media content to the portal system, adapted to receive the additional media content from the portal system, and adapted to deliver the additional media content to a consumer;
a retrieval mechanism adapted to retrieve additional media content based on the request; and
an output adapted to communicate the additional media content to the handheld media delivery device, thereby supplementing the media content.
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Abstract
A portal system employs a handheld media delivery device (18) adapted to receive broadcast media content having media content information, adapted to formulate a request based on the media content information, adapted to communicate the request for additional media content to the portal system (23), adapted to receive the additional media content from the portal system (23), and adapted to deliver the additional media content to a consumer (32). The handheld device has a request processor adapted to determine whether a connection to the portal system is available, queue requests locally, and store requests until the connection is available. The portal system includes an input adapted to receive a request for additional media content from the handheld media delivery device (18), and a retrieval mechanism adapted to retrieve additional media content based on the request. An output is adapted to communicate the additional media content to the handheld media delivery device (18), thereby supplementing the media content.
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47 Claims
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1. A portal system employing a handheld media delivery device, comprising:
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an input adapted to receive a request for additional media content from the handheld media delivery device, wherein the handheld media delivery device is adapted to receive broadcast media content having media content information, adapted to formulate the request based on the media content information, adapted to locally store and queue requests made offline until a connection to the portal is available, adapted to communicate the request for additional media content to the portal system, adapted to receive the additional media content from the portal system, and adapted to deliver the additional media content to a consumer;
a retrieval mechanism adapted to retrieve additional media content based on the request; and
an output adapted to communicate the additional media content to the handheld media delivery device, thereby supplementing the media content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A handheld media delivery device adapted to request additional media content from a portal system;
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an input adapted to receive broadcast media content having media content information, and adapted to receive additional media content from a portal system adapted to receive a request from the handheld media delivery device, wherein the portal system is adapted to retrieve additional media content based on the request, and adapted to communicate the additional media content to the handheld media delivery device;
a request processor adapted to formulate the request for additional media content based on the media content information and adapted to locally store and queue requests made offline until a connection to the portal is available;
an output adapted to communicate the request for additional media content to the portal system; and
a user interface adapted to deliver the additional media content to a consumer, thereby supplementing the media content. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of operation for a portal system employing a handheld media delivery device, comprising:
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receiving a request for additional media content from the handheld media delivery device, wherein the handheld media delivery device is adapted to receive broadcast media content having media content information, adapted to formulate the request based on the media content information, adapted to locally store and queue requests made offline until a connection to the portal is available, adapted to communicate the request for additional media content to the portal system, adapted to receive the additional media content from the portal system, and adapted to deliver the additional media content to a consumer;
retrieving additional media content based on the request; and
communicating the additional media content to the handheld media delivery device, thereby supplementing the media content. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of operation for a handheld media delivery device adapted to request additional media content from a portal system;
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receiving broadcast media content having media content information;
formulating a request for additional media content based on the media content information;
locally storing and queueing requests made offline until a connection to the portal is available;
communicating a request for additional media content to a portal system adapted to receive the request from the handheld media delivery device, adapted to retrieve additional media content based on the request, and adapted to communicate the additional media content to the handheld media delivery device;
receiving the additional media content from the portal system; and
delivering the additional media content to a consumer, thereby supplementing the media content. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method of advertising, comprising:
disseminating advertising information to a consumer while concurrently delivering reward information to a portable device controlled by said consumer and adapted to locally store and queue requests made offline until a connection to a portal is available, said reward information inducing the consumer to give attention to said advertising information. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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