Methods and apparatus for providing content and services coordinated with television content
First Claim
1. A method of providing at least some additional content in conjunction with an ongoing media presentation, the method comprising:
- monitoring at least one of an audio and a visual output of said ongoing presentation to detect information suitable for identifying the content being presented; and
retrieving at least one of an event sequence module, additional content and an application using content identifying information detected by said monitoring, said event sequence module including at least one element used for controlling retrieval or presentation of additional content.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for providing content and services to an Internet-enabled device in synchronization with media content presented on a television, radio or other separate device are described. In various embodiments, information suitable for identifying the media content being presented on a television or radio is detected by an audio or video receiver such as a microphone, video camera or optical receiver built into or connected to a PC or laptop. Corresponding content is then fetched from Internet servers or local memory or storage and displayed on the PC or laptop. Also, a program module-based framework that provides for the delivery of such media-coordinated content across multiple programs and advertisements and multiple content providers is described.
-
Citations
57 Claims
-
1. A method of providing at least some additional content in conjunction with an ongoing media presentation, the method comprising:
-
monitoring at least one of an audio and a visual output of said ongoing presentation to detect information suitable for identifying the content being presented; and
retrieving at least one of an event sequence module, additional content and an application using content identifying information detected by said monitoring, said event sequence module including at least one element used for controlling retrieval or presentation of additional content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
-
-
15. An apparatus for providing at least some additional content in conjunction with an ongoing media presentation, the apparatus comprising:
-
at least one of an audio and image sensor for detecting at least one of an audio and video output of said ongoing media presentation;
a detection module for receiving an output from said at least one audio and image sensor and for identifying from the sensor output information suitable for identifying the content being presented; and
a retrieval module for retrieving at least one of an event sequence module, additional content and an application using content identifying information obtained from said detection module, said event sequence module including at least one element used for controlling retrieval or presentation of additional content. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
-
-
26. A method of operating a network device, the method comprising:
-
receiving information suitable for identifying a media presentation from a consumer device monitoring at least one of an audio and a visual output of a first presentation device presenting said media presentation;
in response to said content identifying information, retrieving an event sequence module corresponding to the identified media presentation; and
communicating said event sequence module to said consumer device, said event sequence module including at least one element used for controlling retrieval or presentation of additional content to said consumer device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
-
-
45. A network device, comprising:
-
a receiver module for receiving, from a consumer device monitoring at least one of an audio and a visual output of a first presentation device, information suitable for identifying a media presentation;
a retrieval module for retrieving at least one event sequence module corresponding to said media presentation; and
a transmission module for communicating an event sequence module to said consumer device that was retrieved by said retrieval module, said event sequence module including at least one element used for controlling retrieval or presentation of additional content to said consumer device. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
-
Specification