INTERACTIVE TELEVISION APPLICATION AND CONTENT ENHANCEMENT
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1. A method of providing an interactive program, comprising:
- receiving notification that a first trigger associated with interactive content has been actuated during a television broadcast;
identifying the interactive content;
identifying an application associated with the interactive content; and
simultaneously providing a user access to the application associated with the interactive content and displaying the television broadcast via a common medium.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for providing interactive applications along with television broadcasts are provided. More specifically, the applications provided to a user may be related to the broadcast or a commercial and the application may be updated automatically in synchronization with the broadcast. Also, the input of the user may determine how the application is synchronized with the broadcast thereby altering the display and the user experience.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of providing an interactive program, comprising:
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receiving notification that a first trigger associated with interactive content has been actuated during a television broadcast; identifying the interactive content; identifying an application associated with the interactive content; and simultaneously providing a user access to the application associated with the interactive content and displaying the television broadcast via a common medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An enhanced television system, comprising:
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a receiver adapted to receive broadcasts from an external source; a first trigger associated with one or more applications, wherein the first trigger provides a user an option to choose the one or more applications; a processor for retrieving the application when the first trigger is engaged; and a display apparatus operable to present the application and the broadcast to the user simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus for providing an interactive program, comprising:
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means for receiving a broadcast; a first trigger means associated with a first user engageable application, wherein the first trigger means provides a user an option to choose to engage with the first application; processing means for retrieving the first application from at least one of local and external memory when the first trigger means is selected by the user; and display means operable to present the application and the broadcast to the user at substantially the same time. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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