Method And System For Communicating Media Program Information
First Claim
1. A method for communicating media program broadcast information, the method comprising:
- receiving a content-augmented signal at a conventional broadcast receiver, the content-augmented broadcast signal having a program content and a program cookie relating to the program content;
demodulating the content-augmented broadcast signal;
rendering the program content;
recovering the program cookie from the demodulated content-augmented broadcast signal at substantially the same time the program content is rendered;
determining whether the program cookie comprises information relating to a current media program a user is currently watching or listening to, or to an advertisement of a future media program; and
sending the program cookie to an electronic device.
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Abstract
A method for communicating media program information is provided. The method includes receiving a content-augmented broadcast signal at a conventional broadcast receiver, the content-augmented broadcast signal having a program content and a program cookie relating to the program content, demodulating the content-augmented broadcast signal, rendering the program content, recovering the program cookie from the demodulated content-augmented broadcast signal at substantially the same time the program content is rendered, determining whether the program cookie comprises information relating to a current media program a user is currently watching or listening to, or to an advertisement of a future media program, and sending the program cookie to an electronic device.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for communicating media program broadcast information, the method comprising:
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receiving a content-augmented signal at a conventional broadcast receiver, the content-augmented broadcast signal having a program content and a program cookie relating to the program content; demodulating the content-augmented broadcast signal; rendering the program content; recovering the program cookie from the demodulated content-augmented broadcast signal at substantially the same time the program content is rendered; determining whether the program cookie comprises information relating to a current media program a user is currently watching or listening to, or to an advertisement of a future media program; and sending the program cookie to an electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for communicating media program information comprising:
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a content modulator for combining a program cookie with a broadcast signal of a program to form a content-augmented broadcast signal, the program cookie being associated with the program; a conventional broadcast receiver for receiving the content-augmented broadcast signal, demodulating the same and rendering the program; a content processor coupled to the conventional broadcast receiver for receiving the demodulated signal therefrom, recovering the program cookie, and determining whether the program cookie comprises information relating to a current media program a user is currently watching or listening to, or to an advertisement of a future media program; and a transmitter for sending the program cookie to an electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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