Media systems with integrated content searching
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1. A media system, comprising:
- a video input operable to receive video content from a content provider;
a network interface operable to send content requests and to receive commercial content from a commercial content provider;
a metadata input operable to receive metadata from a metadata provider, the metadata being associated with video content or the commercial content;
a correlation engine operable to extract at least a portion of the metadata associated with the video content or the commercial content and to request related commercial content using the network interface, the related commercial content being based upon the extracted portion of metadata and input received from a user.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing related commercial content to a user. Systems and methods can include extraction or development of data from metadata and searching for related commercial content based upon the extracted or developed data.
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29 Claims
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1. A media system, comprising:
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a video input operable to receive video content from a content provider; a network interface operable to send content requests and to receive commercial content from a commercial content provider; a metadata input operable to receive metadata from a metadata provider, the metadata being associated with video content or the commercial content; a correlation engine operable to extract at least a portion of the metadata associated with the video content or the commercial content and to request related commercial content using the network interface, the related commercial content being based upon the extracted portion of metadata and input received from a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of providing commercial content, comprising:
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a receiving one or more of broadcast content or commercial content from a content provider; receiving metadata from a metadata provider, the metadata being associated with the received content; extracting metadata associated with the received content; searching a network for commercial content related to the extracted metadata; and receiving related commercial content from the content provider based on the extracted metadata. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A media system, comprising:
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a video input operable to receive video content from a content provider; a network interface operable to send content requests and to receive commercial content from a commercial content provider; a metadata input operable to receive metadata from a metadata provider, the metadata being associated with video content or the commercial content; a correlation engine operable to develop search criteria based upon at least a portion of the metadata associated with the video content or the commercial content, and to request related commercial content using the network interface, the related commercial content being based upon the developed search criteria.
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