DATA REFERENCING SYSTEM
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Abstract
This application describes a method of referencing content in an application. The method comprises, for a content element, creating a reference to the content element and associating that reference with the content element. This enables the content element (for example, text or images) to be dissociated from other features related to content; for example, its presentation on the screen. In this way, control over presentation may be achieved separately from control of the content itself. In an example, a Content Provider 402 provides referenced content to an Operator 404. A Programme Provider 400 sends referenced scenarios to the Operator 404. The Operator 404 resolves the reference and sends data for broadcast by the Broadcaster 406.
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102 Claims
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91. A method for broadcasting interactive applications from an operator to at least one receiver/decoder comprising:
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receiving from a program provider an interactive application containing at least one data reference;
receiving from a content provider at least streamed data, the streamed data corresponding to the at least one data reference, the streamed data being sent without any request;
replacing in the interactive application the at least one data reference with the corresponding data from the streamed data; and
broadcasting the resulting interactive application to at least one receiver/de coder. - View Dependent Claims (92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99)
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100. An apparatus, in a digital television system, to build interactive applications to be broadcast to a plurality of receivers/decoders comprising:
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means for receiving from a program provider an interactive application comprising at least one data reference;
means for receiving from a content provider at least streamed data, the streamed data corresponding to the at least one data reference, the streamed data being sent without any request; and
means for replacing in the received interactive application the at least one data reference with the corresponding data from the streamed data. - View Dependent Claims (101, 102)
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