Method, Apparatus and System for Providing Display Information to an End-User Display Device
First Claim
1. A computer program embodied in a computer-readable medium for providing display information for display by an end user display device, the program comprising:
- instructions for receiving multimedia content;
instructions for determining at least one display point within the received multimedia content;
instructions for executing at least one display application, wherein the display application provides display information configured for display on the end user display device; and
instructions for blending the display information with the received multimedia content, based on the display points within the multimedia content, for display on the end user display device.
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Abstract
A device and method for providing display information blended or combined with multimedia content to an end user display device. The method includes receiving multimedia content, determining display points or other triggering events in the multimedia content, executing one or more display applications to access or generate display information, and blending or combining the display information, e.g., in a user-configurable format, with the multimedia content for transfer to an end user display device. The device includes a processor for receiving and processing multimedia content, a display application manager for accessing or generating display information, and a blender for blending or combining the display information with the multimedia content for transfer to an end user display device. The device identifies display points or other locations in the multimedia content suitable for blending the display information therewith.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer program embodied in a computer-readable medium for providing display information for display by an end user display device, the program comprising:
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instructions for receiving multimedia content; instructions for determining at least one display point within the received multimedia content; instructions for executing at least one display application, wherein the display application provides display information configured for display on the end user display device; and instructions for blending the display information with the received multimedia content, based on the display points within the multimedia content, for display on the end user display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device for providing display information for display on an end user display device, comprising:
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a processor configured to receive multimedia content from a multimedia content source; a display application manager coupled to the processor for executing at least one display application in such a way that the display application receives display information configured for display on the end user display device, wherein at least one of the processor and the display application manager is configured to identify display points in the received multimedia content; and a blender coupled to the processor and coupled to the display application manager for blending display information with multimedia content for display on the end user display device, wherein the display information is blended with the multimedia content based on the display points in the multimedia content. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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