Providing Devices With Command Functionality in Content Streams
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a media stream, wherein the media stream is separated into a plurality of portions;
modifying one of the plurality of portions to include a first procedure;
transmitting the plurality of portions to a mobile device, the mobile device operable to receive the first procedure included in the media stream, decode the media stream, and execute the first procedure, wherein the first procedure is operable to provide notification of an event.
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Abstract
Mechanisms are provided for delivering command functionality such as out-of-band data to a mobile device in a media stream. A media stream may be divided into multiple portions. One or more portions are modified to include command functionality. The command functionality associated with the media stream is extracted at a mobile device. In particular instances, the command functionality provides notification of an event. The command functionality may be executed using one or more virtual machines associated with the mobile device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a media stream, wherein the media stream is separated into a plurality of portions; modifying one of the plurality of portions to include a first procedure; transmitting the plurality of portions to a mobile device, the mobile device operable to receive the first procedure included in the media stream, decode the media stream, and execute the first procedure, wherein the first procedure is operable to provide notification of an event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system, comprising:
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an interface operable to receive a media stream, wherein the media stream is separated into a plurality of portions; a processor operable to modify one of the plurality of portions to include a first procedure; wherein the interface is further operable to transmit the plurality of portions to a mobile device, the mobile device operable to receive the first procedure included in the media stream, decode the media stream, and execute the first procedure, wherein the first procedure is operable to provide notification of an event. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving a media stream, wherein the media stream is separated into a plurality of portions; means for modifying one of the plurality of portions to include a first procedure; means for transmitting the plurality of portions to a mobile device, the mobile device operable to receive the first procedure included in the media stream, decode the media stream, and execute the first procedure, wherein the first procedure is operable to provide notification of an event.
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