Multi-media enhancement channel
First Claim
1. A media ticker system for overlaying side channel information on a video display, comprising:
- a portable media player for presenting a content media file on a video display, and for overlaying ticker display data on the video display with the content media file being presented;
a ticker manager connected to said media player for receiving as input at least one attribute of the content media file being presented by said media player, and for producing as output informative data relevant to the content media file; and
a ticker generator communicatively coupled with said ticker manager and with said media player, for receiving as input the informative data relevant to the content media file produced by said ticker manager, and for producing as output the ticker display data for overlay on the video display with the content media file being played.
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Abstract
A media ticker system for overlaying side channel information on a video display, including a portable media player for presenting a content media file on a video display, and for overlaying ticker display data on the video display with the content media file being presented, a ticker manager connected to the media player for receiving as input at least one attribute of the content media file being presented by the media player, and for producing as output informative data relevant to the content media file, and a ticker generator communicatively coupled with the ticker manager and with the media player, for receiving as input the informative data relevant to the content media file produced by the ticker manager, and for producing as output the ticker display data for overlay on the video display with the content media file being played. A method is also described and claimed.
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21 Claims
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1. A media ticker system for overlaying side channel information on a video display, comprising:
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a portable media player for presenting a content media file on a video display, and for overlaying ticker display data on the video display with the content media file being presented; a ticker manager connected to said media player for receiving as input at least one attribute of the content media file being presented by said media player, and for producing as output informative data relevant to the content media file; and a ticker generator communicatively coupled with said ticker manager and with said media player, for receiving as input the informative data relevant to the content media file produced by said ticker manager, and for producing as output the ticker display data for overlay on the video display with the content media file being played. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A media ticker system for overlaying side channel information on a video display, comprising:
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a portable media player for presenting a movie on a video display; a ticker manager connected to said media player for receiving as input at least one attribute of the movie being presented by said media player, and for producing as output informative data relevant to the movie; and a ticker generator communicatively coupled with said ticker manager and with said media player, for receiving as input from said media player an original video signal for the movie, and for receiving as input from said ticker manager the informative data relevant to the movie, and for returning as output to said media player a video signal with ticker display data overlaying the movie, wherein the ticker display data includes the informative data relevant to the content media file. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for overlaying side channel information on a video display in the form of a ticker display, comprising:
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presenting a content media file on a video display; receiving at least one attribute of the content media file being presented; determining informative data relevant to the content media file, based on the at least one attribute of the content media file; transforming the informative data relevant to the content media file to ticker display data; and overlaying the ticker display data on the video display. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for overlaying data on a video display in the form of a ticker display, comprising:
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providing a content media file; receiving a selection of a topic from a user; determining informative data relevant to the selected topic; transforming the informative data relevant to the selected topic to ticker display data; and overlaying the ticker display data on a video display. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method for overlaying data on a video display in the form of a ticker display, comprising:
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providing a movie; receiving a selection of a topic from a user; determining informative data relevant to the selected topic; transforming the informative data relevant to the selected topic to ticker display data; and compositing the ticker display data with at least one frame of the movie, for rendering on a video display. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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