APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING AN INTERACTIVE PROGRAM
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1. A method for accessing interactive programming, comprising:
- receiving a signal having a program, an interactive program, and an access trigger therein;
presenting the program and the access trigger on a presentation device;
receiving selection of the access trigger;
loading the interactive program in response to selection of the access trigger;
continuing presentation of the program during the loading of the interactive program; and
changing from presentation of the program to presentation of the interactive program in response to completion of the loading of the interactive program.
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Abstract
An embodiment of an interactive program and access trigger system receives a signal having a program, an interactive program, and an access trigger therein; presents the program and the access trigger on a presentation device; receives selection of the access trigger; loads the interactive program in response to selection of the access trigger; continues presentation of the program during the loading of the interactive program; and changes from presentation of the program to presentation of the interactive program in response to completion of the loading of the interactive program.
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1. A method for accessing interactive programming, comprising:
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receiving a signal having a program, an interactive program, and an access trigger therein; presenting the program and the access trigger on a presentation device; receiving selection of the access trigger; loading the interactive program in response to selection of the access trigger; continuing presentation of the program during the loading of the interactive program; and changing from presentation of the program to presentation of the interactive program in response to completion of the loading of the interactive program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system which accesses interactive programming, comprising:
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a tuner operable to receive a signal having a program, an interactive program, and an access trigger therein; a processing system communicatively coupled to the tuner and operable to process the received program and the access trigger into a signal for presentation of the program and the access trigger on a presentation device; and a user interface device communicatively coupled to the processing system and operable to communicate a selection of the access trigger by a user to the processing system, where in response to communicating the selection of the access trigger to the processing system, the processing system loads the interactive program, continues presentation of the program during the loading of the interactive program, and changes from presentation of the program to presentation of the interactive program in response to completion of the loading of the interactive program. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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