METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPLEMENTING TELEVISION PROGRAMMING WITH E-MAILED MAGAZINES
First Claim
1. A graphical user interface for generating a mask to be combined with video programming, the graphical user interface comprising:
- a billboard group comprising billboard triggers;
an article group comprising article triggers;
a mask template; and
an insertion component configured to allow a user to insert one or more of the triggers from the billboard group and the article group into the mask template.
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Abstract
An interactive television system and method for generating video programming combined with triggers and then, in turn, for viewing that video programming as the triggers present information associated with the triggers. When triggered by the viewer, the remote control will generate a request using a user interface coupled to at least one of the set top box or the television, the request being based on a user selection of the presented information associated with the triggers; that request will retrieve information at the request processing system based on the generated request; and present the retrieved information that is based on the request at a user computer system coupled to the request processing system.
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16 Claims
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1. A graphical user interface for generating a mask to be combined with video programming, the graphical user interface comprising:
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a billboard group comprising billboard triggers; an article group comprising article triggers; a mask template; and an insertion component configured to allow a user to insert one or more of the triggers from the billboard group and the article group into the mask template. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A graphic user interface for associating triggers for enhancing programming with video programming comprising:
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a database of triggers; means for associating one or a plurality of frames within the video programming with a specific trigger; and video programming recording means for recording the one or plurality of frames within the video programming along with the associated triggers. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. An interactive television system comprising:
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a production system configured to generate video combined with triggers; a first user viewing system comprising; a set top box configured to receive the generated video combined with triggers and configured to send the triggers for retrieval of associated information; a television coupled to the set top box configured to present video and information associated with the triggers; and a user interface coupled to at least one of the set top box or the television, user interface configured to generate a request based on a user selection of the presented information associated with the triggers; a request processing system coupled to the first user viewing system over a network connection, the request processing system configured to receive triggers from the first user viewing system, retrieve information associated with the received triggers, send the retrieved information associated with the triggers to the first user viewing system, and retrieve information based on the generated request received from the first user viewing system; and a second user viewing system coupled to the request processing system over a network connection, the second user viewing system configured to receive the retrieved information that is based on the request. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for advertising services or goods by enhanced video programming comprising:
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a system for pre-production comprising; a programming source comprising video programming itself comprising a series of attachment points; a trigger database; a computer communicatively linked to the programming source and the trigger database; and a computer software product for associating triggers stored in the trigger database with the attachment points; a system for viewing comprising; means of communicating the video programming and attachment points to the advanced set top box; and an advanced set top box communicatively linked to the trigger database comprising; means of receiving the video programming and attachment points; means of generating a television-viewable signal based upon video programming and attachment points; means of receiving viewer requests based upon the television-viewable signal; and means of transmitting the viewer requests to an enhancement server; a system for production comprising; a content database containing magazine content associated with triggers contained in the trigger database; means of communicating with the trigger database; and the enhancement server for; receiving communicated requests of the viewer; translating communicated requests of the viewer based upon the associations stored in the trigger database; retrieving content according to the triggers associated with the viewer request; compiling an e-magazine based upon the retrieved content; and e-mailing the compiled e-magazine to the viewer.
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