SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING MEDIA AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL MEDIA CONTENT

• US 20100131847A1
• Filed: 03/31/2009
• Published: 05/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo PC International Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Locker, Howard, Ramsdell, Blake C., Dickinson, Robert D. III, Sievert, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 9,355,554 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/719
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0254 based on statistics
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/00 Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link

Abstract

The invention broadly contemplates a system providing an integrated television and Internet media experience. The system provides for automatic integration of television and Internet media via identification of source input media, analysis of the identified source input media, retrieval of related Internet content, and integration of the source media and the related Internet content for display.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method comprising:

identifying a source media content input to an electronic device;

automatically obtaining related media based upon the identifying; and

preparing the source media content and the related media for output to a display device.

2. The computer implemented method according to claim 1, wherein the source media content comprises video content derived from a source selected from a group consisting of a cable television box, a satellite receiver, a DVD player, and an Internet source.

3. The computer implemented method according to claim 1, wherein the identifying further comprises digital fingerprinting.

4. The computer implemented method according to claim 3, wherein the digital fingerprinting further comprises:

capturing video frame data from the source media content;

transmitting selected portions of the video frame data from the electronic device to a second device via a network connection; and

receiving an identification result from the second device via the network connection.

5. The computer implemented method according to claim 4, wherein the automatically obtaining related media further comprises:

utilizing the identification result to execute a query; and

receiving at least one query result from the query as related media.

6. The computer implemented method according to claim 1, wherein the automatically obtaining related media further comprises obtaining related media pre-selected and stored in a database.

7. The computer implemented method according to claim 6, wherein identifying further comprises identifying the source media content utilizing closed caption data.

8. The computer implemented method according to claim 2, wherein the source media content comprises video content;

and wherein the source delivers the video content via a component media source.

9. The computer implemented method according to claim 4, wherein the capturing video frame data from the source media content proceeds at a predetermined rate.

10. The computer implemented method according to 1, further comprising:

selectively displaying media content on the display device in one of a plurality of modes, the plurality of modes comprising;

a pass through mode whereby only the source media source is displayed;

a related media mode whereby only the related media is displayed; and

an integrated mode whereby both the source media source and the related media are displayed.

11. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

a tangible program storage device configured to store a program of instructions that when executed by the at least one processor enable the apparatus to;

identify a source media content input to the apparatus;

automatically obtain related media based upon the identifying; and

prepare the source media content and the related media for output to a display device.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the source media content comprises video content derived from a source selected from a group consisting of a cable television box, a satellite receiver, a DVD player, and an Internet source.

13. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the program of instructions further enables the apparatus to identify the source media content via digital fingerprinting.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the digital fingerprinting further comprises:

capturing video frame data from the source media content;

transmitting selected portions of the video frame data from the apparatus to a second device via a network connection; and

receiving an identification result from the second device via the network connection.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the program of instructions further enables the apparatus to automatically obtain related media via:

utilizing the identification result to execute a query; and

receive at least one query result from the query as related media.

16. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the program of instructions further enables the apparatus to automatically obtain related media pre-selected and stored in a database.

17. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein to identify further comprises identifying the source media content utilizing closed caption data.

18. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the source media content comprises video content;

and wherein the source delivers the video content via a component media source.

19. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the capturing video frame data from the source media content proceeds at a predetermined rate.

20. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the program of instructions further enables the apparatus to selectively display media content on the display device in one of a plurality of modes, the plurality of modes comprising:

a pass through mode whereby only the source media source is displayed;

a related media mode whereby only the related media is displayed; and

an integrated mode whereby both the source media source and the related media are displayed.

21. A tangible program storage device, readable by machine, embodying a program of instructions that when executed by a processor of the machine enable the machine to:

identify a source media content input to the machine;

automatically obtain related media based upon the identifying; and

prepare the source media content and the related media for output to a display device.

22. A method comprising:

receiving information related to content for display provided by an external device via a network connection;

identifying the information related to content for display and producing an identification result based on the identification; and

transmitting an identification result to the external device via the network connection.

23. The method according to claim 22, wherein the information related to content for display is selected from the group consisting of video information;

audio information;

closed caption information;

program information; and

metadata.

24. The method according to claim 22, further comprising transmitting pre-selected data related to the identification result.

25. The method according to claim 24, wherein the pre-selected data related to the identification result comprises a uniform resource locator.