Interactive media system

• US 20100175102A1
• Filed: 03/15/2010
• Published: 07/08/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Shaobo Kuang
• Inventors: Kuang, Shaobo
• Granted Patent: US 8,528,021 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/141
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/00 Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link

Abstract

An interactive media system includes a broadcasting device for broadcasting TV signals, and a receiving device for receiving TV signals. The TV signals, such as a TV commercial for new movie preview, contain screen related action codes that include device type, action type and the detail action information. The receiving device includes storage for storing the reference address for other home electronic devices, and a button on a remote controller for the users to start interactive with the interactive media system. When the user presses the button, the receiving device will send the action codes to the designated other home device or another TV screen channel, to allow users to perform the action on the other home device instead of performing the action on TV. The system also allows users just use number keys to navigate web.

Claims

1. An interactive media system comprising:

a broadcasting or sending system for broadcasting or sending TV or video content signals, which include one or more action codes;

a TV set for receiving the TV or video content signals, which includes a TV displaying screen for displaying the received TV or video contents, and a remote controller for allowing users to remotely control said TV set operations;

one or more other home electronic devices, which are wired or wireless connected to said TV set;

wherein, said action code-includes an action, an action type, a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for allowing to switch the current TV displaying screen, and other detail action information;

said remote controller further includes

one or more function buttons or keys for sending a signal to said TV set and controlling to switch said TV displaying screen from the current displaying TV or video contents to said URL, and perform said action code on the current TV displaying screen;

one trigger key or button for sending a signal to said TV set;

and said TV set further includes

means for reading and storing the action codes and the related information from the received TV or video contents for the current displaying screen;

address unit for storing a reference address and a device type for each of said other home electronic devices;

process unit for finding a matched device from the said address unit based on the said home electronic device type and the action type defined in the action code for the current displayed contents;

processing unit for, in response to the said signal from said function buttons or keys in said remote controller, switching the current TV displaying screen to said URL. and performing the received action code on the current TV displaying screen;

processing unit for, in response to the said signal from said trigger button or key in said remote controller, controlling not to switch said TV screen to said URL, requesting said matching means to find a matched other home electronic device, passing said URL and the other action code information to the found other home electronic device, allowing users to perform the action code on said found other home electronic device, and keeping the current displaying on said TV displaying screen un-interrupted.

2. The interactive media system according to claim 1,

said broadcasting system is a one-way broadcasting system.

3. The interactive media system according to claim 1,

wherein the said action codes is the part of the displayed image contents so that existing broadcasting protocols or standards need no change;

the receiving device further includes a contents scanning unit for scanning out the action codes from the contents.

4. The interactive media system according to claim 3,

wherein said action codes is represented by a bar code, which can be scanned and translated by the said scanning unit.

5. The interactive media system according to claim 1;

wherein said receiving device is a TV set and said other home electronic device are desktop or laptop computers, PDAs, cellular phones, game consoles, VCRs, DVD players, cooking machine, and hard disk.

6. The interactive media system according to claim 1,

wherein said received TV or video contents are TV program preview, and said type in said action codes is recording, said found matched device is VCR.

7. The interactive media system according to claim 1,

where said received TV or video contents are commercial shows, and said action code in said contents includes a URL to a on-line order site.

8. The interactive media system according to claim 1,

where said received TV or video contents are advertisements, and said action code in said contents includes email address, phone number, or instant message ID so that users to interactive with advertiser through email, phone or instant message.

9. The interactive media system according to claim 5,

wherein said other home electronic device is another channel with Internet connection in the receiving device.

10. The interactive media system according to claim 2,

wherein said one-way broadcasting system is a regular public TV or Satellite TV system.

11. An method of interactive media processing comprising:

At a TV set, receiving broadcasted TV or video content signals, which include one or more action codes;

At a remote controller of said TV set, a user pressing a trigger button or key on said remote controller to send a signal to said TV set;

At said TV set, in response to said signal, reading said action codes from said TV or video contents;

At said TV set, based on said action codes, finding one matched home electronic device from a stored home electronic device list;

At said TV set, sending said action code to said matched home electronic device without performing said action code in said TV set.