Interactive Access to Media or Other Content Related to a Currently Viewed Program
First Claim
1. A method for providing content related to a multimedia program on a display device, comprising:
- monitoring a currently viewed multimedia program on a display device;
retrieving content related to said currently viewed multimedia program from a content source based on information obtained from said currently viewed multimedia program; and
displaying at least a portion of said content on an interactive user interface on said display device upon request by a user viewing said currently viewed multimedia program;
said user being able to adjust a size and position of said user interface on said display device.
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Abstract
A method for providing content related to a multimedia program on a display device, including: monitoring a currently viewed multimedia program by a user on a display device; retrieving content related to the currently viewed multimedia program from a content source based on information obtained from said currently viewed multimedia program; and displaying at least a portion of the content on a flexible user interface on the display device upon request by the user; in which the user is able to adjust a size and position of the flexible user interface on the display device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing content related to a multimedia program on a display device, comprising:
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monitoring a currently viewed multimedia program on a display device; retrieving content related to said currently viewed multimedia program from a content source based on information obtained from said currently viewed multimedia program; and displaying at least a portion of said content on an interactive user interface on said display device upon request by a user viewing said currently viewed multimedia program; said user being able to adjust a size and position of said user interface on said display device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A multimedia user interface system for providing content related to a currently viewed multimedia program on a display device, comprising:
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a display device for displaying a currently viewed multimedia program, said multimedia program comprising metadata comprising information about said multimedia program; an interactive user interface also displayed on said display device; and a means for retrieving only content related to said information about said multimedia program from a content source, said content being then displayed on said user interface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for providing content related to a currently viewed multimedia program on a display device, said method comprising:
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with a control device, selecting modules for a user interface from among a list of available modules, such that said selected modules are displayed on a display device, each module containing a different type of information, at least some of which is specific to said current viewed multimedia program being shown on said display device; with staid control device, adjusting a size or position of any of said modules independent of other said modules on said display device and relative to a currently viewed multimedia program being shown on said display device.
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