Directing Interactive Content
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1. A method of inserting a viewer selectable icon and associated entertainment capsule content in interactive programming that includes one or more entertainment segments and one or more commercial segments comprising:
- associating the viewer selectable icon with content of a first entertainment segment;
delivering the interactive programming from a headend to a viewer display where the headend includes;
a server with memory storing at least the one or more commercial segments and the entertainment capsule content;
a queue for sequencing delivery of at least the one or more commercial segments and the entertainment capsule content; and
a program manager that sequences the order of the queue;
displaying the viewer selectable icon simultaneously with the associated content of the first entertainment segment; and
in response to viewer selection of the viewer selectable icon the program manager sequencing the queue such that;
the balance of the first entertainment segment is delivered from the headend and displayed;
then at least one commercial segment is delivered from the headend and displayed; and
then the entertainment capsule content associated with the viewer selectable icon is delivered from the headend and displayed.
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Abstract
An entertainment capsule is described which includes at least one viewer selectable icon and content. The viewer selectable icon may be displayed simultaneously with entertainment segments. Entertainment capsule content may be sequenced to be displayed at a later time in response to viewer selection of the icon.
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1. A method of inserting a viewer selectable icon and associated entertainment capsule content in interactive programming that includes one or more entertainment segments and one or more commercial segments comprising:
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associating the viewer selectable icon with content of a first entertainment segment; delivering the interactive programming from a headend to a viewer display where the headend includes; a server with memory storing at least the one or more commercial segments and the entertainment capsule content; a queue for sequencing delivery of at least the one or more commercial segments and the entertainment capsule content; and a program manager that sequences the order of the queue; displaying the viewer selectable icon simultaneously with the associated content of the first entertainment segment; and in response to viewer selection of the viewer selectable icon the program manager sequencing the queue such that; the balance of the first entertainment segment is delivered from the headend and displayed; then at least one commercial segment is delivered from the headend and displayed; and then the entertainment capsule content associated with the viewer selectable icon is delivered from the headend and displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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