SYSTEM AND METHOD IN A TELEVISION RECEIVER FOR PROVIDING USER-SELECTION OF OBJECTS IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM
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1. A method for identifying a user-selected object in television programming, the method comprising:
- in a television receiver;
communicating television programming for presentation on a screen of a television, the television programming comprising user-selectable objects;
determining an on-screen pointing location pointed to by a user of the television; and
identifying a user-selectable object in the television programming at which the user is pointing based, at least in part, on the determined on-screen pointing location.
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Abstract
A system and method in a television receiver (e.g., a television receiver external to a television) for providing user-selection of objects in a television program, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims.
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1. A method for identifying a user-selected object in television programming, the method comprising:
in a television receiver; communicating television programming for presentation on a screen of a television, the television programming comprising user-selectable objects; determining an on-screen pointing location pointed to by a user of the television; and identifying a user-selectable object in the television programming at which the user is pointing based, at least in part, on the determined on-screen pointing location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A television receiver comprising:
at least one module operable to, at least; communicate television programming for presentation on a screen of a television, the television programming comprising user-selectable objects; determine an on-screen pointing location pointed to by a user of the television; and identify a user-selectable object in the television programming at which the user is pointing based, at least in part, on the determined on-screen pointing location. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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