SYSTEM AND METHOD IN A TELEVISION CONTROLLER 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 controller;
receiving an emission from a television that is presenting television programming on a screen, where the emission corresponds to a user-selectable object in the television programming;
analyzing the received emission to determine the identity of the user-selectable object; and
generating a signal indicating the determined identity.
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Abstract
A system and method in a television controller 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 controller; receiving an emission from a television that is presenting television programming on a screen, where the emission corresponds to a user-selectable object in the television programming; analyzing the received emission to determine the identity of the user-selectable object; and generating a signal indicating the determined identity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A television controller, the television controller comprising:
at least one module operable to, at least; receive an emission from a television that is presenting television programming on a screen, where the emission corresponds to a user-selectable object in the television programming; analyze the received emission to determine the identity of the user-selectable object; and generate a signal indicating the determined identity. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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