SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION OF SELECTABLE OBJECTS IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM IN AN INFORMATION STREAM INDEPENDENT OF THE TELEVISION PROGRAM
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1. A method for communicating television program information, the method comprising:
- determining user-selectable object information corresponding to one or more user-selectable objects in a television program;
forming a user-selectable object data set comprising the determined user-selectable object information, where the user-selectable object data set is independent of a television program data set generally representative of the television program; and
communicating the formed user-selectable object data set to one or more recipients.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing information of selectable objects in a television program in an information stream independent of the television program 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 communicating television program information, the method comprising:
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determining user-selectable object information corresponding to one or more user-selectable objects in a television program; forming a user-selectable object data set comprising the determined user-selectable object information, where the user-selectable object data set is independent of a television program data set generally representative of the television program; and communicating the formed user-selectable object data set to one or more recipients. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A television system for communicating television program information, the television system comprising:
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at least one module operable to, at least; determine user-selectable object information corresponding to one or more user-selectable objects in a television program; form a user-selectable object data set comprising the determined user-selectable object information, where the user-selectable object data set is independent of a television program data set generally representative of the television program; and communicate the formed user-selectable object data set to one or more recipients. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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