SYSTEM AND METHOD IN A TELEVISION SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH A USER-SELECTED INFORMATION ELELMENT IN A TELEVISION PROGRAM
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1. A method, in a television system, for responding to user selection of an object in television programming, the method comprising:
- determining an identity of a user-selected object in a television program being presented to a user, where the user-selected object corresponds to a selected information element;
determining, based at least in part on the determined object identity, one or more actions to perform related to the selected information element; and
performing the determined one or more actions.
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Abstract
A system and method in a television system for providing information associated with a user-selected information element 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, in a television system, for responding to user selection of an object in television programming, the method comprising:
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determining an identity of a user-selected object in a television program being presented to a user, where the user-selected object corresponds to a selected information element; determining, based at least in part on the determined object identity, one or more actions to perform related to the selected information element; and performing the determined one or more actions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A television system for responding to user selection of an object in television programming, the television system comprising:
at least one module operable to, at least; determine an identity of a user-selected object in a television program being presented to a user, where the user-selected object corresponds to a selected information element; determine, based at least in part on the determined object identity, one or more actions to perform associated with the selected information element; and perform the determined one or more actions. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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