System and method for distributing auxiliary data embedded in video data
First Claim
1. A system for effectively distributing information in an electronic network, comprising:
- a content source that embeds auxiliary data into video data, said content source encoding said video data together with said auxiliary data to create a distribution multiplex;
means for receiving and processing said distribution multiplex to reproduce said video data with said auxiliary data embedded; and
a television that extracts said auxiliary data, said television processing said auxiliary data.
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Abstract
A system and method for distributing auxiliary data embedded in video data includes a content source that embeds the auxiliary data into the video data. The content source then encodes the video data together with the auxiliary data to create a distribution multiplex including compressed video data. A decoder receives and decompresses the distribution multiplex to reproduce the video data with the auxiliary data embedded. A television or other device then detects and extracts the auxiliary data from the video data. The television or other device processes the auxiliary data to support a variety of possible interactive applications including displaying a synchronized widget on a display of the television.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for effectively distributing information in an electronic network, comprising:
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a content source that embeds auxiliary data into video data, said content source encoding said video data together with said auxiliary data to create a distribution multiplex; means for receiving and processing said distribution multiplex to reproduce said video data with said auxiliary data embedded; and a television that extracts said auxiliary data, said television processing said auxiliary data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A television device for effectively displaying information from an electronic network, comprising:
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a detection module that that identifies auxiliary data embedded in video data by a content source, said content source encoding said video data together with said auxiliary data to create a distribution multiplex that is distributed by said electronic network, said distribution multiplex being received and processed by decoding means to reproduce said video data with said auxiliary data embedded; an extraction module that extracts said auxiliary data from said video data; and an auxiliary data module that processes said auxiliary data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for effectively distributing information in an electronic network, comprising:
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utilizing a content source to embed auxiliary data into video data, said content source encoding said video data together with said auxiliary data to create a distribution multiplex; receiving and processing said distribution multiplex to reproduce said video data with said auxiliary data embedded; and extracting said auxiliary data with a television that processes said auxiliary data.
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