APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCT TUTORIALS
First Claim
1. A set-top-box (STB), comprising a controller to:
- present media content supplied by a content provider operating in an interactive television (iTV) network, wherein the media content comprises a tutorial for one of a product and a service, the tutorial comprising steps for utilizing one of the product and the service;
access via a graphical user interface (GUI) a client program, wherein the client program presents an overlay that superimposes onto the media content;
receive a user-generated comment, wherein the user-generated comment is associated with the media content by the client program;
transmit the user-generated comment to a third party for analyzing the user-generated comment and determining parameters for evaluating at least one of the product and service tutorial, wherein replacement media content is generated by the third party based on the determined parameters.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set-top-box (STB) having a controller to present media content supplied by a content provider operating in an interactive television (iTV) network, wherein the media content comprises a tutorial for one of a product and a service, the tutorial comprising steps for utilizing one of the product and the service, access via a graphical user interface (GUI) a client program, wherein the client program presents an overlay that superimposes onto the media content, receive a user-generated comment, wherein the user-generated comment is associated with the media content by the client program, transmit the user-generated comment to a third party for analyzing the user-generated comment and determining parameters for evaluating at least one of the product and service tutorial, wherein replacement media content is generated by the third party based on the determined parameters. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A set-top-box (STB), comprising a controller to:
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present media content supplied by a content provider operating in an interactive television (iTV) network, wherein the media content comprises a tutorial for one of a product and a service, the tutorial comprising steps for utilizing one of the product and the service; access via a graphical user interface (GUI) a client program, wherein the client program presents an overlay that superimposes onto the media content; receive a user-generated comment, wherein the user-generated comment is associated with the media content by the client program; transmit the user-generated comment to a third party for analyzing the user-generated comment and determining parameters for evaluating at least one of the product and service tutorial, wherein replacement media content is generated by the third party based on the determined parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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transmitting a client program to a media processor operating in an interactive television (iTV) network, wherein the client program comprises a graphical user interface (GUI) for presenting an overlay that superimposes onto media content presented at the media processor, and wherein the media content comprises a tutorial for one of a product and a service; receiving a user-generated comment from the media processor via the client program, wherein the user-generated comment is associated with the media content by the client program; analyzing the user-generated comment for evaluating one or more steps of the tutorial for one of the product and the service; determining parameters of the media content based on the user-generated comment; and evaluating the one or more steps of the tutorial based on the determined parameters. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable storage medium, comprising computer instructions to:
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transmit a request to a computing device for media content and a first user-generated comment associated with the media content, wherein the media content comprises a tutorial for one of a product and a service; receive the media content and the first user-generated comment from the computing device; present the media content and the first user-generated comment; receive a second-user generated comment, wherein the second user-generated comment is associated with at least one of the media content and the first user-generated comment; and transmit the second user-generated comment to the computing device, wherein parameters for evaluating at least one of the product and service tutorial are determined by the computing device based on at least one of the first and second user-generated comments. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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