SOCIAL TELEVISION SERVICE

• US 20120079535A1
• Filed: 09/28/2011
• Published: 03/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Teliasonera AB
• Original Assignee: Teliasonera AB
• Inventors: KIVIRAUMA, Kimmo, TARVAINEN, Jussi
• Granted Patent: US 9,538,140 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/37
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/252 Processing of multiple end-users' preferences to derive collaborative data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44008 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47205 for manipulating displayed content, e.g. interacting with MPEG-4 objects, editing locally
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8545 for generating interactive applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/16 Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences

Abstract

A a method, a receiver, a computer program and a system for providing an interactive service in association with a motion picture service. The motion picture is displayed to the spectator via a receiver able to modify the motion picture displayed to the spectator and having a bi-directional network connection. The method, receiver, computer program and system are characterized in that a connection is formed that connects a plurality of participants to an interactive motion picture session, a selection of a target area in the motion picture is received, a selection of a graphical element to be associated with the target area is received, the target area is translated to a coordinate system shared by each participant in the interactive motion picture session and the graphical element is provided between the participants.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

providing an interactive service in association with a motion picture service, wherein the motion picture is displayed to a spectator by means of a receiver being able to modify the motion picture displayed to the spectator and having a bi-directional network connection;

connecting a plurality of participants to an interactive motion picture session, the plurality of participants comprising the spectator;

receiving a selection of a target area in the motion picture;

receiving a selection of a graphical element to be associated with the target area;

translating the target area to a coordinate system shared by each participant in the interactive motion picture session; and

providing the graphical element between the participants.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said graphical elements are arranged in a library.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the same version of the library is provided to each participant.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the version of the library is checked before connecting a participant to said interactive motion picture session and, when a newer version of the library exists, said newer version is provided to the participant.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises determining the properties of said graphical elements on a canvas.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the receiver comprises at least one of a digital television, an analog television, a set-top-box, a Home Theatre Personal Computer (HTPC), a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a palmtop computer, a mobile communication device, a gaming console and a portable gaming device.

7. A computer program stored on a computer readable medium, the computer program comprising code adapted to cause the following when executed on a data-processing system:

providing an interactive service in association with a motion picture service, wherein the motion picture is displayed to a spectator by means of a receiver being able to modify the motion picture displayed to the spectator and having a bi-directional network connection;

connecting a plurality of participants to an interactive motion picture session, the plurality of participants comprising the spectator;

receiving a selection of a target area in the motion picture;

receiving a selection of a graphical element to be associated with the target area;

translating the target area to a coordinate system shared by each participant in the interactive motion picture session; and

providing the graphical element between the participants.

8. A receiver, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor configured to provide an interactive service in association with a motion picture service, to display the motion picture to a spectator, to modify the motion picture displayed to the spectator, to have a bi-directional network connection, to connect a plurality of participants to an interactive motion picture session, the plurality of participants comprising the spectator, to receive a selection of a target area in the motion picture, to receive a selection of a graphical element to be associated with the target area, to translate the target area to a coordinate system shared by each participant in the interactive motion picture session, and to provide the graphical element between the participants.

9. A receiver, comprising:

means for providing an interactive service in association with a motion picture service, wherein the motion picture is displayed to a spectator by means of a receiver being able to modify the motion picture displayed to the spectator and having a bi-directional network connection;

means for connecting a plurality of participants to an interactive motion picture session, the plurality of participants comprising the spectator;

means for receiving a selection of a target area in the motion picture;

means for receiving a selection of a graphical element to be associated with the target area;

means for translating the target area to a coordinate system shared by each participant in the interactive motion picture session; and

means for providing the graphical element between the participants

10. A system for providing an interactive motion picture service, which system further comprises:

a motion picture service provider;

a plurality of receivers configured to provide an interactive service in association with a motion picture service, to display the motion picture to a spectator, to modify the motion picture displayed to the spectator, to have a bi-directional network connection, to connect a plurality of participants to an interactive motion picture session, the plurality of participants comprising the spectator, to receive a selection of a target area in the motion picture, to receive a selection of a graphical element to be associated with the target area, to translate the target area to a coordinate system shared by each participant in the interactive motion picture session, and to provide the graphical element between the participants.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the system further comprises a server for interactive services.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the server is configured to provide a graphical element library to each participant.