EXTENSIONS TO TRIGGER PARAMETERS TABLE FOR INTERACTIVE TELEVISION
First Claim
1. A method of a reception apparatus for processing triggers, comprising:
- receiving content from a content source;
displaying the received content on a display;
extracting a first trigger from closed caption data associated with the received content;
retrieving, by the reception apparatus, a trigger parameters table (TPT) based on the extracted first trigger, the TPT including at least one event associated with one or a combination of a trigger identifier and a first media time of the received content;
storing the TPT in a memory of the reception apparatus; and
processing, by the reception apparatus, the event based on one or a combination of a second trigger including the trigger identifier and the first media time equaling a current media time of the received content.
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Abstract
A method, computer program, and reception apparatus, and information providing apparatus. The method includes receiving content from a content source, and displaying the received content on a display. A first trigger is extracted from closed caption data associated with the received content. The reception apparatus retrieves a trigger parameters table (TPT) based on the extracted first trigger. The TPT includes at least one event associated with one or a combination of a trigger identifier and a first media time of the received content, and is stored in a memory of the reception apparatus. Further, the reception apparatus processes the event based on one or a combination of a second trigger including the trigger identifier and the first media time equaling a current media time of the received content.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of a reception apparatus for processing triggers, comprising:
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receiving content from a content source; displaying the received content on a display; extracting a first trigger from closed caption data associated with the received content; retrieving, by the reception apparatus, a trigger parameters table (TPT) based on the extracted first trigger, the TPT including at least one event associated with one or a combination of a trigger identifier and a first media time of the received content; storing the TPT in a memory of the reception apparatus; and processing, by the reception apparatus, the event based on one or a combination of a second trigger including the trigger identifier and the first media time equaling a current media time of the received content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embedded therein instructions, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a method of a reception apparatus for processing triggers, the method comprising:
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receiving content from a content source; displaying the received content on a display; extracting a first trigger from closed caption data associated with the received content; retrieving, by the reception apparatus, a trigger parameters table (TPT) based on the extracted first trigger, the TPT including at least one event associated with one or a combination of a trigger identifier and a first media time of the received content; storing the TPT in a memory of the reception apparatus; and processing, by the reception apparatus, the event based on one or a combination of a second trigger including the trigger identifier and the first media time equaling a current media time of the received content.
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11. A reception apparatus, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive content from a content source; a display interface configured to display the received content; an extraction unit configured to extract a first trigger from closed caption data associated with the received content; and a processor configured to retrieve a trigger parameters table (TPT) based on the extracted first trigger, the TPT including at least one event associated with one or a combination of a trigger identifier and a first media time of the received content, store the TPT in a memory of the reception apparatus, and process the event based on one or a combination of a second trigger including the trigger identifier and the first media time equaling a current media time of the received content. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An information providing apparatus, comprising:
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a memory configured to store a trigger parameters table (TPT), the TPT including at least one event associated with one or a combination of a trigger identifier and a media time of content to be provided to a reception apparatus; and a communication unit configured to provide the TPT to the reception apparatus, the TPT being provided at a location identified in a trigger included within closed caption data associated with the content provided to the reception apparatus.
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