System And Method For Providing Information Of Selectable Objects In A Television Program In An Information Stream Independent Of The Television Program
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1. A method for communicating media information, the method comprising:
- determining user-selectable object information corresponding to one or more user-selectable objects in a video stream;
forming a user-selectable object data set comprising the determined user-selectable object information, where the user-selectable object data set is independent of a media data set generally representative of the video stream.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing information of selectable objects in an independent information stream 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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20 Claims
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1. A method for communicating media information, the method comprising:
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determining user-selectable object information corresponding to one or more user-selectable objects in a video stream; forming a user-selectable object data set comprising the determined user-selectable object information, where the user-selectable object data set is independent of a media data set generally representative of the video stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A display system comprising:
at least one module operable to, at least; determine user-selectable object information corresponding to one or more user-selectable objects in a video; form a user-selectable object data set comprising the determined user-selectable object information, where the user-selectable object data set is transmitted separate from a video data set. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for processing media information, the method comprising:
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receiving a media stream; receiving, independently from the media stream, user-selectable object information corresponding to one or more user-selectable objects in a media stream; altering the media stream in response to a user-selectable object data set.
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