AUTOMATIC CONTACT INFORMATION TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
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1. A method for transmitting contact information, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a multimedia device, particular content over the Internet;
detecting, by the multimedia device, a data stream portion among a plurality of non-displayable data stream portions that are received along with the received particular content, the data stream portion representing an invitation to the multimedia device to send a user'"'"'s contact information to a third party that is associated with the data stream portion, and the data stream portion being associated with a communication address of the third party;
in response to detecting the data stream portion, the multimedia device performing;
determining a particular interactive icon specified by the data stream portion, the particular interactive icon being among a plurality of icons that are stored on the multimedia device;
presenting the particular interactive icon with the received particular content while playing back the received particular content to request the user'"'"'s permission to send the user'"'"'s contact information to the third party that is associated with the data stream portion.
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Abstract
According to one aspect, a DVR sends a user'"'"'s contact information over a network to a third party. Upon determining that a television program or advertisement contains a special tag that is associated with a third party, the DVR displays, to the user, a prompt that invites the DVR user to allow the DVR to send the user'"'"'s contact information to the third party. If the user gives permission for the DVR to send the contact information to the third party, then the DVR sends the contact information to the third party (e.g., over the Internet).
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26 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting contact information, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a multimedia device, particular content over the Internet; detecting, by the multimedia device, a data stream portion among a plurality of non-displayable data stream portions that are received along with the received particular content, the data stream portion representing an invitation to the multimedia device to send a user'"'"'s contact information to a third party that is associated with the data stream portion, and the data stream portion being associated with a communication address of the third party; in response to detecting the data stream portion, the multimedia device performing; determining a particular interactive icon specified by the data stream portion, the particular interactive icon being among a plurality of icons that are stored on the multimedia device; presenting the particular interactive icon with the received particular content while playing back the received particular content to request the user'"'"'s permission to send the user'"'"'s contact information to the third party that is associated with the data stream portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device configured to:
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receiving, at a multimedia device, particular content over the Internet; detecting, by the multimedia device, a data stream portion among a plurality of non-displayable data stream portions that are received along with the received particular content, the data stream portion representing an invitation to the multimedia device to send a user'"'"'s contact information to a third party that is associated with the data stream portion, and the data stream portion being associated with a communication address of the third party; in response to detecting the data stream portion, the multimedia device performing; determining a particular interactive icon specified by the data stream portion, the particular interactive icon being among a plurality of icons that are stored on the multimedia device; presenting the particular interactive icon with the received particular content while playing back the received particular content to request the user'"'"'s permission to send the user'"'"'s contact information to the third party that is associated with the data stream portion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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