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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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.
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