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Method and apparatus for displaying an image and data related to the image conditioned on user identifier

  • US 6,857,131 B1
  • Filed: 12/23/1997
  • Issued: 02/15/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/25/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of displaying video information on a display device included in a receiver broadcast from an information broadcasting apparatus, comprising:

  • (a) receiving the video information having a plurality of sequential a scene of the plurality of sequential images in the video information, and a plurality of first utilization conditions indicative of a characteristic of a user corresponding to a plurality of related data, respectively from the information broadcasting apparatus;

    (b) comparing a second utilization condition indicative of characteristics of the user registered with the receiver and the plurality of first utilization conditions, respectively;

    (c) selecting the related data corresponding to the first utilization condition further corresponding to the second utilization condition from the plurality of related data in accordance with the compared result obtained from the step (b);

    (d) determining at least one related data among the selected related data in accordance with information indicative of a display priority order added to the selected related data when there is a plurality of the selected related data that conflict with other related data of the plurality of the selected related data; and

    (e) displaying, on the display device, information corresponding to the at least one related data determined by the step (d), wherein the display priority order is determined by a value of providing the related data.

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