System and method for providing programming content in response to an audio signal
First Claim
1. A system for providing programming content in response to an audio signal, where said audio signal and programming content are transmitted using a television network having a forward channel and a back channel, the system comprising:
- a local processing unit for receiving a first audio signal from a first user, where said first audio signal contains a request for said programming content from a service provider, transmitting said first audio signal to the service provider via the back channel of said television network; and
a remote server computer for receiving said first audio signal from the back channel, recognizing the first user and said request for said programming content from said transmitted audio signal, retrieving the request programming content from a program database, and transmitting said programming content to said local processing unit via the forward channel.
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Abstract
A system and a concomitant method for providing programming content in response to an audio signal. The programming content and the audio signal are transmitted in a network having a forward channel and a back channel. In one embodiment, the system comprises a local processing unit and a remote server computer. A first user provides a first audio signal containing a request for programming content from a service provider. The local processing unit receives the first audio signal and transmits the received first audio signal to a service provider via the back channel. The remote server computer receives the first audio signal from the back channel, recognizes the first user and the request for programming content, retrieves the requested programming content from a program database and transmits the programming content to the local processing unit via the forward channel.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for providing programming content in response to an audio signal, where said audio signal and programming content are transmitted using a television network having a forward channel and a back channel, the system comprising:
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a local processing unit for receiving a first audio signal from a first user, where said first audio signal contains a request for said programming content from a service provider, transmitting said first audio signal to the service provider via the back channel of said television network; and a remote server computer for receiving said first audio signal from the back channel, recognizing the first user and said request for said programming content from said transmitted audio signal, retrieving the request programming content from a program database, and transmitting said programming content to said local processing unit via the forward channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for providing programming content in response to an audio signal, where said audio signal and programming content are transmitted using a television network having a forward channel and a back channel, the method comprising:
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receiving a first audio signal from a first user, where said first audio signal contains a request for said programming content from a service provider; transmitting said first audio signal to the service provider via a back channel of a television network; recognizing the first user and said request for said programming content from said transmitted audio signal; retrieving the requested programming content from a program database; and transmitting said retrieved programming content to the first user via a forward channel of said television network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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