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Methods, systems, devices and computer program products for providing user-access to broadcast content in combination with short-range communication content

  • US 7,536,151 B2
  • Filed: 11/01/2004
  • Issued: 05/19/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a digital broadcast receiver configured to receive a broadcasted digital signal, and to output broadcast content of the broadcasted digital signal;

    a processor operatively coupled with the digital broadcast receiver, and configured to;

    detect short-range communication content in the received broadcasted digital signal, the short range communication content comprising additional information that is related to the outputted broadcast content;

    convert the detected short-range communication content in the received broadcast signal into a format suitable for short-range communication; and

    insert the converted short-range communication content into an updateable memory; and

    a short-range communication tag coupled with the updateable memory, the short-range communication tag configured to transmit at least a portion of the inserted short-range communication content of the updateable memory to a reader device requesting said short-range communication contentwherein the short-range communication tag comprises a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, and wherein the processor is further configured to include a user perceptible indication to the outputted broadcast content when said short-range communication content relating to the outputted broadcast content is available on the updateable memory.

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