Identifying ancillary information associated with an audio/video program
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a user selection of a category of information that a user is interested in;
receiving video data and associated ancillary information including an identifier that points to a location of an icon indicative of said category of information;
automatically determining whether that video data has associated ancillary information of a category that the user is interested in; and
if so, automatically displaying, during the display of said video data, an icon to indicate to the user the availability of ancillary information of a category the user is interested in.
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Abstract
A system communicates video information including television content associated with a plurality of channels and ancillary information. Information may be transmitted with the ancillary information that is indicative of the type of content included in the ancillary information. This provides the user, in one embodiment of the present invention, with a visual indication of the type of information that accompanies television content. This helps the user to decide whether the user wishes to view the ancillary information and provides the opportunity to select that enhancement for viewing.
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16 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a user selection of a category of information that a user is interested in; receiving video data and associated ancillary information including an identifier that points to a location of an icon indicative of said category of information; automatically determining whether that video data has associated ancillary information of a category that the user is interested in; and if so, automatically displaying, during the display of said video data, an icon to indicate to the user the availability of ancillary information of a category the user is interested in. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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receiving a user selection of a category of information that a user is interested in; receiving video data and associated ancillary information; automatically determining whether that video data has associated ancillary information of a category that the user is interested in; and if so, automatically displaying, during the display of said video data, an icon to indicate to the user the availability of ancillary content of a category the user is interested in, including, before receiving the ancillary information, determining which icons in a plurality of icons have been pre-selected by a user, the pre-selected icons identifying content of the ancillary information that the user is interested in knowing about.
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