Apparatus and method for providing information in conjunction with media content
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing information in conjunction with media content, comprising:
- a) a receiver, wherein said receiver is configured to receive at least one of a transmission of media content and a broadcast of media content, wherein said media content includes at least one of broadcast media content and entertainment media content, and further wherein said receiver is further configured to receive information regarding said media content;
b) a processor for processing said media content and said information regarding said media content;
c) a remote control device, the remote control device comprising a first display device, the remote control device being integrated with the first display device, the remote control device being configured to display on the first display device the information regarding the media content received by the receiver, wherein the information regarding the media content comprises a plot synopsis of the media content, a synopsis of transpired events in the media content, a start time of the media content, an end time of the media content, and a lapsed time of the media content; and
d) media-playing device equipment, wherein said media-playing device is configured to provide said media content to a user;
wherein the information regarding the media content is transmitted as a header file of the media content.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing information in conjunction with media content, including a receiver, wherein the receiver receives at least one of a transmission of media content and a broadcast of media content, wherein the media content includes at least one of broadcast media content and entertainment media content, and further wherein the receiver receives information regarding the media content, a processor for processing at least one of the received media content and the received information regarding the media content, a display device for visually displaying the information regarding the media content, and/or a speaker device for audibly announcing the information regarding the media content.
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Citations
41 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing information in conjunction with media content, comprising:
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a) a receiver, wherein said receiver is configured to receive at least one of a transmission of media content and a broadcast of media content, wherein said media content includes at least one of broadcast media content and entertainment media content, and further wherein said receiver is further configured to receive information regarding said media content; b) a processor for processing said media content and said information regarding said media content; c) a remote control device, the remote control device comprising a first display device, the remote control device being integrated with the first display device, the remote control device being configured to display on the first display device the information regarding the media content received by the receiver, wherein the information regarding the media content comprises a plot synopsis of the media content, a synopsis of transpired events in the media content, a start time of the media content, an end time of the media content, and a lapsed time of the media content; and d) media-playing device equipment, wherein said media-playing device is configured to provide said media content to a user; wherein the information regarding the media content is transmitted as a header file of the media content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for providing information in conjunction with media content, comprising:
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a) receiving at least one of a transmission of media content and a broadcast of media content, wherein said media content includes at least one of broadcast media content and entertainment media content; b) receiving information regarding said media content wherein said information regarding said media content is comprised in a header file of said media content; c) processing at least one of said media content and said information regarding said media content; d) displaying on a remote control device of a media-playing device said information regarding said media content received in the header file of said media content, the information regarding the media content comprising a plot synopsis of the media content, a synopsis of transpired events in the media content, a start time of the media content, an end time of the media content, and a lapsed time of the media content, the remote control device comprising a display device; e) providing said media content to a user through the media-playing device simultaneously with displaying said information regarding said media content; and f) audibly announcing to the user said information regarding said media content through an audio device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 41)
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30. An apparatus for receiving media content in conjunction with information regarding said media content, comprising:
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a receiver, wherein said receiver is configured to receive said media content and said information regarding said media content, said information regarding the media content comprising a plot synopsis of the media content, a synopsis of transpired events in the media content, said information regarding said media content being provided in a header file that is at least one of encoded into main body of the media content and encoded in a carrier signal; a memory device, wherein said memory device stores said media content, and further wherein said memory device stores said information regarding said media content; and means for audibly announcing to a user said plot synopsis and said synopsis of transpired events in said media content received by the receiver during display of the media content.
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31. A method for receiving information in conjunction with media content, comprising:
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receiving media content; receiving information regarding said media content in a header file of the media content, wherein the information regarding the media content comprises a plot synopsis of the media content, a synopsis of transpired events in the media content, a start time of the media content, an end time of the media content, and a lapsed time of the media content; and audibly announcing to a user the plot synopsis of the media content, the synopsis of transpired events in the media content, the start time of the media content, an the end time of the media content, and the lapsed time of the media content during display of the media content.
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32. An apparatus for providing information in conjunction with media content, comprising:
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a receiver, wherein said receiver is configured to receive a transmission of media content and information regarding said media content, wherein the information regarding the media content comprises a plot synopsis of the media content, a synopsis of transpired events in the media content, a start time of the media content, an end time of the media content, and a lapsed time of the media content, and wherein the information regarding said media content is provided to the receiver in a header of the media content; a display device for visually displaying said media content; and means for audibly announcing to a user the plot synopsis of the media content, the synopsis of transpired events in the media content, the start time of the media content, an the end time of the media content, and the lapsed time of the media content received by the receiver during display of the media content. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. An apparatus for providing information in conjunction with media content, comprising:
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a) a receiver, wherein said receiver receives a transmission of media content, and further wherein said receiver receives information regarding said media content in a header of said media content, wherein the information regarding the media content comprises a plot synopsis of the media content, a synopsis of transpired events in the media content, a start time of the media content, an end time of the media content, and a lapsed time of the media content; b) a processor for processing at least one of said media content and said information regarding said media content; and c) an audio device for audibly announcing, during display of said media content, the plot synopsis of the media content, the synopsis of transpired events in the media content, the start time of the media content, the end time of the media content, and the lapsed time of the media content received by the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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38. A method for providing information in conjunction with media content, comprising:
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a) receiving a transmission of media content; b) receiving information regarding said media content in a header of the media content, wherein the information regarding the media content comprises a plot synopsis of the media content, a synopsis of transpired events in the media content, a start time of the media content, an end time of the media content, and a lapsed time of the media content; c) providing said media content; and d) audibly announcing the plot synopsis of the media content, the synopsis of transpired events in the media content, the start time of the media content, the end time of the media content, and the lapsed time of the media content received in the header during the step of providing said media content. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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