System and method of voting via an interactive television system
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining, at a first computing device associated with a network, a voting status associated with a second computing device that is coupled to the network to receive video content, the voting status based on whether voting for the video content via the second computing device is prohibited;
in response to determining that the voting status indicates that voting for the video content via the second computing device is not prohibited, sending data related to a voting interface to the second computing device;
receiving, at the first computing device, voting input from the second computing device via the voting interface, the voting input associated with the video content;
updating a voting record of the second computing device based on the voting input to indicate that the voting input associated with the video content has been received from the second computing device; and
sending a message to the second computing device indicating that the voting input associated with the video content was received from the second computing device.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method includes determining, at a first computing device associated with a network, a voting status associated with a second computing device that is coupled to the network to receive video content. The voting status is based on whether voting for the video content via the second computing device is prohibited. The method includes, in response to determining that the voting status indicates that voting is not prohibited, sending data related to a voting interface to the second computing device. The method includes receiving voting input (associated with the video content) from the second computing device via the voting interface and updating a voting record of the second computing device based on the voting input to indicate that the voting input has been received. The method includes sending a message to the second computing device indicating that the voting input was received from the second computing device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, at a first computing device associated with a network, a voting status associated with a second computing device that is coupled to the network to receive video content, the voting status based on whether voting for the video content via the second computing device is prohibited; in response to determining that the voting status indicates that voting for the video content via the second computing device is not prohibited, sending data related to a voting interface to the second computing device; receiving, at the first computing device, voting input from the second computing device via the voting interface, the voting input associated with the video content; updating a voting record of the second computing device based on the voting input to indicate that the voting input associated with the video content has been received from the second computing device; and sending a message to the second computing device indicating that the voting input associated with the video content was received from the second computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computing system comprising:
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a processor; and memory accessible to the processor, the memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform a method comprising; determining a voting status associated with a computing device that is coupled to a network to receive video content, the voting status based on whether voting for the video content via the computing device is prohibited; in response to determining that the voting status indicates that voting for the video content via the computing device is not prohibited, sending data related to a voting interface to the computing device; receiving a voting input from the computing device via the voting interface, the voting input associated with the video content; updating a voting record of the computing device based on the voting input to indicate that the voting input associated with the video content has been received from the computing device; and sending a message to one or more devices associated with the computing device indicating that the voting input associated with the video content was received from the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computing device comprising:
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a processor; and memory accessible to the processor, the memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising; receiving data related to a voting interface from a computing system associated with a network, wherein the voting interface is sent in response to determining that the computing device is not prohibited from voting for video content that is received via the network; receiving voting input via the voting interface from a remote control device, the voting input associated with the video content; and send the voting input to the computing system, wherein the computing system sends a confirmation to one or more devices associated with the computing device, the confirmation indicating that the voting input was received by the computing system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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