System and method for supplying supplemental audio information for broadcast television programs
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1. A method, comprising:
- recording supplemental information associated with a broadcast television program, wherein the supplemental information is related to at least one character featured on the broadcast television program and is not broadcast along with the broadcast television program;
storing the supplemental information in a storage device of a service controller;
receiving a request, at the service controller, for the supplemental information from a user during the broadcast television program; and
transmitting, by the service controller, the requested supplemental information to the user such that an audio component of the supplemental information does not conflict with an audio component of the broadcast television program.
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Abstract
A method, computer readable medium and an apparatus for providing supplemental information related to a character featured on a broadcast television program, wherein the supplemental information is not broadcast along with the broadcast television program. A viewer can request specific supplemental information associated with the broadcast television program through a telephone or electronic network interface. In some embodiments, a service controller transmits the requested supplemental information such that an audio component of the supplemental information does not conflict with the audio component of the broadcast television program.
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24 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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recording supplemental information associated with a broadcast television program, wherein the supplemental information is related to at least one character featured on the broadcast television program and is not broadcast along with the broadcast television program; storing the supplemental information in a storage device of a service controller; receiving a request, at the service controller, for the supplemental information from a user during the broadcast television program; and transmitting, by the service controller, the requested supplemental information to the user such that an audio component of the supplemental information does not conflict with an audio component of the broadcast television program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions configured to direct a processor to:
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record supplemental information associated with a broadcast television program, wherein the supplemental information is related to at least one character featured on the broadcast television program and is not broadcast along with the broadcast television program; store the supplemental information; receive a request for the supplemental information from a user during the broadcast television program; and transmit the requested supplemental information to the user such that an audio component of the supplemental information does not conflict with an audio component of the broadcast television program. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus, comprising:
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a CPU; a data storage device operatively connected to the CPU; a device operatively connected to the CPU and configured to receive a request from a user for supplemental information associated with a broadcast television program, and to communicate the request to the CPU; wherein the data storage device stores instructions configured to direct the CPU to; receive supplemental information associated with a broadcast television program, wherein the supplemental information is related to at least one character featured on the broadcast television program and is not broadcast along with the broadcast television program; store the supplemental information in the data storage device; process a request for the supplemental information from a user during the broadcast television program; and transmit the requested supplemental information such that an audio component of the supplemental information does not conflict with an audio component of the broadcast television program. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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