Method and system for identifying addressing data within a television presentation
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1. A method comprising:
- displaying, by a computing device, a plurality of frames of a broadcast presentation having an image associated with each frame;
receiving, by the computing device, a signal;
in response to receiving the signal, scanning, by the computing device, the image of a particular frame of the plurality of frames to identify alphanumeric characters represented within the image;
determining, by the computing device, if at least some of the identified alphanumeric characters within the image form at least one pattern of a plurality of predefined, recognized patterns indicative of an addressing datum;
in response to determining that at least some of the identified alphanumeric characters within the image form the at least one predefined, recognized pattern indicative of the addressing datum, modifying, by the computing device, the display to include an overlay that visually distinguishes the addressing datum; and
maintaining, by the computing device, the overlay while continuing to display the plurality of frames.
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Abstract
Characters represented within a frame of a television presentation are identified. A pattern formed by a subset of the characters is identified if the pattern is indicative of an addressing datum. A provision is made for a selection of characters that form the pattern indicative of the addressing datum. In one embodiment, a web page is displayed upon a selection of characters that form a pattern indicative of a uniform resource locator for the web page.
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1. A method comprising:
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displaying, by a computing device, a plurality of frames of a broadcast presentation having an image associated with each frame; receiving, by the computing device, a signal; in response to receiving the signal, scanning, by the computing device, the image of a particular frame of the plurality of frames to identify alphanumeric characters represented within the image; determining, by the computing device, if at least some of the identified alphanumeric characters within the image form at least one pattern of a plurality of predefined, recognized patterns indicative of an addressing datum; in response to determining that at least some of the identified alphanumeric characters within the image form the at least one predefined, recognized pattern indicative of the addressing datum, modifying, by the computing device, the display to include an overlay that visually distinguishes the addressing datum; and maintaining, by the computing device, the overlay while continuing to display the plurality of frames. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and memory operatively coupled to the processor including executable instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to; display a plurality of frames of a broadcast presentation having an image associated with each frame; receive a signal; in response to receiving the signal, scan the image of a particular frame of the plurality of frames to identify alphanumeric characters represented within the image; determine if at least some of the identified alphanumeric characters within the image form at least one pattern of a plurality of predefined, recognized patterns indicative of an addressing datum; in response to determining that at least some of the identified alphanumeric characters within the image form the at least one predefined, recognized pattern indicative of the addressing datum, modify the display to include an overlay that visually distinguishes the addressing datum; and maintain the overlay while continuing to display the received plurality of frames. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory machine-readable medium including machine-executable instructions, that, when executed, cause at least one processor to:
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display a plurality of frames of a broadcast presentation having an image associated with each frame; receive a signal; in response to receiving the signal, scan the image of a particular frame of the plurality of frames to identify alphanumeric characters represented within the image; determine if at least some of the identified alphanumeric characters within the image form at least one pattern of a plurality of predefined, recognized patterns indicative of an addressing datum; in response to determining that at least some of the identified alphanumeric characters within the image form the pattern indicative of the addressing datum, modify the display to include an overlay that visually distinguishes the addressing datum; and maintain the overlay while continuing to display the received plurality of frames. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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